The basic idea is to sprout the grains, then dry them. To do this, first soak the grains in a bucket of water, flushing every eight hours or so and aerating well. Belser recommends using a fish tank aerator to get plenty of air circulating. Repeat this process over a couple days until the grains begin to sprout. Next, dry them with a dehydrator. Once dry, the grains can be kilned gently in the oven on low heat. In this case, you will want to heat the grains only as much as a base grain would be, not to the extent that specialty grains such as crystal or darker malts are.
Keep a close eye to get the desired color and flavor characteristics desired. Some dehydrators can get hot enough for light roasting as well. Once the malted grains are dried and kilned, they are ready to be mashed. A single infusion mash may work, but a decoction mash is a much better option. Decoction mashing was developed to get the most out of the poorly-modified and unevenly modified malts of the past. Until you gain significant proficiency at malting at home, a little extra work in the mash will likely pay big dividends in terms of extract efficiency.
See the December issue for how to perform a decoction mash. Since sorghum is huskless, you will want to add rice hulls — around 0. There is one other factor to keep in mind. Sorghum and rice, Belser says, have gelatinization temperatures that are higher than traditional beer-making grains.
One option for homebrewers would be to add a final step to a traditional triple decoction mash. Amylase enzyme preparations come from fungi and do not contain gluten.
Once the mashing and lautering is completed, the brewing process becomes typical of a regular beer. While almost any hops can be chosen depending on the desired flavor profile, some yeast strains work better than others.
Some lager yeasts can work too. Yeast creates another potential issue for celiacs, too. Liquid yeasts are cultured in a medium made partially from barley and will contaminate the beer.
Dry yeast is cultivated on beet sugar, cane sugar or molasses and can be pitched directly to the carboy. If you make a yeast starter, it must also be made gluten-free, too.
To use a liquid yeast strain, you would need to plate out the yeast on a petri dish or slant, then grow up the culture from a single yeast colony, using molasses or sorghum syrup as your culture media. See the January-February issue for more information on yeast handling techniques.
Search the Coeliac UK site Enter what you are looking for. Shoppping Basket. My Account Log in. Join us. FAQ How is gluten free beer made? Print page. Add to My Favourites. This is the biggest learning curve. Often used as a base for barley-like recipes, sorghum is the most common GF brewing grain. Sorghum is widely available as a grain, and is still one of the only GF grains available in LME form. Some of the most popular gluten-free beers are made with millet. Millet is often used as a substitute for wheat.
Toasted buckwheat can be pretty intense, so use it in moderation, much like a specialty grain. Rice is a very versatile and widely used GF brewing ingredient. Quinoa packs a pleasantly sweet and earthy flavor profile, similar to brewing with oats. Be careful here. Even dry yeast may contain trace amounts of gluten due to the growing environment. Here are some great GF yeast options:. My personal experience was that I could handle them if irregular, but when I would have just one a night consistently, I … Read more ».
Hi Lindsi. My wife has Celiac disease and her favourite beer is the Mongozo Pilsner. On another note, Snowman brewery in Canada has ceased production. You should take it off your list. Regards, Andreas Nietmann. Thank you so much for the update on Snowman Brewery, as I had no idea they had ceased production. I will get that updated and will add those Belgium beers to the Europe section. The maltodextrin is the sneaky one….
Availability is pretty limited to grocery stores n the Kansas City area. I will get it added during the next list edit. For the record, I have decided not to include this brewery on the gluten free list because on their website they state:.
I am going to air on the side of caution here…please let me know if they begin testing. I have Celiac gluten intolerance. I usually find it at Whole Foods: bikedogbrewing. Can you tell me if I can order gluten free beers on line? It is gluten free and is available in bottles.
Hi Lindsi, have you heard of 9 white Deer Brewery out of Ireland? They have multiple great GF beers. Their stout is very similar to Guinness for those of us like myself who miss drinking Guinness. I have that same problem with some gluten reduced beers. They just sit there…not sure what to do with them except give them away to gluten drinking friends. Thanks for the tip! Or are they only available on tap?
Going to Bonaire next week. Is there a GF or Gluten Reduced available on that small carribean island? How exciting! Can you email more information about the brewery, the taproom, and the beers you have available? It may be appropriate to add you to more than one of these lists. Is this a dedicated gluten free brewery? Element Brewing in western MA makes one gluten free beer called Plasma.
They refer to it as a Sake IPA. My non-celiac friend tried a flight of their beers and ended up going back for the GF option for the next round. Only sold in ml bottles I think. Distribution may be limited, but worth a try if you find it. I would also like to add Independent brewery in Bel Air Maryland. They are a reduced gluten brewery. Easy to find all over Colorado cans only. Not a big choice in New Zealand so its good to add a third to the list even if it not quite gluten free.
It is just over half the cost of our other two certified gluten free beers. Great list. Bentspoke makes a few different gluten reduced beers, including the delicious Crankshaft IPA. The former is one of the best I have tried. Winter Ale Order Online. Cold Crash Brewing Co. Denny Johnny 7th Ave.
Holidaily Brewing Co. Joseph James Brewing Co. Steadfast Beer Co. Stone Brewing Co. Two Brothers Brewing Co. Snowman Brewing Co. Whistler Brewing Co. Allendale Brewery Allendale, U.
Autumn Brewing Co. Seaham, U. Bellfield Brewery Edinburgh, U. Black Isle Brewery Munlochy, U. Brass Castle Brewery Malton, U. Brewdog U. Cheddar Ales Cheddar, U. Chiltern Brewery Aylesbury, U. Driftwood Spars Brewery Cornwall, U. Driftwood Spars now makes all of their beers gluten reduced. Drygate Brewing Co. Glasgow, U. Damm S. First Chop Brewing Manchester, U. Glebe Farm Ripton, U. Hadrian Border Brewery Co. Newcastle upon Tyne, U.
Hambleton Ales Ripon, U.
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