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Gluten Free Maltsters and Distributors
Dedicated Gluten Free
Region | Name | Category | Notes |
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๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ | Gluten Free Home Brewing | Retailer | Oregon-based retail site for North American homebrewers. Distributes Eckert and Grouse malts, enzymes, in addition to other ingredients and supplies. |
๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฟ | TwรธBays Brewing Co. | Distributor, Brewery | Distributes Eckert and Grouse malts in Australia and New Zealand |
๐ฆ๐บ | ALT-Malt Alternate Grain Maltings | Maltster | Australia-based small batch gluten free malts |
๐ฌ๐ง | Alt Grain Co. | Maltster | Millet malt production and sales in the UK |
๐ช๐บ | Nutrinco | Distributor | Distributes Grouse malts throughout the EU. Focus is currently commercial brewers but may consider retail sales to homebrewers depending on demand. Contact Rob.Roffel AT nutrinco.nl for a price list and order form. |
๐บ๐ธ | Grouse Malt House | Maltster | Colorado-based dedicated gluten free maltster. Malted millet, buckwheat, corn. Wholesale. Retail sales through distributors. |
๐บ๐ธ | Eckert Malting | Maltster | California-based dedicated gluten free maltster. Malted rice. Wholesale. Retail sales through distributors. |
๐ฆ๐ท | Malterรญa Ovunque | Maltster | Argentina-based gluten free maltster. Malted millet, buckwheat, quinoa, corn, sorghum. Sells directly to homebrewers and breweries. |
๐บ๐ธ | Gluten Free Brew Supply | Retailer | Michigan-based online sales of gluten free malts from dedicated and non-dedicated malt houses (see considerations for non-dedicated maltsters below) |
See List of Commercial Gluten Free Malts for more details
Non Dedicated Maltsters and Suppliers
- As existing and new malting operators look to enter the gluten free market, there are a number of things that those maltsters, their distributors, and brewers need to have in mind when evaluating the food safety for consumers with medical reasons to avoid gluten. Theoretically non-dedicated malt houses can safely avoid cross-contamination issues with a combination of proper cleaning protocols (for easier to clean stainless steel surfaces) and dedicated equipment / spaces where appropriate. Maltsters should have detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for mitigating risks of cross-contact with gluten containing grains, provide a good degree of transparency around these SOPs, and be willing to have their practices reviewed by external parties.
- At present there are no shared facility malt houses that have been certified by a gluten free inspection body (e.g. GFCO) or gluten free brewing industry panel.
- Key considerations for utilizing malts from non dedicated sources.
- GF grain sourcing (grower practices, harvesting and shipping) -- GF grains are frequently grown in rotation with non-GF crops
- Intake process and storage bins (are grains inspected for presence of gluten containing grains at receiving, are they stored in dedicated containers?)
- Conveyors and handling between tanks, floors, rooms
- Dust management (kiln ventilation can blow barley dust throughout the malthouse)
- Water (can sometimes be recycled between steeping vessels)
- Packaging equipment
- Deculmers and other equipment that is hard to clean can be sources of contamination
- Skagit Valley Malting - Non-dedicated malt house, Washington (US)
- Began offering pale millet malt and buckwheat malt in 2020.
- Haus Malts - - Non-dedicated malt house, Ohio (US)
- Malts oats, millet, sorghum, and corn.
- Colorado Malting Company (CMC) - Non-dedicated malt house, Colorado (US)
- Malts red and white proso-millet, buckwheat, and sunflower seeds.
- Risks may be mitigated by having an "isolated" facility for the gluten free malts.
- Retail sales for CMC are handled by Boulder Fermentation Supply. There is a higher risk of cross contamination at this facility that repackages gluten free malts for homebrewers alongside their gluten-containing products, and Zero Tolerance members have found barley grains in their gluten free CMC grain orders in the past.[1]
- Sugar Creek Malt Co - Non-dedicated malt house, Indiana (US)
- Lists a small number of limited release malts including corn, rice, buckwheat, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and acorns. They are primarily maltsters of barley, wheat and rye, and make no claims around gluten free products or handling. The likelihood of cross contamination for the gluten free grains is high.
