Gluten Free Extract Recipe

[duncan incapable]

'RED DIESEL' GLUTEN FREE BEER

Ingredients for 5 Gallons

Abbreviations: Dsp Desert Spoon (level)
Tsp Teaspoon (level)


Redbush (Rooibos) tea bags 30
PG Tips tea bags 5
Liquorice tea bags 5
Muscovado Sugar 0.2 Kg
Clear Honey 2 Dsp
Lyles Black Treacle 2 Dsp
Marmite 2 Tsp
Goldings Hops 25g
Irish Moss 0.5 Tsp
Vanilla Extract 2 Tsp
Chocolate Essence 2 Tsp
Prune Juice 1 Litre
Yeast Nutrient (as recommended by manufacturer)
Billingtons Golden Granulated Sugar 1.0 Kg
Maltodextrin (Body Bru) 0.5 Kg
Isomerised Hop Extract 4-5 Tsp

Dried Ale Yeast 1Pkt

Gelatine for fining 10-12g

Sugar for priming 40 Tsp



Notes on Ingredients

Redbush Tea Bags - I have used 'TicToc' and 'Redbush Tea Company' tea
bags successfully. Both are available at large Tesco Stores. There is
something quite malty about the flavour of redbush tea which is
retained during the brewing process. The other characteristic flavour
I sometimes note in freshly brewed redbush (sort of germolene
antiseptic edge) doesn't seem to come through. Phew!

Golden Sugar - some brands seem to make the beer cloudy and difficult to
clear. Billingtons dissolves completely and gives a clear solution.
(You will probably notice I shop at Tesco, so unless I say otherwise
assume you can get it from Tesco)

Maltodextrin (Body Bru, Brew Body) - available from Home Brew Stores
makes a big difference to the feel of the beer on the palate. Its
usually made from corn starch and should therefore be gluten free.
I'm not coeliac so am not too sensitive to gluten, but half a slice of
toast contains enough to upset my system. The Maltodextrin from Youngs
doesn't upset me so if it does contain gluten there's not much.

Muscovado Sugar - could be substituted with soft dark brown sugar or
demerera. I have also tried Molasses but found the flavour
unpleasantly overpowering.

Irish Moss - available from Home Brew Stores. This is supposed to help
the beer to clear after bottling. I haven't tried making a batch
without it so it may be an unneccessary precaution.

Goldings Hops - dried and vacuum packed from Home Brew Stores. These
add a very pleasant beery aroma.

Yeast - from Home Brew Stores. I am currently using Youngs Beer Yeast
which comes in a foil packet and can be sprinkled directly onto the
wort. (Some yeasts require a more involved preparation before putting
them into the brew). Some come as a liquid suspension. Coeliacs should
avoid these as the liquid often contains malt.

Yeast nutrient - Some yeast nutrients contain albumen (beware
egg-intolerant folks). I use Yeast Vit Nutrient by Brupaks purchased
online from http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/

Gelatine - just the ordinary type found in the baking section of a
supermarket. It generally comes in sachets containing sufficient gelatine to
make a pint of Jelly. This is the amount I use for 5 gallons of
beer. Unfortunately this ingredient renders my beer unsuitable for
vegetarians. I tried using "Vegegel" instead but the beer stayed
cloudy and nothing I did after that would clear it.

Isomerised Hop Extract - This is a time saver. If you use real hops to
add bitterness they need to be boiled for at least an hour. I use the
liquid extract produced by Ritchie Products Ltd.




Method

My largest pan holds about 6 pints, you can adjust this method if you
have a larger pan.

1. Add about a gallon of cold tap water to a sterilised 5 gallon
brewing bucket.

2. Boil 6 pints of water in a pan. Turn off heat. Steep 10
teabags in the boiled water for 3 minutes stirring
continuously. Remove teabags from tea. Add tea to brewing
bucket. (Boiling the tea bags seems to make the brew cloudy)

3. Repeat Step 2 exactly. Twice. (this is necessitated by the small
size of my pan). It doesn't matter which tea bags are used when,
you just need to make sure there is enough water to extract the
full flavour from the bags.

4. Add the following to the brewing bucket and stir vigorously until
disolved. ( We are also trying to get plenty of air into the wort
at this point)

Vanilla Extract 2 Tsp
Chocolate Essence 2 Tsp
Yeast Nutrient (as recommended by manufacturer)
Billingtons Golden Granulated Sugar 1.0 Kg
Maltodextrin (Body Bru) 0.5 Kg
Prune Juice 1 Litre
Isomerised Hop Extract 3-4 Tsp

5. Boil 6 pints of water in a pan. Turn off heat. Steep 10
teabags in the boiled water for 3 minutes stirring
continuously. Remove teabags from tea. Turn heat back on and simmer
gently. Add the following to the pan.

Muscovado Sugar 0.2 Kg
Clear Honey 2 Dsp
Lyles Treacle 2 Dsp
Marmite 2 Tsp
Goldings Hops 25g
Irish Moss 0.5 Tsp

Simmer for 15 minutes. Add pan contents to brewing bucket.

6. Top up to 5 Gallons with cold tap water. Put lid on bucket and
leave to cool overnight. Room temperature ~21C. is an ideal brewing
temperature.

7. Sprinkle dried yeast on surface of wort. Leave for half an hour
then stir yeast into wort.

8. Put lid on bucket and leave to ferment for 7-10 days. During this
period all the hops will rise to the surface. Towards the end they
will drop back under the surface much more.

