Gluten Free beers

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Originally Posted by PhotoSHO

I am using sorghum extract as my base malt. I have used rice and quinoa to add to the color/flavor. The last batch I made I hopped it liberally and dry hopped it. Still ciderville. Thanks to all for their input, the quest continues.

I'm with you, PhotoSHO. I've also tried quinoa partial mash 2:1 with sorghum extract, and ditto with rice solids. So far, the results are less than favorable, but the quest continues.

The guys at Bard's Beer are celiacs, and their story keeps me going. Their product is a session beer using only sorghum. A previous product, Dragon's Gold, used honey and was very slightly sweeter. I know they spent countless hours doing small batches to come up with the right recipe - which is understandably proprietary. They only use two of the thirty-two or so different grasses that make up the class labeled "sorghum". So... it can be done with favorable outcome.

I'm using extract for now to get in right ballpark, but expect that decent results will require AG. I have a source for GF sorghum grain if you're interested.