Hi Everyone,
I'm going to be brewing my first gluten free beer next week but I have a few questions in regards to sorghum. I've read that sorghum has a pretty strong taste (some say sour?). What are the best hops to use to hide this? I was thinking of using citra since I've read that grapefruit hides it well but as of yet I have not put it in my recipe. What are your experiences with using sorghum? Does it really have an off taste (I have only done regular brewing in the past but due to health issues my doctors want me to stay away from gluten and dairy)? Are there any non-gf grains that you'd compare it to?
Below is my recipe. I haven't started working on my hop schedule yet but they will all be late hop additions and dry hopping. I'm looking to do a fruity west coast ipa
West Coast IPA - Gluten Free
6.6 lbs white sorghum syrup
1lbs 4oz candi sugar
1 lbs flaked rice
1 lbs maltodextrin
1lbs buckwheat honey
8oz candi sugar d-45
mangrove jack west coast ipa yeast
3 oz mandarina bavaria hops
2 oz loral hops
1.5 oz mosaic
Would I be better served using hops like citra and galaxy?
Thanks!!!!
I'm going to be brewing my first gluten free beer next week but I have a few questions in regards to sorghum. I've read that sorghum has a pretty strong taste (some say sour?). What are the best hops to use to hide this? I was thinking of using citra since I've read that grapefruit hides it well but as of yet I have not put it in my recipe. What are your experiences with using sorghum? Does it really have an off taste (I have only done regular brewing in the past but due to health issues my doctors want me to stay away from gluten and dairy)? Are there any non-gf grains that you'd compare it to?
Below is my recipe. I haven't started working on my hop schedule yet but they will all be late hop additions and dry hopping. I'm looking to do a fruity west coast ipa
West Coast IPA - Gluten Free
6.6 lbs white sorghum syrup
1lbs 4oz candi sugar
1 lbs flaked rice
1 lbs maltodextrin
1lbs buckwheat honey
8oz candi sugar d-45
mangrove jack west coast ipa yeast
3 oz mandarina bavaria hops
2 oz loral hops
1.5 oz mosaic
Would I be better served using hops like citra and galaxy?
Thanks!!!!