Gluten free beer

[Aussie Claret]

Hi,
Has anyone ever tried to make a gluten free beer? strange question I know, was just wondering if this is possible. (Gluten free - cannot have any malted barley or wheat), which doesn't leave many more fermentables except honey and possible rice syrup. The thought of a Bud springs to mind ohhhh nooooo.

thanks in advance
AC

[Lebowski]

Havent tried to make one but have a recipe:
Muscovado sugar 500g
Raw cane sugar 450g
Black strap molasses 450g (or honey/treacle mixture to suite taste)
Bittering hops Golden Cluster pellets 40g
Finishing hops Cascade 10g
Yeast nutrient 1t
Safale yeast

Dont ask me how it tastes thought.. or what the hell muscovado sugar is

[MHD]

If it does not have malt in it its not beer

[velophile]

Hi,
Has anyone ever tried to make a gluten free beer? strange question I know, was just wondering if this is possible. (Gluten free - cannot have any malted barley or wheat), which doesn't leave many more fermentables except honey and possible rice syrup. The thought of a Bud springs to mind ohhhh nooooo.

thanks in advance
AC

Check out this site. He has a huge amount of info on AG GF beer.
http://www.sillyyak.com.au/beer/index.html
My brother-in-law has Coeliac disease & I've bought him some of their Aztec Gold. You wouldn't know it was GF if not told, quite a nice beer.

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

Hi,
Has anyone ever tried to make a gluten free beer? strange question I know, was just wondering if this is possible. (Gluten free - cannot have any malted barley or wheat), which doesn't leave many more fermentables except honey and possible rice syrup. The thought of a Bud springs to mind ohhhh nooooo.

thanks in advance
AC

Check out this site. He has a huge amount of info on AG GF beer.
http://www.sillyyak.com.au/beer/index.html
My brother-in-law has Coeliac disease & I've bought him some of their Aztec Gold. You wouldn't know it was GF if not told, quite a nice beer.

Excellent post VP, thanks for your input mate, very much appreciated!!...Cheers.

[Antsvb]

Great thread AC.

My mother has just been diagonised with Coeliacs disease, so your question could be of some use.

[Aussie Claret]

Velophile,
Thanks very much, my mother also has been diagnosed and because its hereditory theres about a 10% chance that immediate family members could also have it. God Hope not!
Not panicking just yet.
AC

[Shaun]

Also check out grain and grape they now sell gluten free grain.

Australian Gluten Free Grain

Silly Yaks Malted Grain - For Gluten Free Beers
Sorghum 2.5Kg $11.00
Amanranth 2.5Kg $13.75

[velophile]

Velophile,
Thanks very much, my mother also has been diagnosed and because its hereditory theres about a 10% chance that immediate family members could also have it. God Hope not!
Not panicking just yet.
AC

How many in the family are rather skinny & never seem to put on any weight? They will be your prime suspects for having Coeliacs.

My brother-in-law's brother was always really thin, escape through prison bars type thin. Some time after going on a GF diet I didn't recognise him. "Who's that bloke?" at the family gathering type thing.

Proccessed food, eating out & take away etc are the biggest problems. You can eat any meat, veg, friut & nuts you like. Also rice, corn/maise, buckwheat, sorghum & amanrath.

[Aussie Claret]

Sounds like I'm ok then because I'm turning into a beer monter blob, not really but have managed to put a few extra kgs on, more of a Australian masculine figure, me you know. complete with nice round six pack I just drunk.
Only six pack I ever had!

Thanks again
AC