Sorghum alternative, that doesn't have to be gluten free???

[pshankstar]

My wife is a big fan of the DFH Tweason Ale beer, but she is not gluten free. She just really likes it. So I found a clone recipe on the forum here and made it for her. She really likes it (cracked the first bottle last night) and I figure I will make her more in the near future. With that being said, Sorghum extract is very expensive compared to the other base malts out there. I have been looking online for several days now looking for a base malt alternative to Sorghum but cannot find anything. It does not have to be gluten free or anything, but I cannot seem to find something that may be a good substitute out there. Would pilsner, 2-row, etc... any of them work as a replacement to Sorghum? Again, it doesn't have to be gluten free, just a substitute to the sorghum to help drive down the cost. The other ingredients I could get in bulk to help lower the costs too, its just this darn sorghum!!! LOL

BTW, I would like to do this as a BIAB so I can buy the grains in bulk and store them at home when I have time to brew in the future. So I'm not looking for an extract malt alternative.

Thanks in advance everyone!

 

[filthyastronaut]

Perhaps you could just cut the sorghum with ordinary base malt, reducing the cost a little? I know it wouldn't be the same, but might be better than eliminating sorghum entirely.

 

[pshankstar]

Perhaps you could just cut the sorghum with ordinary base malt, reducing the cost a little? I know it wouldn't be the same, but might be better than eliminating sorghum entirely.

That's an idea I would consider, but I'm wondering what base malt would be close to the sorghum. Meaning how it tastes which I know it wouldn't be exact. Would Pilsner malt be better than 2-row? Or vice versa? Would wheat be better than Pilsner or 2-row? I'm assuming Munich or Vienna malts may be off more than anything listed above, but I just don't know.

I just can't seem to find any info on this question. I would hate to cut back the sorghum and use something that is way off. But then again as I type this and think about it, maybe it would complement it. Either way I'm just not sure what's a close substitute for the sorghum.