tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post7713758416597652631..comments2023-05-18T05:29:40.914-05:00Comments on Life's a Garden...Dig It!: Malting Gluten-free GrainsOtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882200488365105086noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-34105592671673604942013-07-30T21:15:10.795-05:002013-07-30T21:15:10.795-05:00All right...tried to malt some millet but clearly ...All right...tried to malt some millet but clearly failed. Did not see one sprout. After 4-5 days finally gave up and toasted the millet so I at least could have something for my mash. I'm guessing that I got the wrong millet...but the natural food store said it was whole grain millet. Any insight to what went wrong??? Thanks!<br />Andrewhttp://glutenfreebeerspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-4583403636683415372012-10-27T13:37:15.382-05:002012-10-27T13:37:15.382-05:00I can give you my recipe for my Pale Ale, made fro...I can give you my recipe for my Pale Ale, made from Buckwheat. I have 3 2nd place ribbons at the Santa Cruz County Fair on my pale Ale & the Brew Kit is available at Seven Bridges COOP, breworanic.com . contact me at szabel@breworganic.com and I can send you my IPA recipe (Also a second place ribbon, against real IPAs) - not available at Seven Bridges - yet.Mountain Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-64947983198914676282012-09-29T23:11:15.590-05:002012-09-29T23:11:15.590-05:00@Charles, post any questions here, that way others...@Charles, post any questions here, that way others can see or answer them.Otishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882200488365105086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-17630905388276367922012-09-18T14:04:42.520-05:002012-09-18T14:04:42.520-05:00I have some questions about malting gluten free gr...I have some questions about malting gluten free grains. What is the best way to contact you? I live in Texas as well, but in the Dallas area.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183737084268678286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-2822270650523043512012-03-10T19:46:49.771-06:002012-03-10T19:46:49.771-06:00TMalying millet is really easy and cheap. Get the ...TMalying millet is really easy and cheap. Get the milled variety from feed. Grain only as hulls bad 4 u. Take about 6 cups & soak in Watanabe r overnite. Thereafter rinse & stain 2x daily until sprouted. Smalls or long 1s as u wish. Then spread on baking pans, roast with icreasing heat untl bown & crunchy. 250 2 350 deegrees 4 hous? Will store well as such. Take it & boil hour w hops etc. Boil sugar separately; not so messy. Add dry hps etc. Cool. Beer yeast, although u you can make ass kicker w wine yeast. 5 cups sugar 4 beer. Ferment in food grade 5 gal buckets abouy 2 weeks. Can easily prime 18oz bottles (oldSapporo bottles) w half teas sugar ok, but not too much! Maybe not heinekin but very cheap; more hops is the key. It is a kenyan recipet & fairly dark so I call it Obama beer! Prosit!Rickahyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849711257441982185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-26402033756959917682012-03-10T19:45:54.199-06:002012-03-10T19:45:54.199-06:00Malying millet is really easy and cheap. Get the m...Malying millet is really easy and cheap. Get the milled variety from feed. Grain only as hulls bad 4 u. Take about 6 cups & soak in Watanabe r overnite. Thereafter rinse & stain 2x daily until sprouted. Smalls or long 1s as u wish. Then spread on baking pans, roast with icreasing heat untl bown & crunchy. 250 2 350 deegrees 4 hous? Will store well as such. Take it & boil hour w hops etc. Boil sugar separately; not so messy. Add dry hps etc. Cool. Beer yeast, although u you can make ass kicker w wine yeast. 5 cups sugar 4 beer. Ferment in food grade 5 gal buckets abouy 2 weeks. Can easily prime 18oz bottles (oldSapporo bottles) w half teas sugar ok, but not too much! Maybe not heinekin but very cheap; more hops is the key. It is a kenyan recipet & fairly dark so I call it Obama beer! Prosit!Rickahyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849711257441982185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-91532437051078008362012-03-10T15:59:15.073-06:002012-03-10T15:59:15.073-06:00I find that obtaining malted millet is incredibly ...I find that obtaining malted millet is incredibly expensive and I'm just starting out in homebrewing--so malting isn't really in my cards yet.<br /><br />Someone should seriously make malted millet easier to obtain.