Session Ale | All-Grain Recipe

Craft a vibrant batch of gluten-free beer with this homebrew recipe that highlights gluten-free millet malts and a balanced fermentation profile. This Session Ale is true to style with a balanced, flavorful profile that emphasizes drinkability and refreshment. Ideal for homebrewers looking for great gluten-free beer that is crisp, light, and approachable.

Recipe shared with permission by Functional Brewing and used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Home brewers and commercial breweries alike are free to use and distribute this recipe for any purpose, provided attribution is given to Functional Brewing.

Ingredients

Grain Bill

  • 4.50 lb Goldfinch Millet Malt
  • 0.75 lb Cara Millet Malt
  • 0.75 lb Munich Millet Malt
  • 0.75 lb Vienna Millet Malt
  • 0.50 lb Pale Oat Malt

Hops

  • 0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops (60 min)
  • 0.75 oz Motueka Hops (10 min)

Hopstand (180°F for 15 min)

  • 1.00 oz Galaxy Hops

Yeast

  • 1 package Lallemand Verdant IPA Yeast

Yeast Nutrient

Use yeast nutrients according to the manufacturer's dosage and timing recommendations.

Brewing Instructions

Refer to our all-grain brewing tutorials for mash and boil procedures. Follow the yeast manufacturer's recommendations for fermentation temperature and control.

Beer at a Glance

Beer Style: Session Pale Ale
Recipe Type: All-Grain
Yield: 3 Gallons
IBU: 51.0
SRM: 4.0

Using Ceremix® Flex and Ondea Pro (Requires Both Enzymes)

OG: 1.046
FG: 1.010
ABV: 4.7%

Using Termamyl SC DS and SEBAmyl L (Requires Both Enzymes)

OG: 1.038
FG: 1.009
ABV: 3.8%

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