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Hop Blocked Cascadian Dark Ale

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Hop Blocked Cascadian Dark Ale

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Beer Style: American Pale Ale, Specialty, India Pale Ale 
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 gallons

Description:

Brew a bold, full-bodied gluten-free Cascadian Dark Ale at home with this all-grain recipe. Featuring a rich millet malt base, tropical and dark stone fruit notes, and smooth hop bitterness, this 7.9% ABV ale delivers a robust, flavorful experience without gluten. Perfect for home brewers looking to craft gluten-free IPAs, dark ales, or stouts, this recipe includes step-by-step instructions for rising step mashing and dry hopping to achieve a professional-quality gluten-free beer.

Ingredients:

  • Grain Bill ---------------------------------------
  • 18 lbs Pale Millet Malt
  • 1 lb Light Roasted Millet Malt
  • 12 oz Caramel 240L Millet Malt
  • Hop Bill Summary ---------------------------------------
  • 2 oz Columbus CTZ Hops [16.30 % AA]
  • 1 oz Chinook Hops [12.10 % AA]
  • 1 oz Galaxy Hops [15.00 % AA]
  • 1 oz Mosaic Hops [12.70 % AA]
  • 2 oz Simcoe Hops [12.70 % AA]
  • 1 oz Citra Hops [12.50 % AA]
  • Other Ingredients ---------------------------------------
  • 2 lbs Candi Syrup (180.0 SRM)
  • 1 Whirlfloc Tablet
  • 1 pkg SafAle S-04
  • Yeast Nutrient

Additional Instructions

Primary Ferment: 7 days at 68 degrees
Secondary Ferment: 7 days at 68 degrees

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.080
Final Gravity: 1.020
Alcohol by Vol: 7.9%
Color SRM: 37.4
Bitterness IBU: 108.4
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
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Procedure:

Recommended Mash Regime – Rising Step Mash utilizing Ceremix Flex

Dough In - 132F (target 125F) pitch Ceremix Flex per dosing instructions - 5 minutes
First Hold - 125F - 20 minutes
Rise - 125F to 175F over 60 minutes
Second Hold - 175F 45 minutes

Boil | Time
2 lbs Candi Syrup - Boil 60.0 min
0.50 oz Chinook - Boil 20.0 min
1 Whirlfloc Tablet - Boil 15.0 min
0.50 oz Galaxy - Boil 15.0 min
0.50 oz Mosaic - Boil 10.0 min
0.50 oz Simcoe - Boil 10.0 min
0.50 oz Chinook - Boil 5.0 min
0.50 oz Galaxy - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min
0.50 oz Mosaic - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min
0.50 oz Simcoe - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min

1.0 pkg SafAle S-04
Yeast nutrients per dosing and time addition recommendations

Dry Hopping:
1 oz Citra - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
1 oz Columbus CTZ - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
1 oz Simcoe - Dry Hop 7.0 Days

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