Gluten Free Home Brewing

When Should You Use Pilsner Malt?

The traditional school of thought is Pilsner malt is mostly used to make Pilsners. And while most of the information comparing different base malts comes from the barley world, it may be worth challenging any preconceptions. AHA published a barley grain comparison experiment including Pilsner malt, and barley malt houses such as Weyermann make a wide range of beer style recommendations for their Pilsner malt. Try substituting Pilsner malt in your next beer!

How To Use New To You Malt

Many brewers have taken advantage of our 2 for 1 pound sale. As a result, some brewers may be brewing with new to you malts. So we dug through old blogs to find you some helpful info.

• Caramel • Dark Munich • Griffin •

• Red Wing • Vienna Roasts •

• Amber Ale Recipe • Red Ale Recipe •

Mash Talk - Which Is Best?

Discussing everything imaginable about brewing is as much part of brewing as anything else. One of the most frequent discussions about brewing is the mash, specifically, which mash regime is the best. A couple considerations include 1) brewing gluten-free beer is still developing and improving, 2) different mashes achieve different results which may be more appropriate to specific beer styles, and 3) you have to mash within the capabilities of your system, knowledge and experience.

Zero Tolerance Homebrew Club is an international organization that hosts an informative wiki page and website, and engages in lively discussions on their Facebook page. A recent thread received a lot of feedback and information about which mash regime is best. Check them out!

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