Frozen Bastard Strong Ale Gluten Reduced Beer Kit

Description

Your Label Peelers Frozen Bastard Strong Ale Gluten Reduced Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Your Frozen Bastard Strong Ale Gluten Reduced beer kit that will tantalize your taste buds! This unique recipe combines 7 lbs. of light dry malt extract with 1 lb. of caramel/crystal malt and 8 oz. of cara-pils/dextrine, victory malt, and chocolate malt, for a sweet and malty flavor. The bitterness of the Warrior hops is balanced out with the floral notes of the Cryo Cascade and Centennial hops. Finally, the Safale US-05 Dry Yeast, Yeast Energizer/Irish Moss Combo Packet, and the WLN-4000 Clarity Ferm ensure a smooth and pleasant finish. Enjoy the complex flavor notes of this robust beer, with hints of caramel, chocolate, and tropical fruit. It is a full-bodied, dark amber ale with a complex malt character and a strong hop bitterness.

This beer can reduce gluten below 10 ppm. This gluten reduced beer is more tolerable to gluten sensitive people but is not a gluten free product. This beer is a take on Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale.

ABV: 7.0%
IBU: 100+
BU/GU: 0.8
SG: 1.068
FG: 1.016
Degrees Plato: 16.8
SRM: 16

Ingredients

- 7 lbs. Light Dry Malt Extract
- 1 lb. Caramel/Crystal Malt (60L)
- 8 oz. Cara-Pils/Dextrine
- 8 oz. Victory Malt
- 8 oz. Chocolate Malt
- 1 oz. Warrior Hops (Bittering)
- 2 oz. Cryo Cascade Hops (Flavor)
- 2 oz. Cryo Centennial Hops (Aroma)
- 1 oz. Cryo Cascade Hops (Dry Hop)
- 1 Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
- 1 pkg. Safale US-05 Dry Yeast
- 1 WLN-4000 Clarity Ferm (gluten reducing agent)

Hop Schedule

- 1 oz. Warrior Hops (Bittering) - 60 minutes
- 2 oz. Cascade Hops (Flavor) - 15 minutes
- 2 oz. Centennial Hops (Aroma) - 5 minutes

Instruction

1. Begin by heating 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F.

2. Place the grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.

3. Remove the grain bag and discard the grains.

4. Bring the water to a boil and add the malt extract.

5. Boil for 60 minutes, adding the hops according to the hop schedule.

6. Add the Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo with 15 minutes left in the boil.

7. Cool the wort to 70°F and transfer to a fermenter.

8. Add cold water to bring the volume to 5 gallons.

9. Pitch the yeast and ferment at 68°F for 7-10 days. Add the vial of White Labs Clarity Ferm at this point.

10. Transfer to a secondary vessel and add 1 oz. Cascade Cryo Hops to dry hop for an additional 5-7 days.

10. Bottle or keg the beer and enjoy!