Gluten Free American Brown Ale

[Lcasanova]

Brew day pics!

After steep

Liquid sample, not as dark as I wanted but it works

This is how I cool, my brother had to go get a bag of ice for me

Racking after whirlpool

All done, blowoff attached

O.G- 1.054

 

[KYB]

Cool. What's the recipe? Let us know how it turns out!

 

[Lcasanova]

Style: American Brown Ale
TYPE: Extract

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 2.43 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 20.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.5 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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6 lbs Sorghum Syrup (15 min)
1 lb Buckwheat, roasted (40 SRM)
1 lb Millet, Roasted (40 SRM)
1 oz Fuggles, pellet 4.8% (60 min)
.75 oz East Kent Goldings, leaf 4.2% (15 min)
1 tsp Irish Moss (10 min)
8 oz Maple Syrup (35 SRM)
8 oz Blackstrap Molasses (80 SRM)
4 oz Dark Candi Sugar (275 SRM)
1 pkg SafAle English Ale (S-04)


I steeped the grains at 155-F for 30 min. then added the hops, maple syrup, molasses and candi sugar. The rest was added as the schedule above. My OG was 1.054

I'll rack to secondary in a week, then bottle after another week. 3 weeks bottle conditioning and it should be ready 2 weeks before Thanksgiving, if it's good I'll post the recipe in the database but it looks good and smelled good. Let me know if you guys try it

 

[BBBF]

I had some sorghum syrup sitting around that I've been ignoring in favor of experimenting with malted grains. I decided to brew with it last night and my recipe is pretty similar to yours.

Batch Size: 5 gallons
Boil Size: 5 gallons
OG: 1.050
Color: No where near as dark as Beersmith estimated
Estimated IBU: 27.2

Ingredients
6 lbs sorghum syrup (60 min)
1 lb dark roasted buckwheat (15 min)
12 fl oz Molasses
1 oz Sterling pellets (60 min)
.75 oz Sterling pellets (15 min)
8 oz Malto Dextrin
1 pkg Nottingham


If mine's any good, we should trade a few bottles.

 

[Lcasanova]

I'd be down for that. I've been wondering if I should have added some malto-dextrin...maybe I'll add it to the pumpkin ales I'm brewing next weekend.

 

[celiacsurvivor]

Hi, a couple of questions,

why do you store your roasted grain in paper bags?

Is the maple syrup for colour or taste? or both?

Cheers

Colm

 

[Lcasanova]

The grains are in the paper bags because they are "wafting", I think that the proper term? I roasted them myself so they need to mellow, otherwise it might add a taste I don't want.

The maple syrup added fermentable sugar but as far as the flavor goes, I don't know what it will contribute and it didn't really impact the color like the blackstrap molasses did.

 

[celiacsurvivor]

Thanks for the recipe and tips. I really want to brew a darker beer, the last two I've done have been good but a little light for my taste.

I have one more question, how do you measure a SRM of 275?

Cheers

Colm

 

[Lcasanova]

Thanks for the recipe and tips. I really want to brew a darker beer, the last two I've done have been good but a little light for my taste.

I have one more question, how do you measure a SRM of 275?

Cheers

Colm

I didn't, that came from BeerSmith

 

[BBBF]

I'd be down for that. I've been wondering if I should have added some malto-dextrin...maybe I'll add it to the pumpkin ales I'm brewing next weekend.

It does help add some body. It isn't fermentable, so I don't see why you couldn't add it now or at bottling.

 

[Windigstadt]

A couple thoughts... First, I usually add 8 oz. malto-dextrin per 5 gallons for my gluten-free beers. Second, if you're looking to get your beer a little darker, you might want to consider roasting some "chocolate wild rice." I tried to brew a gluten-free stout and while it didn't get as dark as I had planned, it could pass for a light porter (I'd estimate around 25 SRM). You can read a description of my "chocolate wild rice" roasting process here: http://chibebrau.blogspot.com/2008/12/brew-day-folsom-prison-gluten-free.html

 

[Lcasanova]

A couple thoughts... First, I usually add 8 oz. malto-dextrin per 5 gallons for my gluten-free beers. Second, if you're looking to get your beer a little darker, you might want to consider roasting some "chocolate wild rice." I tried to brew a gluten-free stout and while it didn't get as dark as I had planned, it could pass for a light porter (I'd estimate around 25 SRM). You can read a description of my "chocolate wild rice" roasting process here: http://chibebrau.blogspot.com/2008/12/brew-day-folsom-prison-gluten-free.html

I like the color I have, I was going for a brown ale so I think this works. I might try to add some malto-dextrin to the secondary- I'll look around to see if anyone else has tried that. But that is a great idea for a stout...I'll check your blog and see whats up.

