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Beer Style: American Pale Ale, Belgain Pale Ale, Classic English Pale Ale
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
This gluten-free saison is built on a fermentable base of sorghum syrup, brown rice syrup, and candi sugars, creating a dry, effervescent profile that lets the complex spice blend shine. Ginger, coriander, grains of paradise, cracked peppercorns, and bitter orange peel layer bright citrus, subtle heat, and earthy spice over a classic noble hop backbone of Spalter and Saaz. Designed specifically for gluten-free brewing, this recipe delivers the signature farmhouse character of a traditional saison while maintaining a clean, crisp finish and lively aromatics that showcase how expressive gluten-free beers can be.
Ingredients:
- Fermentable Bill ---------------------------------------
- 6 lbs Sorghum Syrup
- 1 lb 8 oz Clear Candi Sugar
- 1 lb 4 oz Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 lb Brown Rice Syrup
- Hop Bill Summary ---------------------------------------
- 3 oz Spalter Hops
- 2 oz Saaz Hops
- Other Ingredients ---------------------------------------
- 0.6 oz Ginger Root, grated
- 1 tsp Irish Moss
- 0.25 oz Coriander Seed, cracked
- 0.25 tsp Seeds of Paradise, cracked
- 0.5 tsp Black Peppercorns, cracked
- 1.1 oz Bitter Orange Peel
- 8 oz Maltodextrin
- 1 pkg SafBrew T-58
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 7 days at 68 degreesSecondary Ferment: 7 days at 68 degrees
Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.060Final Gravity: 1.016
Alcohol by Vol: 5.9%
Color SRM: 10.0
Bitterness IBU: 27.8
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
Procedure:
Bring to boil. Remove from heat and add sorghum syrup and candi sugar (this prevents scorching the syrup), return to boil allow to achieve hot break. Add hops according to schedule.
3 oz Spalter Hops (60 min)
1 lb Brown Rice Syrup (15 min; careful not to scorch)
0.6 oz Ginger Root, grated (12 min)
2 oz Saaz Hops (10 min)
1 tsp Irish Moss (10 min)
0.25 oz Coriander Seed, cracked (5 min)
0.25 tsp Seeds of Paradise, cracked (5 min)
0.5 tsp Black Peppercorns, cracked (5 min)
1.1 oz Bitter Orange Peel (5 min)
8 oz Maltodextrin (5 min)
1 pkg SafBrew T-58
Yeast nutrients per dosing and time addition recommendations
Bottle condition for 10 weeks at room temperature.
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.