Robert Keifer joins us from Divine Sciences Brewing this week to discuss gluten free beer brewing recipe design.
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/beersmith/BSHB-198-Gluten.mp3]Topics in This Week’s Episode (57:20)
- This week I welcome Robert Keifer. Robert recently started a gluten free brewery called Divine Sciences Brewing and has also written on gluten free brewing for BYO magazine.
- We start with a discussion of some of the changes since Robert last appeared on the show including the start of his new brewery.
- Robert explains some of the differences between traditional recipe design and gluten free recipe design.
- We talk about the exclusion of barley, wheat and rye and how that affects the flavor of the ber.
- Robert tells us which alternative grains work best as base and specialty grains.
- We discuss the issue of color which can be a bit different for gluten free grains than it is for barley grains.
- Robert explains why some gluten free beers lack body and also what can be done to increase the body in a finished beer.
- We explore mashing alternative grains and how the mash schedule often needs to be highly modified to properly convert non-barley grains.
- Robert talks about enzymes which are needed for many gluten free grains as they lack sufficient enzymes of their own to self-convert.
- We talk about fermentation and how to manage low final gravities.
- Robert shares his closing thoughts.
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