9. Sterilise the bottles or barrel the beer will be kept in.

10. Add the gelatine to a pint of boiling water and dissolve it. Add
the gelatine solution to the barrel or split it equally between
the bottles. Add priming sugar at a rate of 1Tsp per pint to the
bottles or barrel.

11. Fill the bottles or barrel with the beer ensuring the gelatine
solution is well mixed in.

12. Put bottles or barrel somewhere warmish for a week to ensure the
priming sugar is fermented. Leave for at least another week before
drinking. A month would be better and will make a big difference.



Additional Notes and Ideas.

This is a very light beer and not very hoppy, but the hop:sweetness
balance is about right and people generally seem to like it. Its as
similar to malt-based beer as any of the Gluten Free beers I've
tried. Its also very cheap. It's definitely a good basis for further experimentation.

[steve_flack]

It seems that in North America, Briess Malting make a number of Gluten free extracts - including two made from malted sorghum. Might be handy if you happen to live on that side of the bond and certainly a lot easier than malting your own grain!

[oblivious]

Wyeast also now supply Wyeast 1272 GF American Ale II and Wyeast 2206 GF Bavarian Lager as gluten free strains

[duncan incapable]

Wyeast also now supply Wyeast 1272 GF American Ale II and Wyeast 2206 GF Bavarian Lager as gluten free strains

That's good to know.

I'm not absolutely certain the yeast I'm using is gluten free, so for the very gluten sensitive they can make sure.

[steve_flack]

Wyeast also now supply Wyeast 1272 GF American Ale II and Wyeast 2206 GF Bavarian Lager as gluten free strains

That's good to know.

I'm not absolutely certain the yeast I'm using is gluten free, so for the very gluten sensitive they can make sure.

Dry yeasts are gluten free as they are usually grown on non-malt derived suagrs

[oblivious]

Wyeast also now supply Wyeast 1272 GF American Ale II and Wyeast 2206 GF Bavarian Lager as gluten free strains

That's good to know.

I'm not absolutely certain the yeast I'm using is gluten free, so for the very gluten sensitive they can make sure.

Dry yeasts are gluten free as they are usually grown on non-malt derived suagrs

Yep, although its good the range increasing.

[duncan incapable]

It seems that in North America, Briess Malting make a number of Gluten free extracts - including two made from malted sorghum. Might be handy if you happen to live on that side of the bond and certainly a lot easier than malting your own grain!

My browsing activities suggest there are quite a few extracts available in the States that we can't get here (not easily anyway). I think I know where I can get some rice syrup so I'll have a go with that at some point.

I'm not going to try my hand at malting, I just don't have the space.

[johnnygal]

Hello,

Does anyone know where I can get Chocolate Essence. I have most of the ingredients now apart from this and liquorice tea bags but am really struggling to find any Essence.

Thanks,
John

[duncan incapable]

Hello,

Does anyone know where I can get Chocolate Essence. I have most of the ingredients now apart from this and liquorice tea bags but am really struggling to find any Essence.

Thanks,
John

This is where I get mine

http://www.naturallygoodfood.co.uk

cheers

D

[duncan incapable]

Does anyone know where I can get Chocolate Essence. I have most of the ingredients now apart from this and liquorice tea bags but am really struggling to find any Essence.

John

I should also add that my later efforts at gluten free beer are much better than Red Diesel especially if you like 'real ale'.
Diesel is a bit lightweight and girly.

Four Star is my favourite

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D

[johnnygal]

Hello,

Does anyone know where I can get Chocolate Essence. I have most of the ingredients now apart from this and liquorice tea bags but am really struggling to find any Essence.

Thanks,
John

This is where I get mine

http://www.naturallygoodfood.co.uk

cheers

D

Thanks for the quick reply. I have searched their site though and can't see any listed?

I have all the ingredients ready (apart from these) so will try Red Diesel first. I do prefer the real ale taste so will be trying Four Star afterwards

John

[duncan incapable]

Yes, you're right. They seem to have stopped selling it, or maybe they are just out of stock. I'll ask them.
The manufacturer is nielsen massey, but I can't find anywhere online in the UK that sells the Chocolate essence. You can buy it from Amazon in the USA.
Don't worry, its not a crucial ingredient.
To get something a bit more beery you could double the quantity of Treacle.

cheers
D

[johnnygal]

Yep, just phoned. They are out of stock and don't know when they will have some in. I'll go with your recommendation of double treacle.

Thanks for you help,
John

[johnnygal]

Yes, you're right. They seem to have stopped selling it, or maybe they are just out of stock. I'll ask them.
The manufacturer is nielsen massey, but I can't find anywhere online in the UK that sells the Chocolate essence. You can buy it from Amazon in the USA.
Don't worry, its not a crucial ingredient.
To get something a bit more beery you could double the quantity of Treacle.

cheers
D

Hi again,

I found some "Chocolate Liqueur Essence" here:
http://www.simplynatural.org.uk/acatalo ... sence.html

Is this the same stuff?

Cheers,
John

[duncan incapable]

No. Its some kind of drink.

The reply I got from naturallygoodfood.co.uk said they would have some more stock in June :-

"there has been a hick-up with the importer, so it has not been available for the last two months. However, we expect to see the essence again in June, as soon as it is back we will list it."

cheers

D