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Beer Style: American Pale Ale
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
Hoppy to be Gluten-Free Pale Ale is a bold, gluten-free American Pale Ale crafted with White Sorghum Syrup for a smooth, fermentable base. Loaded with Cascade hops and finished with dry hopping, it delivers bright citrus and floral hop character. Fermented with Nottingham yeast and supported with yeast nutrient, this beer is a crisp, hoppy, and fully gluten-free option for hop lovers seeking a classic APA experience without compromise.
Ingredients:
- Fermentable Bill ---------------------------------------
- 7.5 lbs BriesSweet White Sorghum Syrup
- Hop Bill Summary ---------------------------------------
- 3.5 oz Cascade Hops
- Other Ingredients ---------------------------------------
- 1 pkg Nottingham Yeast
- Yeast Nutrient
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 1.5 weeks at 65 - 70 degreesSecondary Ferment: 1.5 weeks at 65 - 70 degrees
Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.056Final Gravity: 1.016
Alcohol by Vol: 5.2%
Color SRM: 0.0
Bitterness IBU: 37.0
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.0 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.
1 oz Cascade Hops (40 min)
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (5 min)
1 oz Cascade Hops (flameout)
1 pkg Nottingham yeast
Yeast nutrients per dosing and time addition recommendations
Dry Hopping:
1 oz Cascade Hops
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 LHBS or grocery store.