<br /><br />Although when I do get ready to begin malting my own grains, I would love a step by step on how you did it.38rakiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413073776171114817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-63473373985614073182011-04-07T23:01:41.337-05:002011-04-07T23:01:41.337-05:00Have you ever tried Bard's? Of the GF beers on...Have you ever tried Bard's? Of the GF beers on the market, it's my go-to.. I was a Guinness/stout/porter girl before I got diagnosed years ago. Bard's is far from that, but it tastes more like beer than others I've tried. I hate redbridge. St. Peter's isn't bad either, and I like their bottles. Thanks for the malting info- we're about to attempt homebrewing. It will certainly be an adventure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-1531798675059781142010-07-22T15:52:17.293-05:002010-07-22T15:52:17.293-05:00I have a large bag of hulled millet, but it won...I have a large bag of hulled millet, but it won't seem to sprout. Will it not, without the husks? I'm trying just toasting then boiling it, adding hops, sugar... Any other suggestions?Rickahyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849711257441982185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-84025906010860937632010-05-23T16:15:54.418-05:002010-05-23T16:15:54.418-05:00I was wondering if you had gravity readings for an...I was wondering if you had gravity readings for any of these beers, or if you took readings for the mash of those wort in the photos. I've been challenged to brew a decent gf beer, and would like to avoid extracts, but dont really want to use an absurd amount of grains to get 1.050 wort. <br />What are good gf sugar sources (im not gluten intolerant, friends are), I imagine honey right? corn sugar? <br />Anyway, this was a pretty helpful blog, thanksFast and Dangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239118321004470314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-63117455685347238332009-12-03T12:53:34.237-06:002009-12-03T12:53:34.237-06:00This is about the only way goo can be made fun:
ww...This is about the only way goo can be made fun:<br />www.worldofgoo.comOtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882200488365105086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-79285940945722696752009-12-03T12:43:18.027-06:002009-12-03T12:43:18.027-06:00Exactly what I found trying all-grain GF...holy go...Exactly what I found trying all-grain GF...holy goo, Batman! Thanks for the update and tips. It's very fun to malt your own grains at home.<br /><br />http://taonk.blogspot.com/2009/10/gluten-free-ale-and-brown-gruit-saison.htmlnanokinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389473756567878236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-46882961325590960252009-12-03T12:33:35.584-06:002009-12-03T12:33:35.584-06:00Some of you have wanted to know some results and I...Some of you have wanted to know some results and I've learned a lot in the last year or so.<br /><br /><b>Blue-Moon Recipe:</b><br />6 lbs Sorghum Extract<br />1.5 lbs Liquid Rice Extract<br />0.5 lb each of Millet, Quinoa, & Buckwheat malted, dried, then toasted lightly.<br />White Labs yeast.<br /><br />For hops, flavorings, and times just match your favorite recipe.<br /><br /><b>GF Mashing</b><br />Starches don't seem to convert well in GF grains, plus the cold-break problems seem to be a result of high gelatinization temps. Hypothesis is that it would be best to just boil the mash first (most GF grains are huskless so you don't have a tanin problem) then do a decoction cooling of the mash add in some amylase enzymes, rest at 140 & 150. <br /><br />The GF goo that results from a normal mash schedule is pretty significant if you're looking to all grain brew. So for the moment I would simply recommend use sorghum & rice extract as a base malt, and then add in some other GF grains as specialty grains only for flavor and color...don't expect too much out of them in the sugars department.Otishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882200488365105086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-56984829525444127792009-12-03T11:56:39.304-06:002009-12-03T11:56:39.304-06:00Otis,
Thanks a lot for the info. How did the beer...Otis,<br /><br />Thanks a lot for the info. How did the beers turn out? <br /><br />I'm malting white quinoa and millet at the moment. I soaked both for 48 hours and 24 hours later the quinoa had an average sprout length of about 4x it's size. <br /><br />The millet hasn't yet started, but I'll give that another two days. <br /><br />I'll post the results in a month or so. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />robAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-66540549186900864282009-12-01T16:58:39.529-06:002009-12-01T16:58:39.529-06:00Otis -- This is AWESOME work, dude! Thanks for con...Otis -- This is AWESOME work, dude! Thanks for contributing to the greater good of the gluten-challenged by posting such valuable data! Will be conducting additional experiments applied to the next level of brewing. Happy to share.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-60041833421656024372009-09-30T23:36:06.984-05:002009-09-30T23:36:06.984-05:00Hi Otis
