Description:

This is a marriage of Milletwine published in Gluten-Free Brewing: Techniques, Processes, and Ingredients for Crafting Flavorful Beer by Robert Keifer (https://glutenfreehomebrewing.com/STOREProduct/1520/Gluten-Free-Brewing-book.html); and Big Blimp! American Barley Wine published by AHA for Big Brew 2025. Despite our numerous attempts to include the gluten free brewing community with the larger craft brew scene going largely unanswered, we continue to represent ourselves with creative ideas such as the combination of these two recipes. The official beer for Big Beer 2025 was a barley wine. And since we can't brew with barley, we decided to incorporate the official recipe with a grain bill that we can all enjoy!

Ingredients:

• Malts (inspired by Milletwine published in Gluten-Free Brewing: Techniques, Processes, and Ingredients for Crafting Flavorful Beer by Robert Keifer):
• 5-6 lbs Pale Millet Malt
• 5-6 lbs Vienna Millet Malt
• 4-5 lbs Pale Rice Malt
• 6-10 oz James Brown Rice Malt
• 6-10 oz Crystal Rice Malt
• 6-10 oz Red Wing Millet Malt
• Hops (hops schedule from Big Blimp! American Barley Wine published by AHA for Big Brew 2025):
• 0.75 oz. (21 g) Cascade, 5.8% a.a., FWH
• 0.75 oz. (21 g) Centennial, 12.8% a.a., FWH
• 0.75 oz. (21 g) Chinook, 10% a.a., FWH
• 1.25 oz. (35 g) Cascade, 5.8% a.a., whirlpool
• 1.25 oz. (35 g) Centennial, 12.8% a.a., whirlpool
• 1.25 oz. (35 g) Chinook, 10% a.a., whirlpool
• 1 oz. (28 g) Cascade, 5.8% a.a., dry hop 4 days
• 2 oz. (57 g) Centennial, 12.8% a.a., dry hop 4 days
• 1 oz. (28 g) Chinook, 10% a.a., dry hop 4 days
• Yeast:
• 2 packs (22 g) LalBrew BRY-97
• Additional Items:
• 1 tsp. Irish moss @ 10 min

Additional Instructions

Primary Ferment: 68F for 21 days

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.100
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol by Vol: 11.5%
Color SRM: 15.0
Bitterness IBU: 100.0
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.0 Gallons

Procedure:

Source: GFHB Exclusive