Even the slightest crumb of bread can cause a massive adverse reaction.Does anyone have any gluten free recipes? :huh:
Gluten free beer
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eskimobob
Gluten free beer
A friend of mine can't have anything with Gluten in so most beers are out Even the slightest crumb of bread can cause a massive adverse reaction.
Does anyone have any gluten free recipes? :huh:
Even the slightest crumb of bread can cause a massive adverse reaction.Does anyone have any gluten free recipes? :huh:
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eskimobob
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eskimobob
I tried a mouthful of gluten free beer today; I say a mouthful because it was not that nice 
My friend was drinking it but then she has little other choice. It was http://www.glutenfreebeers.co.uk/greens/index1.html Pioneer and to be fair, it probably should have been served much more chilled - or even very cold. Pioneer is a lager - it was quite thin on body - surprisingly it was 5% alcohol.
I have a feeling it must be possible to come up with something better than that... :huh:
Having looked at the links Daab posted, the main problem seems to be the lack of available malted buckwheat. You have to malt it yourself.
My friend was drinking it but then she has little other choice. It was http://www.glutenfreebeers.co.uk/greens/index1.html Pioneer and to be fair, it probably should have been served much more chilled - or even very cold. Pioneer is a lager - it was quite thin on body - surprisingly it was 5% alcohol.
I have a feeling it must be possible to come up with something better than that... :huh:
Having looked at the links Daab posted, the main problem seems to be the lack of available malted buckwheat. You have to malt it yourself.
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bod
my brothers partner has a gluten allergy, and i was thinking of brewing her a beer for when they come up for christmas.
did you ever get round to trying this bob?
i was thinking of brewing a 2 gallon batch of 100% buckwheat beer to try it out, and using dried yeast, as from what i can tell, the smack pack Wyeast strains have a barley solution to help it grow once smacked. however i think any of the whitelabs strains would be fine since its a pure yeast culture.
obviously the yeast strain is going to be important since a lot of the flavour will come from this, based on the fact the buckwheat has a very nutty flavour(i think
), i want to spice it up a little with something, but limited to the ingredients available that will add anything, cos rice and corn would just add fermentable sugars, not much flavour.
maybe a really fruity ale yeast would be good, or even a hefe yeast? any sugestions guys?
the fun comes in trying to malt my own buckwheat! theres loads of tutorials online though. seems easy enough though.
i love a challange!
did you ever get round to trying this bob?
i was thinking of brewing a 2 gallon batch of 100% buckwheat beer to try it out, and using dried yeast, as from what i can tell, the smack pack Wyeast strains have a barley solution to help it grow once smacked. however i think any of the whitelabs strains would be fine since its a pure yeast culture.
obviously the yeast strain is going to be important since a lot of the flavour will come from this, based on the fact the buckwheat has a very nutty flavour(i think
), i want to spice it up a little with something, but limited to the ingredients available that will add anything, cos rice and corn would just add fermentable sugars, not much flavour.maybe a really fruity ale yeast would be good, or even a hefe yeast? any sugestions guys?
the fun comes in trying to malt my own buckwheat! theres loads of tutorials online though. seems easy enough though.
i love a challange!
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eskimobob
Not had a go yet. I kinda got put off a bit with the malting but I guess a smaller batch might be more managable.bod wrote:did you ever get round to trying this bob?
the fun comes in trying to malt my own buckwheat! theres loads of tutorials online though. seems easy enough though.
Let us know if you give it a go.