I am so glad I found your gluten free beer...Hi Otis<br />I am so glad I found your gluten free beer posts!<br />For the last month I've been trying to brew a gluten free beer too, and it's been harder than I thought it would be.<br />I tried to malt quinoa, amaranth and millet, I let them soak equally for two days and let them germinate for three more days.<br />After this time the smell of the quinoa was too sourly strong, as well as the amaranth, just not so sour, but they both smelled bad... sadly, I ended up throwing away those grains.<br />I had better luck with the millet grains, I don't know exactly what variety of millet I used, but I had red millet and white millet. Although the smell grew strong during germination, it was a very pleasant one, much like bread. It germinated very fast, so I put 4.2kg in the oven for 1hr at 140° and another hour at 248°(120°c).<br />I did a decoction mash with rests at 95, 122, 149, but the starch never fully converted...<br />I only used 1oz of cascade hops as this is an experiment to try the millet's taste, and when the boil was finished the wort had a great beer smell. I used safele us-05.<br />The OG was so low that i didn't expect any fermentation, but it fermented for one and a half days, no krausen. After 1 week, since the gravity was the same, i bottled the beer.<br />The beer before bottling had a great taste, but an unusual smell. It has a very, very sweet and fermented smell, not like bananas but more like sugar cane fermented syrup... or pulque (a fermented drink brewed from magueyes).<br />I suppose that millet based beer should smell different than barley based beer, but I'd like to ask you: whats your experience with the smell of the grains during germination, and how did your beers end up smelling? I have also been reading that millet grains react to temperature in different ways than barley does, so in your experience, how can I extract more sugars from millet?<br />Thank you for the information you posted, it´s very inspiring (the japanese t-shirt folding is great too!), thank you for reading this and I really hope you can share more of your experience. Dan.Danhttp://www.lineaalterna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-75725089031477796822009-09-29T13:52:23.340-05:002009-09-29T13:52:23.340-05:00Great post! Best gf beer data I've encountere...Great post! Best gf beer data I've encountered so far! Just getting started with my first gf beer experiment (malting some buckwheat now).<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Samnanokinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389473756567878236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-26428644584412642572009-09-01T07:46:09.834-05:002009-09-01T07:46:09.834-05:00Could you share your original "Blue Moon"...Could you share your original "Blue Moon" like recipe? My son is a celiac and before that "Blue Moon" was one that he enjoyed. Or email ne3l underscore ham at yahoo dot com. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-55354962656360851542009-07-07T23:15:27.822-05:002009-07-07T23:15:27.822-05:00Did you ever test this out, and if so can you shar...Did you ever test this out, and if so can you share your results? I am celiac, and very much miss good beer. I'm learning now how to home brew, and have begun researching alternate grains to brew with. Any advice you can give is appreciated! You can also email me if you like - brew at steelesite dot com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-80823154363702494872008-10-13T10:09:00.000-05:002008-10-13T10:09:00.000-05:00We are in awe and quite inspired. Matt has not sta...We are in awe and quite inspired. Matt has not started brewing since we got to Texas, but he needs to get on the ball. I love the science you have applied to the whole process.Kellsotrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656853262760921818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-69090236267345127252008-10-13T08:04:00.000-05:002008-10-13T08:04:00.000-05:00Dude! Very impressive write up. The beer I tried...Dude! Very impressive write up. The beer I tried that you made was really awesome. Can't wait to try some more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com