Logo
 
MoreBeer!
Honey Ale | Gluten Free | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | Sorghum Extract
KIT915

Honey Ale | Gluten Free | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | Sorghum Extract

In Stock
Delivers to ( change ) by as part of our Fast & Free Shipping.
Faster Shipping Available. Details.
Returns
60 day no hassle return policy. Details
Description

  • Lightly colored ale with some sweetness from the honey
  • Our Gluten Free recipes use Sorghum extract for the base fermentables
  • Includes Kent Goldings and Northern Brewer hops
  • Estimated ABV: 5.6%
  • Estimated IBUs: 15-18
  • Makes 5 gallons of finished beer

This ale recipe features the use of clover honey, dried rice extract and sorghum. Try adding some dark candi syrup to give it some color.

Gluten-Free beers are a different world when it comes to finding a suitable replacement for the base extract. Celiacs are allergic to the hordein protein found in the base malts such as 2-Row and Pilsner malt. 

They are also allergic to the gliadin protein found in wheat which is the biggest offender of the two proteins. As a homebrewer your goal is to find a suitable fermentable that can emulate the maltiness in beer.

Our Gluten Free recipes use Sorghum extract for the base fermentables. Hops aggressively cut through the maltiness from sorghum easily. Hop additions in gluten free beers tend to be 40-50% less than normal. 

All our gluten-free kits include dry yeast due to the small traces of the gliadin protein found in liquid yeast. (Although lab research has found the yeast metabolize the gliadin protein after fermentation and significantly reduce the ppm present.)

  • Makes 5 gallons
  • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 5.5-6%
  • Estimated Original Gravity:1.055-60
  • SRM (Color Range): 4-6
  • IBU's: 15-18
 
 
 
Item # KIT915
Shipping Eligible for Free Shipping Program
Availability California - In Stock
Pennsylvania - In Stock
Weight 9 LBS
Community Q&A

Start typing your question and we'll check if it was already asked and answered. Learn More
Browse 3 questions Browse 3 questions and 4 answers
Why did you choose this?
MoreFlavor Store
Ordered and brewed this last year and it came out really good.
Roy C N on Mar 10, 2022
seeking gluten free recipes
Josette S on Nov 13, 2021
Ordered and brewed this last year and it came out really good.
Roy C N on Mar 10, 2022
Have successfully brewed this recipe before. Also was very well received by those who drank it.
Mike T on Feb 1, 2022
seeking gluten free recipes
Josette S on Nov 13, 2021
Dipping my toes into GF brewing for my friends
Jeanette G on Oct 26, 2021
My dad is allergic to wheat and barley and this may be an opportunity for him to continue to enjoy beer since the beer he has been drinking is starting to bother him
colin k on Oct 22, 2021
girlfriend is gluten free
Jonathan W on Jun 9, 2021
Trying gluten free beer making
Justin S on May 7, 2021
A favorite of my nephew
David D on Feb 4, 2021
Gluten Free I have Celiac Disease ... : (
Curt H on Dec 29, 2020
It looks like a unique gluten free variety
Antonio P on Dec 17, 2020
wife is gluten free also honey beer is also excellent for not being gluten free
john a on Oct 15, 2020
Mu wife likes it
Larry R on Oct 2, 2020
Great beer
Jessie R on Oct 1, 2020
For my Son-in-Law who has celiac"
Valued C on Sep 1, 2020
Some Family Members GF
Randall R R on Jun 23, 2020
Gluten Free and Honey what can be better
Samuel A H on Apr 9, 2020
I have a gluten allergy and was looking for a honey-based gluten free beer kit
Valued C on Feb 24, 2020
Dietary Requirements
Matt A on Feb 6, 2020
My Gluten Free girlfriend prefers lighter flavored beers
Noel on Dec 17, 2019
A Unique Gluten Free option
Aaron B on Dec 10, 2019
GF is GF and I'm attempting to make a beer she can drink.
Kevin on Aug 31, 2019
We’re looking for a gluten free option for members of our brew club, and MoreBeer.com has good options in an easy to use online store. Plus, free shipping!
John S on Jul 2, 2019
I have a friend that is gluten intolerant but loves beer.
William F M on Dec 11, 2018
My third batch of gluten-free and now pushing the envelope with flavors
Danney R on Oct 23, 2018
RECENTLY DIAGNOSED AS GLUTEN INTOLLERANT
Christopher E on Sep 6, 2018
Taste and previous experience
David D on Jan 15, 2018
Have successfully brewed this recipe before. Also was very well received by those who drank it.
Mike T on Feb 1, 2022
Dipping my toes into GF brewing for my friends
Jeanette G on Oct 26, 2021
I made this kit and added candi syrup. It is very sweet, almost like wine. It finished at 1.018 which I think might be rather high. I am wondering if the yeast stalled or just didn't finish. Has anyone else experienced this?
Jason Wisnewski on Apr 27, 2020
BEST ANSWER: There are a couple reasons that your FG may be that high. With extracts, especially liquid, there are a lot of caramelized sugars that are hard for yeast to ferment which will frequently yield higher gravities. Otherwise the yeast will play a major role. The more yeast you use from packets or starters the lower your gravity will be. It is also important to keep your fermentation temperature steady, e.g. it doesn't get too cold at night and swing hot during the day. If you always notice a trend you can replace some of the sorghum extract in a recipe with some corn sugar or rice extract which is more fermentable. Cheers!
How much dark candi syrup do you recommend adding to the gluten-free honey ale?
Nick Arleth on Jun 18, 2018
BEST ANSWER: One to two pounds should add significant flavor.
Why does the Extract Brewing instructions only talk about putting grain in a bag as opposed to the jars of ingredients that come with the kit?
Jeff Harper on Feb 21, 2023
Reviews

