Description:

Inspired by a recipe from Ghostfish Brewing Company, this gluten-free grapefruit IPA combines sorghum extract, Belgian candi sugars, buckwheat honey, and classic American hops to create a beer with bright citrus aroma, balanced bitterness, and fresh grapefruit character.

Ingredients:

• Fermentables
• 5 lb liquid white sorghum extract
• 5.5 oz amber Belgian candi sugar
• 14.5 oz clear Belgian candi sugar
• 21 oz raw, unfiltered buckwheat honey
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• Hops
• 1 oz Columbus hop pellets (60 min)
• 1 oz Cascade hop pellets (15 min)
• 1 oz Centennial hop pellets (10 min)
• 0.5 oz Cascade hop pellets (5 min)
• 1.5 oz Centennial hop pellets (Dry Hop)
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• Other Additions
• 1 Whirlfloc tablet (15 min)
• 0.5 lb gluten-free maltodextrin (10 min)
• Zest of 1/2 grapefruit (5 min)
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• Yeast
• 1 packet Fermentis US-05 American Ale Yeast
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• Yeast Nutrient
• Use yeast nutrients according to the manufacturer's dosage and timing recommendations.

Additional Instructions

Primary Ferment: 5-7 days
Secondary Ferment: 5-7 days

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.017
Alcohol by Vol: 5.4%
Color SRM: 6.0
Bitterness IBU: 51.5
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.0 Gallons

Procedure:

Source: Adapted from recipe originally published by Ghostfish Brewing Company