Back to SearchEarly Days Amber Ale
5.0 stars based on 2 votes
Beer Style: American Amber Ale
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
This homebrew award-winning amber ale is designed specifically for brewing rich, full-bodied gluten-free beer, delivering smooth malt complexity, balanced hop bitterness, and a beautiful deep amber color. Built on a fermentable base of sorghum syrup, dark corn syrup, and candi sugar, with roasted millet providing depth and color, this recipe produces a flavorful, satisfying gluten-free amber ale with excellent body and balance. A perfect choice for brewers seeking a classic American amber profile without gluten.
Ingredients:
- Grain Bill ---------------------------------------
- 1 lb Dutch Roasted Millet Malt
- Fermentable Bill ---------------------------------------
- 3 lbs 8 oz Sorghum Syrup
- 1 lb Dark Candi Sugar
- 2 lbs Dark Corn Syrup
- Hop Bill Summary ---------------------------------------
- 0.5 oz Centennial Hops
- 1 oz Cascade Hops
- Other Ingredients ---------------------------------------
- 1 tsp Irish Moss
- 1 pkg Nottingham Yeast
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 7 days at 68 degreesSecondary Ferment: 7 days at 68 degrees
Beer Profile
Alcohol by Vol: 0.0%Color SRM: 0.0
Bitterness IBU: 0.0
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 5.0 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 and dark corn syrup, and candi sugar (this prevents scorching the syrup), return to boil allow to achieve hot break.
0.5 oz Centennial Hops (60 min)
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (30 min)
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (10 min)
1 tsp Irish Moss (10 min)
1 pkg Nottingham Yeast
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. Chestnut chips were also used and can be substituted with malts that pair well with the beer style, however, Dutch Roasted Millet Malt is possibly the closest equivalent.