3.6 / 5.0
10 Reviews
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Star
4
1
3
1
1
Rated 1 out of 5
Did not like at all
Way too sweet for my taste
February 23, 2022
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great honey taste.
Modified the recipe a little. Pitched the honey at end of boil. This keeps the honey taste in tact. I don’t normally do kits, but morebeer does a nice job putting the kits together. I pitched the yeast too early so fermentation is a little slow but progressing ok. Should be ready for kegging in about a week. Took a sample at 4 days in the fermenter. Really nice light honey taste. The sorghum extract in the kit seems to be better tasting then other extracts I have used.
April 26, 2018
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 3 out of 5
Drinkable but needs mods
This was my first GF beer to ever taste. I read all these reviews first so my expectations were somewhat low, so I was pleasantly surprised. Yeah, it doesn't taste like a regular beer but it's still beer and very drinkable. I served this at a beerfest and got mostly positive feedback. I made this for a celiac friend who knows her GF commercial beers and she thought it was good. She gave me feedback similar to the following... (my taste review)

Taste: Light, but not too light. Sweet, which I like, but it was way tart. Not enough hops and mouth feel not great. No hop aroma. This beer tasted a light version of champagne. That was surprising, but it was still enjoyable.

I'm going to make this again with more hops, dry hop, and maltodextrin.
August 25, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5
So-So
Brewed this to give away to some friends who are part of the anti-gluten crowd. I wasn't too impressed with the taste, definitely NOT like real beer.
May 8, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5
Best GF Beer so far
Great recipe! For those who expect sorghum to taste like 2 row malt... sorry, never gonna happen. However, this kit really hit the top of the mark when it comes to GF beers. My wife has celiac, I brew 2 row for myself, and sorghum for her. This is the first sorghum based beer I actually like! I always practice secondary fermentation, and keg my beer batches.. Please don't ever discontinue this one. My wife will be devastated.
May 2, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5
GREAT GLUTEN-FREE BEER!
I have never home-brewed before, and tried this recipe out as my first.

As someone who is SEVERELY celiac, and has tried just about every single gluten-free beer on the market, I was shocked at how good this tasted. People who are not gluten-intolerant preferred it to other beer in my house.

I bought the light ale, but plan to re-order this for another batch coming up instead.
January 6, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5
STILL UNDECIDED
THIS IS BETTER RECIPE THAN THE GLUTEN FREE PALE ALE. IT HAS MORE WHOLE MOUTH FLAVOR. i STILL THINK THE YEAST COULD BE TWEEKED A LITTLE, BUT IT NEEDS SOMETHING, A DIFFERENT FLAVOR ADDITIVE OR HOP. IT DOES HAVE A METALIC FLAVOR, BUT AGAIN BETTER THAN THE PALE ALE. IVE MADE OTHER COMPANIES GLUTEN FREE RECIPES AND THEY TASTED ALOT BETTER THAN THESE. THEY DIDNT HAVE THE AFTERTASTES. I JUST BOTTLED IT, AND WILL SEE IF THE CARBONATION PHASE HELPS IT.
December 3, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5
Works well with some tinkering...
I have been making this particular kit for my wife, who is gluten sensitive, for a couple years now. With about 6 or so batches done, I have learned to tinker with the recipe a bit to help cut through or mask that metallic flavor the sorghum provides, which is the biggest problem with sorghum-based recipes. I add others hops (something citrusy like Amarillo or Citra or the like - about an ounce that I split in half for the additions) to the existing hop additions in the recipe. I also, and this seems to be where the beer gets waaay better, dry-hop the beer with an ounce or so of the same extra hops from the boil (sans Saaz). I have served the results to beer and non-beer-saavy folks alike with great feedback. More importantly, the wife LOVES it and that's all that matters to me. I recommend folks do the same tinkering to please their palates.
November 6, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5
TASTES LIKE A REGULAR BEER
Not sure what happened to Jeremy's batch or how he kegged or bottled it but I made this and then kegged it.

I LOVE this beer! It is the first home beer kit that I have tried (I've tried a total of four so far) that does not have that under lying bitter taste that I believe may come from the sorghum? You know the one I am talking about if you have tried GF beer. This beer tastes crisp and is very clear. It is a very refreshing, lighter tasting beer. Perfect for a summer beer.

That being said if you have never made beer before the instructions provided are too generic and not specific to this type of beer. I would consider my husband and I well practiced home brewers and were able to use our past knowledge to fill in the blanks.

I am buying my GF Honey Ale kit from More Beer. It is AWESOME and I am spreading the word!!

September 29, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5
Made this beer for my wife.
This beer was very tart and light in body. My wife is Gluten Free and she wanted me to make this for her. She even thought it tasted a bit strange. The Amber ale is a better kit. I would like to see a dark ale like a stout come out.
September 16, 2013