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Beer Style: American Pale Ale
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
This gluten-free American Pale Ale is brewed with a blend of sorghum, brown rice, and tapioca syrups, enhanced with Belgian golden candy syrup for subtle sweetness and body. A combination of Cascade and Cryo® Cascade hops delivers a bright, citrus-forward aroma and balanced bitterness, while maltodextrin and Whirlfloc contribute to smooth mouthfeel and excellent head retention. Fermented with SafAle S-04 or Mangrove Jacks M15 yeast, this ale finishes crisp and clean with 6% ABV, 36 IBU, and a golden color (SRM 7), making it a satisfying and approachable gluten-free brew for homebrewers.
Ingredients:
- Fermentables ---------------------------------------
- 6.6 lbs gluten-free syrup (sorghum, brown rice, tapioca)
- 2 lbs golden Belgian candy syrup
- Hop Bill ---------------------------------------
- 5 AAU Cascade hops (1 oz at 5% alpha acids)
- 1 oz Cryo(R) Cascade hops
- 1 oz Cascade hops
- Other ---------------------------------------
- 1 lb maltodextrin
- Whirlfloc tablet
- SafAle S-04 or Mangrove Jacks M15 yeast
- Yeast nutrient
Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.058Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol by Vol: 6.0%
Color SRM: 7.0
Bitterness IBU: 36.0
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
Procedure:
Begin heating 7 gallons (26.5 L) water, stir in both syrups when the water gets hot. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops according to the ingredients list.
5 AAU Cascade hops (60 min.)
1 oz. (28 g) Cryo® Cascade hops (0 min.)
1 oz. (28 g) Cascade hops (dry hop)
With 15 minutes remaining in the boil, mix maltodextrin with warm water before adding directly to boil — enough water to make it aqueous. Also add the Whirlfloc. At the end of the boil, turn off the heat and add the Cryo® hops. Give the wort a long stir to create a whirlpool, then let settle for 15 minutes.
Chill wort to yeast-pitching temperature and transfer to fermenter. Add yeast nutrients per dosing and time addition recommendations. Ferment at 68 °F (20 °C) until the gravity falls to 1.015 or below. Rack to secondary with 1 oz. (28 g) of Cascade hops. Cold crash after 3 days, and hold until it’s as bright as you like. Bottle or keg as usual.