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Beer Style: American Pale Ale, Classic English Pale Ale
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Description:
Spooner American Pale Ale is a bright, flavorful gluten-free pale ale built on a sorghum and rice extract base for depth, body, and subtle complexity. Designed for gluten-free brewing, this recipe showcases how alternative fermentables can create a balanced, hop-forward pale ale without sacrificing drinkability. Willamette hops layer in soft bitterness and earthy-floral aromatics, while maltodextrin improves mouthfeel and head retention, resulting in a smooth, clean finish. The final beer is a refreshing, medium-bodied gluten-free pale ale with gentle sweetness, classic hop character, and a crisp profile that makes it ideal for everyday drinking.
Ingredients:
- Fermentable Bill ---------------------------------------
- 6 lbs Sorghum Syrup
- 2 lbs Brown Rice Syrup
- Hop Bill Summary ---------------------------------------
- 5.5 oz Williamette Hops
- Other Ingredients ---------------------------------------
- 0.28 tsp Irish Moss
- 0.50 lb Maltodextrin
- 1 pkg Safale US-05 Yeast
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 14 days at 68 degreesBeer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.053Final Gravity: 1.008
Alcohol by Vol: 6.0%
Color SRM: 4.1
Bitterness IBU: 37.5
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.5 Gallons
Procedure:
Bring to boil. Remove from heat and add sorghum syrup (this prevents scorching the syrup), return to boil allow to achieve hot break. Add hops and other ingredients according to schedule.
1.5 oz Williamette (60 min)
2 oz Williamette (15 min)
0.28 tsp Irish Moss (10 min)
0.50 lb Maltodextrin (5 min)
2 oz Williamette (flameout)
1 pkg Safale US-05 Yeast
Recipe Note: This recipe was most likely developed between 2010-2014 before buckwheat, millet and rice malt was widely available. Therefore, it utilizes many gluten-free ingredients readily found at a LHS or grocery store.