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Beer Style: American Pale Ale, Belgain Pale Ale, Classic English Pale Ale
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 4 gallons
Description:
A farmhouse-style gluten-free saison brewed entirely without barley or wheat, using millet, buckwheat, quinoa, and oats to create a crisp, refreshing, and highly drinkable beer. This all-grain recipe showcases how carefully selected gluten-free malts (and a little sorghum syrup) can deliver classic saison character, including subtle spice, gentle fruit notes, and a dry, effervescent finish. Perfect for gluten-free brewers seeking traditional Belgian-inspired flavor with modern gluten-free brewing techniques.
Ingredients:
- Grain Bill ---------------------------------------
- 5 lbs Pale Millet Malt
- 1 lb Pale Buckwheat Malt
- 3.6 oz Caramel Millet Malt
- 3 oz Cara Millet Malt
- 9 oz Munich Millet Malt
- 0.5 lb Flaked Quinoa
- 0.5 lb Pale Oat Malt
- 0.6 lb Rice Hulls
- Fermentable Bill ---------------------------------------
- 1.25 lbs Sorghum Syrup
- 5 oz Honey
- Hop Bill Summary ---------------------------------------
- 1 oz Perle Hops
- 1 oz Saaz Hops
- Other Ingredients ---------------------------------------
- 1 tsp Irish Moss
- 1 pkg Mangrove Jacks M29 French Saison yeast
- Yeast nutrient
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 5 days at 78 - 80 degreesSecondary Ferment: 5 days at 80 - 83 degrees
Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.063Final Gravity: 1.018
Alcohol by Vol: 6.2%
Color SRM: 9.0
Bitterness IBU: 0.0
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 4.0 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.
1 oz Perle Hops - Pellets (60 min)
0.3 oz Saaz Hops - Leaf (60 min)
0.7 oz Saaz Hops - Leaf (15 min)
1.25 lbs Sorghum Syrup (5 min - careful not to scorch)
5 oz Honey (5 min - careful not to scorch)
1 tsp Irish Moss (5 min)
1 pkg Mangrove Jacks M29 French Saison yeast (alternatives T-58 or S-33)
Yeast nutrients per dosing and time addition recommendations