Gluten Free Beer

[jkane]

Never tried making one. Sorry, I am no help.

[Woodsman]

Kilted Jeeper. My wife is also a celiac and she just bougt some Red Bridge GF beer. She says it's OK but I must agree with you that you could probably brew something better yourself. She mostly enjoys wine and the Woodchuck Ciders too. I used to brew beer but have not for quite a few years. But now my son has picked up the beer-brewing bug and has produced several very nice "Betty Crocker" beers. But he is getting braver and most recently experimeted with a pumpkin ale for the holidays. I will be looking for a GF recipe and let you know if I find anything. Stay in touch.

[Kilted Jeeper]

Kilted Jeeper. My wife is also a celiac and she just bougt some Red Bridge GF beer. She says it's OK but I must agree with you that you could probably brew something better yourself. She mostly enjoys wine and the Woodchuck Ciders too. I used to brew beer but have not for quite a few years. But now my son has picked up the beer-brewing bug and has produced several very nice "Betty Crocker" beers. But he is getting braver and most recently experimeted with a pumpkin ale for the holidays. I will be looking for a GF recipe and let you know if I find anything. Stay in touch.

Definitely! Have your wife try Magner's Cider. It;s not nearly as sickly sweet as the Woodchuck variety and most often (at least around here) is available at the pubs.

[bubba295]

Congrats to your wife.

A quick search revealed the wikihow page listing the steps to make a gluten free beer. I have only done the same "betty crocker" home brewing that you have, so this is about all the advice I can give. Hope it helps.

[Pleater]

Isn't most of the flavour and scent from the hops?

Yeasts only break down sugar, the carbohydrates need to be converted to sugars before the yeasts can work on it. I think that is the malting process, and I am not sure just how much the grain contributes to the texture of the beer.

When I make ginger beer I use sugar for the basic alcoholic liquid, flavoured with the ginger and acidified with lemon juice.

Why not try a small brew using rice as the grain, adding all the other ordinary things and see how it turns out. If it isn't right try again with more or less of what you think it needs and as long as you note down what you try you might eventually get something close to standard barley beer, or something you like.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: