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Beer Style: American Pale Ale, Classic English Pale Ale
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
Beet-Buckwheat Ale is a creative gluten-free beer recipe that combines malted buckwheat and fresh beets for a uniquely smooth, earthy, and lightly sweet pale ale. The natural sugars from beets and brown sugar add subtle fermentable complexity, while Amarillo and East Kent Goldings hops provide balanced bitterness and bright aroma. Crafted specifically for gluten-free brewing, this recipe delivers a distinctive flavor profile, vibrant character, and a clean finish that showcases the versatility of gluten-free ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 7 lbs Pale Buckwheat Malt (mash/sparge)
- 7 lbs Beets, peeled and grated (mash/sparge)
- 0.5 lb Rice Hulls (mash/sparge)
- 0.5 oz East Kent Golding Hops
- 1 oz Amarillo Hops
- 5 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1 pkg Nottingham Ale Yeast
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 14 days at 68 degreesBeer Profile
Alcohol by Vol: 0.0%Color SRM: 0.0
Bitterness IBU: 0.0
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
Procedure:
● Enzyme Note: Ceremix® Flex and Ondea Pro can replace the listed enzymes; in a rising step mash they increase mash efficiency and may alter target beer parameters ●
Perform a Single Infusion Mash at 163.4F for 60-90 minutes; or Step Mash at 155-165F for 45-60 minutes followed by 140-150F for 45-60 minutes with Termamyl SC DS and SEBAmyl L enzymes per dosing instructions and in order of optimal temperature recommendations.
Bring to boil and achieve hot break. Maintain rolling boil.
0.5 oz East Kent Golding Hops (60 min)
0.5 oz Amarillo Hops (30 min)
0.5 oz Amarillo Hops (flameout)
5 cups packed light brown sugar (flameout)
1 pkg Nottingham ale 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.