 

[philrose]

that amt of malto dextrin worked for me, just don't forget about it when you're taking fg readings.

 

[Lcasanova]

A couple thoughts... Second, if you're looking to get your beer a little darker, you might want to consider roasting some "chocolate wild rice." I tried to brew a gluten-free stout and while it didn't get as dark as I had planned, it could pass for a light porter (I'd estimate around 25 SRM). You can read a description of my "chocolate wild rice" roasting process here: http://chibebrau.blogspot.com/2008/12/brew-day-folsom-prison-gluten-free.html

I gave this a shot last night with the sorghum grain I have, I used about 1 lb in the aluminum screen I made hoping that the screen would allow more even roasting. My grain did not get nearly as dark as the rice you pictured and I think this is for 1 or 2 reasons... 1- my oven may not be calibrated and I need to get an oven thermometer and 2- perhaps rice darkens a lot easier/quicker than grains do... Not sure here. I did notice that I had some good smoking around the 20-40 minute mark and after 40 minutes there was not very much smoke and I could close my screen door.

Any thoughts on this...maybe I need to use a regular pan and forget about the airflow I get from the screen?

 

[Lcasanova]

Racked from bucket to 5 gallon Better Bottle Friday night. It looks good, smells like beer and is a nice brown color. The blow-off proved unncecssary, guess I had enough head-space, but better safe than sorry, right :cross:

Anyways, here's a picture of it next to the just brewed Gluten Free Pumpkin Ale #1

At the end of this week I will bottle it, adding some priming sugar and 8 oz. malto-dextrin. I'll let you know if I have any updates from there.

 

[Windigstadt]

I gave this a shot last night with the sorghum grain I have, I used about 1 lb in the aluminum screen I made hoping that the screen would allow more even roasting. My grain did not get nearly as dark as the rice you pictured and I think this is for 1 or 2 reasons... 1- my oven may not be calibrated and I need to get an oven thermometer and 2- perhaps rice darkens a lot easier/quicker than grains do... Not sure here. I did notice that I had some good smoking around the 20-40 minute mark and after 40 minutes there was not very much smoke and I could close my screen door.

Any thoughts on this...maybe I need to use a regular pan and forget about the airflow I get from the screen?

I gotta be honest... this is the first and only time I've messed with roasting grains, and I was just going by instructions I found online. Your explanation seems better than anything I can come up with, since the pan would hold more direct heat I would guess.

 

[Androshen]

Did you taste test this yet? I know you said it was about ready for bottling ... I am curious to hear how it turned out.

 

[Lcasanova]

Here is the beer in the hydrometer jar. It smelled really good and looked great in the bottling bucket. Came out to 1.010 (I know the pic doesn't show that) so...5.74% ABV. I plan on letting this sit for 3 weeks to carb but I'll probably test one in 2 weeks.

Oh yea, I racked the beer on top of 8 oz malto-dextrin and 4 oz dextrose that I dissolved in boiled water and cooled. And no worries, I siphoned directly to the hydrometer test jar from secondary

 

[dunnright00]

Anyways, here's a picture of it next to the just brewed Gluten Free Pumpkin Ale #1

Do you have a recipe for the GF Pumpkin Ale?

 

[Lcasanova]

Do you have a recipe for the GF Pumpkin Ale?

Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable
TYPE: Extract

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 2.5 gal
Boil Size: 3 gal
Estimated OG: 1.048 SG
Estimated Color: 8.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 35.1 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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3 lbs Sorghum Syrup (60 min)
1 lb Sorghum, roasted (10 SRM)
1 oz East Kent Goldings, pellet 4.5% (60 min)
1 tsp Irish Moss (10 min)
8 oz Honey (1 SRM)
4 oz Malto-Dextrine (5 min)
.5 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (10 min)
1 pkg Nottingham Yeast

Steep the grains for 30 minutes between 150-170. I put the Honey into the fermenter and racked the cooled wort on top of it, top up to 2.5 gallons. Primary for 15 days around 70-F prime with 2.5 oz corn sugar, bottle condition for 3 weeks.

I also made another version of this the very next day. The ingredients and process is the exact same except I added 14.5 oz of Pumpkin Pie filling and 14.5 oz Pumpkin puree which I roasted at 350 for an hour. It was a PITA because I tried to strain it when I was putting it into the carboy. I probably only had 1.5 inch of orange trub after 2 weeks though, not too much loss.

At bottling time, since I did them both on the same day, I would say that the one with the pumpkin puree was lighter in color than the one without. It also looks cloudy in the bottle.

I'll be trying some around the 20th so I'll try to remember to take pictures.

 

[dunnright00]

Cool, Thanks!

I'm gonna try this or the brown ale soon.

 

[Lcasanova]

Cool, Thanks!

I'm gonna try this or the brown ale soon.

Try the brown ale, I just tasted the pumpkin ales yesterday and they have quite the bite- probably something to do with the spices.

 

[Lcasanova]

Okay, let me update- I just had another tonight and the bite is gone. The pumpkin ale has really came into its own.

 

[Lcasanova]

Just some feedback, I'll also agree with this

Hey,

I've finished up the beers you gave me. Thanks a bunch and I enjoyed them a lot. They have a definite flavor difference from a barley based beer, but while different it is still very enjoyable and have a little residual sweetness which I didn't mind. I really dug the brown ale, I could drink that on a regular basis no problem.

 

[RobDSteele]

I've got my first batch of your Nut Brown in bottles (as of last night) and I look forward to trying it out in a week or two. I tried a little last night when I was bottling, and it seems like it will be a pretty pleasant brew. Thanks for sharing, and the encouragement! I'll post once I try it.

Out of curiosity, how long did you leave it in the bottle before you tried it?

Thanks!

 

[Lcasanova]

I've got my first batch of your Nut Brown in bottles (as of last night) and I look forward to trying it out in a week or two. I tried a little last night when I was bottling, and it seems like it will be a pretty pleasant brew. Thanks for sharing, and the encouragement! I'll post once I try it.

Out of curiosity, how long did you leave it in the bottle before you tried it?

Thanks!

I think about 2.5 - 3 weeks. Sometimes I can't wait but patience seems to be on your side. :fro:

 

[BBBF]

I wait three weeks before I consider it carbed, but I always crack one open after 2.

 

[RobDSteele]

I wait three weeks before I consider it carbed, but I always crack one open after 2.

I think about 2.5 - 3 weeks. Sometimes I can't wait but patience seems to be on your side. :fro:

Well, I think I'll wait 2 weeks to crack one open, and if it's good then maybe I won't wait any longer!

Thanks again for the advice!

 

[dunnright00]

Did you say that you roasted the buckwheat and the millet yourself?
Did you get these from a HBS or a regular store?

Also, can you describe your roasting process?

Thanks!

 

[Lcasanova]

Did you say that you roasted the buckwheat and the millet yourself?
Did you get these from a HBS or a regular store?

Also, can you describe your roasting process?

Thanks!

Sure did, I got these from a local health food store. Just to be safe I bought the ones marked "Gluten-Free"

Roast grains starting at 225 for 30 minutes, then increase temperature 25 degrees every 30 minutes until you get the color you want. You will want to let these sit in a paper bag for at least 1 week before using.

I roasted the grains separately- the millet I cut off at 425 and I can't find my notes on the buckwheat but I think I cut that off at 400 (it was smoking more)

Note: Your smoke alarm may go off and your house might smell a little funky for a few days. I just use a box fan and open my screen door occasionally once it hits 350 (around when my grains started smoking).

Hope that helps