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Beer Style: Herb and Spice
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 2.5 gallons
Description:
This pumpkin spice ale highlights the versatility of gluten-free brewing by combining lightly roasted millet malt with sorghum syrup to create a warm, malty base free. Classic pumpkin pie spices add seasonal depth, while East Kent Goldings provide gentle bitterness and balance. A touch of honey at flameout enhances fermentability and aroma, and maltodextrin improves body and head retention, resulting in a smooth, aromatic, and flavorful gluten-free ale that captures the character of a traditional spiced autumn beer.
Ingredients:
- Grain Bill ---------------------------------------
- 1 lb Light Roasted Millet Malt
- Fermentable Bill ---------------------------------------
- 3 lbs Sorghum Syrup
- Hop Bill Summary ---------------------------------------
- 1 oz East Kent Goldings hops
- Other Ingredients ---------------------------------------
- 0.5 tsp Irish Moss
- 0.5 tsp McCormick Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 4 oz Maltodextrin
- 8 oz Honey
- 1 pkg Nottingham Yeast
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 14 days at 70 degreesBeer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.050Final Gravity: 1.010
Alcohol by Vol: 5.2%
Color SRM: 8.1
Bitterness IBU: 35.1
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 2.5 Gallons
Procedure:
Steep milled malt along with amylase enzyme in 2 gallons of water at 163.4F for 30 - 45 minutes. Use the appropriate amount of rice hulls to ensure circulation and filtration. Sparge malt with 170F water until water runs clear. Top kettle up to 6.5 gallon pre-boil size. 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 East Kent Goldings hops (60 min)
0.5 tsp Irish Moss (10 min)
0.5 tsp McCormick Pumpkin Pie Spice (10 min)
4 oz Maltodextrin (5 min)
8 oz Honey (flameout)
1 pkg Nottingham yeast
Yeast nutrients per dosing and time addition recommendations
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.