Coeliac friendly Beer?

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Coeliac friendly Beer?

Post by MMBrewing » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:06 pm

Hi there everyone. I'm currently just a Kit brewer (and loving it) but I am feeling lured to all grain as I believe it will give me even more satisfaction - just like cooking from scratch is better than cooking with packets.

Anyway my Brothers motherinlaw has recently had a diagnosis of coeliac disease and as such has been told to stay away from her beloved Adnams beers and to learn to love cider - I was wondering if anyone has tried producing Coeliac friendly beers and if so how successful they were .
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Post by Aleman » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:41 pm

I'll go halfsies with you on a batch of malted sorghum if you like as She is a coeliac and grew up near (and went to school in) Southwold (With Lyndsay Adnam) so really misses here Adnams . . . .Oh minimum order qty is 1 tonne . . . . . Which is why I haven't brewed anything GF to date.

You might want to consider Hambleton Ales as a source of GF beer in the meantime. The GFA is much improved this year, and the GFL is pretty good . . . Personally I'd love to try a CAP with Malted Sorghum and Corn . . .Nick Stafford hasn't been around when I've been into the brewery otherwise I'd be really cheeky and ask him for a sack ;)
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Post by Jim » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:28 pm

My other half is also coeliac - maybe if we get enough of us together we could bluk purchase - a tonne is a heck of a lot, though! :lol:
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Post by Aleman » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:02 pm

Jim wrote:a tonne is a heck of a lot, though! :lol:
Twenty 25Kg Sacks :shock:
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Post by sib67 » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:39 pm

Aleman wrote:
Jim wrote:a tonne is a heck of a lot, though! :lol:
Twenty 25Kg Sacks :shock:
Surely it's forty 25 Kg sacks isn't it?
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Post by Aleman » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:36 pm

sib67 wrote:
Aleman wrote:
Jim wrote:a tonne is a heck of a lot, though! :lol:
Twenty 25Kg Sacks :shock:
Surely it's forty 25 Kg sacks isn't it?
:oops: I should have said that its a Colonial Tonne which is lighter than a metric tonne :oops:

What and the fact that I can't do simple maths doesn't enter into it :lol:
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Post by MMBrewing » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:34 am

I'll put my hat in the ring for a group buy - given my lack of experience with AG it might make sense for me to come visit another forum member for the brewday- then simply a case of bottling the stuff later on as I'm guessing that my brothers mother-in-law won't get through a nine quick enough to stop it spoiling. who's in then ? lets get a top quality home brewed gluten free ale ready for the August Bank Holiday !
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Post by Aleman » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:13 am

Considering you would use say 5Kg of malt for a batch, ONE 25Kg sack (please check my maths) would make 5 batches . . . . so forty sacks would make :? :? :? :? 200 . . . . Would be a nice idea though
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Post by duncan incapable » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:35 pm

MMBrewing wrote:I'll put my hat in the ring for a group buy - given my lack of experience with AG it might make sense for me to come visit another forum member for the brewday- then simply a case of bottling the stuff later on as I'm guessing that my brothers mother-in-law won't get through a nine quick enough to stop it spoiling. who's in then ? lets get a top quality home brewed gluten free ale ready for the August Bank Holiday !
If you want to find out what sorghum based beer tastes like before you spend a fortune on sorghum malt, you could try the Bosk gluten free beer kit. No one I tried it on thought it tasted like normal beer. Its not unpleasant but it may not be to your relative's taste.
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy, but either will do

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Post by duncan incapable » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:45 pm

Aleman wrote: You might want to consider Hambleton Ales as a source of GF beer in the meantime. The GFA is much improved this year, and the GFL is pretty good . . . Personally I'd love to try a CAP with Malted Sorghum and Corn . . .Nick Stafford hasn't been around when I've been into the brewery otherwise I'd be really cheeky and ask him for a sack ;)
You might also try 'Against the Grain' from

http://www.ale4home.co.uk/fine_ale_club.htm

Its less citrussy than GFA. They also do a lager which is just like lager.
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy, but either will do

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