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Has anyone ever purchased from Deer Creek Malthouse, located in southeastern PA? https://deercreekmalt.com/product-category/beer/

I brewed kombucha a few years ago, but took a break after getting frustrated with failures "managing" my SCOBY, specifically between batches. I found that my SCOBY got super thick and the liquid it was sitting in essentially turned to vinegar. Even if I didn't use any of this liquid for a...

A couple things... First, Clarex is readily available. Second, if "gluten reduced" was the same as "gluten free", there would be no sorghum beers and all beers for people who are gluten intolerant would be brewed with Clarex. Unfortunately, that's not the case and "gluten reduced" beers are...

Any instructions on roasting the oats?

Thanks for your response, wildseedgrrrl. I have a 22 month old so, like you, I don't really have time on my hand to experiment with malting, recipes, etc. I'm hoping to leverage the trials/experience others have done to brew something solid with relatively easily attainable and affordable...

I was diagnosed with Celiac 2 years ago and gave up homebrewing, a favorite hobby I had been doing (non-GF) for 8 years or so. I've been reluctant to do any GF brewing for a couple reasons. The commercial GF beers I've had which have been sorghum-based (which is clearly the most popular...

I started a batch this morning, setting some tea bags to boil with sugar earlier this morning and forgot about it. Instead of boiling for 10-15 minutes, it simmered for 50 minutes before I remembered. Should I dump this or is it somehow OK? I'm assuming that boiling that long will result in...

Thanks for the follow ups. Just to be clear, I was not intending to discourage people from GF brewing. I was just attempting to gauge the caliber of results from those who have had success compared against the only commercial example I've found acceptable. With a 13 month old, I personally...

You can get it at various places in NJ. Joe Canals locations has their beers. I brought it up because I've found it to be quite a solid GF offering and I was wondering how it compared to the beers brewed with the techniques mentioned in this thread. To he honest, it doesn't seem worth the...

For all the GF millet brewers... Have any of you ever tried beers made by Glutenberg? I'm just curious how your home brew efforts compare to a solid commercial example.

Hopefully this wasn't already covered in a previous post in this thread, but I contacted Al at East Coast Yeast and he said that his yeast/bacteria is propagated in a solution containing 3.3% malt extract. I'm not sure what this would translate to in ppm, but it seems pretty small. Has anyone...

I was unable to find this question answered before, but I have some pH strips that have been sitting around, unused, for maybe 5-6 years. I'm wondering if they're still perfectly good or if they degrade over time and/or being exposed to certain elements.

Oof. Cellulase is QUITE expensive. I'll attempt to use the Termamyl, AMG300, and protease (also a bit expensive). Hopefully I'll get solid OGs and FGs. What about the importance of using RO water as well as managing pH? Also, what mill gap would you suggest? Thanks for clarifying the...

Can you give any suggestions for how we can replace the enzymes you used with readily available ones?

This is the most encouraging information I've read to date regarding GF brewing and I commend Legume for his experimentation and documentation. Both of my initial concerns (cloudiness and high FG) appear to be non-issues which is great. I'm finally going to try GF brewing using this technique...