Hello! I am in the planning stages of making my first GF beer. I have brewed several batches of beer before using extract, but have always just mindlessly followed recipes. For the first batch I want to keep it pretty simple, and make an extract IPA. I have been reading through the forums here and have a few questions and wanted to check a few things before I embark.
1. Sorghum:brown rice syrup ratio
From reading here it sounds like sorghum doesn't taste so great, and many prefer to up the amount of BRS to minimize the sorghum flavour. If I am trying to make a hoppy IPA, any opinions on what would be a good ratio?
2. yeast nutrient/DiAmmonium Phosphate
Ok, so is it correct that you would want to add this when the sorghum is 50% or less of the fermentables to make up for the lower free amino nitrogen? Is ~1tsp/6gal about right? And when in the brewing process do you add it?
3. maltodextrin
Is this generally recommended for GF beers? Or just when you are going for a certain type of beer? I've read different suggestions for when to add it... either at the end of boiling, or when you're priming for bottling. Does the timing of when you add it make a difference? And does 4-5oz in a 6gal batch sound about right?
thanks very much for any advice!
1. Sorghum:brown rice syrup ratio
From reading here it sounds like sorghum doesn't taste so great, and many prefer to up the amount of BRS to minimize the sorghum flavour. If I am trying to make a hoppy IPA, any opinions on what would be a good ratio?
2. yeast nutrient/DiAmmonium Phosphate
Ok, so is it correct that you would want to add this when the sorghum is 50% or less of the fermentables to make up for the lower free amino nitrogen? Is ~1tsp/6gal about right? And when in the brewing process do you add it?
3. maltodextrin
Is this generally recommended for GF beers? Or just when you are going for a certain type of beer? I've read different suggestions for when to add it... either at the end of boiling, or when you're priming for bottling. Does the timing of when you add it make a difference? And does 4-5oz in a 6gal batch sound about right?
thanks very much for any advice!