Zero Tolerance Gluten Free Homebrew Club

[rjmaillie]

Rice, millet, and buckwheat all have slightly different gelatinization temps and 168 to 170 hits all of them without going too high.

 

[glutarded-chris]

I suppose I should...

Last week, I brewed and blogged about it. I had an issue with wort that was cloudy, but passed iodine.

Jmath suggested I add my Termamyl during the hot rest I was taking (180-185f). Then add my SebAmyl enzymes in the sacc range. Previously I struck hot with no enzymes and backed it down to 164 for enzymes.

I took Jmaths advice and the result was the clear wort you see in the photo. That is my recirc after 30 min vorlauf.

Cleanest wort I’ve seen since going GF.

Glad you are getting some benefits from termamyl. It changed my process also. I am still considering some future improvements in the direction of a proper mash tun. My thoughts were always to implement a gravity system, mostly because I am conscious of being able to keep components clean. Pumps and transfer lines just seem like components difficult to insure remain clean. I would be interested in your setup for recirculation, false bottom etc. For my first partial mash batches, I used a cooler with a manifold. I abandoned that early on because of a few hopelessly stuck filtration experiences, usually involving significant portions of buckwheat. I went to the bag and stayed with it out of convenience. I feel like I am more experienced now and a combination of the bag and a false bottom could get me back to a better filtration setup. I am open to pumps etc. if there is experience that they can be kept clean. Anyway, I would benefit from any experience you care to share.

 

[TahoePowderHound]

Gave you a shoutout on the blog piece thanking you for calling this to my attention. I will be brewing another beer tomorrow and using Termamyl at the 180f rest and documenting the effects. Thanks for letting me know about this. Is the same true of the BAL-100? I have to admit I feel like I am flying a little blind with some of the enzyme additions.

SEBAmyl Bal 100 is considered a medium temp enzyme, with effectiveness listed at 140-170. I think this makes it great for a single infusion, but the termamyl is much better suited for the initial high-temp rests.