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All of Lalleman's yeasts are grown on a potato starch base and are certified GF

Since chestnuts are not malted there is still a lot on carbs in them that are not fermentable. Amylase breaks them down into sugars that can be converted to alcohol.

Brewing with PROPERLY prepared chestnut chips is just like brewing with barley. People have a tendency to over complicate it. Yes, a little amylase breaks down the unfermentable starches, and to increase alcohol potentiality corn sugar can be added.[This gives a clean tasting alcohol] That...

Well , I haven't brewed any GF chestnut beer in about 3 years now. When I started this project I wanted the world to see it could be done and the out come would be a great tasting brew. After that was done I stopped brewing because I don't drink. All the raves I got were from people with a great...

All three previous responses are basically correct. Remember most enzymes work best at 150-160 degrees. They have little effect on cold or room temp products. I'd give the manufacturer a contact and see what temp they recommend. leeinwa

You guys are pretty much right on. I do make a roasted chestnut meal in-lieu of the chips. I've had several breweries use it along with the chips. Great for flavor and body. Cold crashing fining agents and racking off settle most of turbidity out. leeinwa

Amylases work well at 150-155 degrees. If you get too much higher temp wise it will be destroyed by heat. Alpha type does the initial break down. If you want to really break it down further wait an hour and add some beta amylase to obtain the highly fermentable sugars. To check you results you...

I started brewing GF beer with chestnut chip 8-9 years ago. Lallemends yeast are propagated on potato starch base and not on grain media. They will even give you a GF certification. Good luck. leeinwa Trails End Chestnuts

Jim, who owns Harvester and his partner at the time, came to my farm and saw my process. He went back to Portland and started work. He had a pre-operational tasting affair with multiple beers. Nothing but raves from those attending. I sent a six pack of samples of some I had brewed to Rex...

On my web site there's a basic recipe that I develop 8-9 years ago. It's all I've ever used. Google up "gluten free chestnut beer' and see articles written about it. a novice brewer can do it. I've brewed anything fro IPA to Guinness style brews. Some good articles back un HomeBrewers Forum...

After several months of recovery from back surgery, I am back into production of gluten free chestnut beer chips. I want to thank all of my home brewing customers for their patience. We're just a Mom and Pop operation and when Pop can't get around things like beer chips don't happen. Thanks...

Last year at the World Beer Cup, the Sans Gluten brewery in Montreal, Quebec sweep the GF field by winning Gold, Silver and Bronze. They were using dark roasted chestnut beer chips as an ingredient and flavoring adjuvant. Congratulations Sans Gluten. leeinwa

www.chestnuttrails.com is our website. It has a basic recipe. The rest of the artiles will be articles about it. Read the one by Rex Halfpenny Nichigan Beer Guide. "the most beer like non-beer I've ever tasted"

To all the fine brewers out there who need to make a GF beer. I read all the complications and ingredients you go through to get a beer that taste like beer. I have been producing and selling pot ready roasted chestnut chips for about 5 years now, both to commercial and home brewers. Google up...

Blacklab, Deschutes started out their GF beer using my chestnuts chips. a few years back. Great hit. Brewmaster left and went on own. Program drop and when restarted went to other GF subs. Go to Google and bring up Guten Free Chestnut Beer. Reviews and articles on Trails eEnd Chestnuts will...