Enzyme Manufacturers and Distributors
Region | Name | Category | Notes |
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๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ | Gluten Free Home Brewing | Retailer | Main retail site for North American homebrewers. Distributes products from Novozymes (Ceremix Flex and Ondea Pro) and Enzymes Innovation (SEBAmyl and Termamyl). |
๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ | Novozymes US | Manufacturer and Retailer | Novozymes US group provides direct sales (and product education) for North America. (Ondea Pro and Ceremix Flex available in 1.1 lb and 2.2 lb sizes) |
๐ฌ๐ง | Alt Grain Co. | Retailer (and maltster) | Retail sales for Ceremix Flex (Novozymes) and "Visco Buster" (aka Trizyme from Murphy & Son). |
๐ช๐บ | Novozymes | Manufacturer | For sales information contact ASMU@novozymes.com. Current minimum order is 25 kg. Will be launching an online sales site for UK (similar to North America site above) in near future. |
๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐บ | Kerry | Manufacturer | Makes Promalt, Hitempase and others. Commercial sales only. |
๐ฌ๐ง | Murphy & Son | Manufacturer | Makes Trizyme. Commercial sales only. |
๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฟ | Novozymes | Manufacturer | For Australia sales information contact ASMU@novozymes.com. Current minimum order is 25 kg. |
๐ | Novozymes | Manufacturer | For sales information in rest of world contact ASMU@novozymes.com. Current minimum order is 25 kg. |
๐ | Still Spirits | Manufacturer | Manufactures high temp stable alpha amylase. Widely available in homebrewing stores worldwide. See web site for list of stockists. |
See List of Commercial Enzymes for more details.
Sorghum and Rice Syrup
Briess is the main manufacturer of gluten free sorghum syrup (aka sorghum extract) and rice syrup. These ingredients are relatively easy to find in local home brew supply stores (LHBS) in North America and Australia, but may require more effort to track down elsewhere. In the UK, Briess sorghum extract can be purchased via Hamstead Homebrew.
Homebrew Sites
- American Homebrewers Association
- Homebrew Talk (Gluten Free Brewing)
- Gluten Free Home Brewing
- Tutorials -- Including Extract, Partial Mash, All Grain and Malting
- Andrew Lavery all grain brewing tutorial
Recipe links
- GFHB Recipe Database
- see also Zero Tolerance Wiki Recipe links
Facebook Groups
- Zero Tolerance Home Brew Club
- We Got Sick Drinking Gluten Reduced Beers
- Beers Without Barley (UK)
- Birdleg Brew - Gluten Free Brewing in New Zealand
- Gluten Free Beer (Great Taste Less Diarrhea)
Blogs and Other Sites
Books
General
- How To Brew, John Palmer
- A very good overview of beginning brewing knowledge and an excellent introduction to all grain. Does not cover gluten free brewing specifically.
- Brew Better Beer, Emma Christensen
- A section with some good extract gluten free recipes, good for beginners.
- Brooklyn Brew Shop's Beer Making Book: 52 Seasonal Recipes for Small Batches
- Has recipes and techniques for gluten free beers including using vegetables as a sugar source.
- Home-Brewed Gluten-Free Beer: Make More Than 75 Craft Beer Recipes, Sara McGrath
- Mixed reviews from Zero Tolerance members. This book is not the definitive guide to gluten free brewing but may be an OK introductory source for those who want to tread very lightly into GF brewing territory. Focus is recipes for sorghum syrup and sugar-based (maple syrup, brown sugar, honey) drinks, with a small number of basic recipes for incorporating unmalted gluten free grains (rice, buckwheat and quinoa).
Podcasts
At time of writing there are a limited number of recurring podcasts devoted to gluten-free brewing. There are, however, many podcast episodes featuring gluten-free homebrewers and commercial gluten-free breweries. Additionally there are more general brewing podcasts that cover topics of interest to gluten-free homebrewers.
Podcast episodes featuring gluten-free homebrewing
- Bob Keifer, Four Brewers Podcast (7-May-2018)
- Gluten Free Brewing with Robert Keifer, BeerSmith Podcast #171 (31-May-2018)
- Zero Tolerance Gluten Free Club, Basic Brewing Radio (23-Aug-2018)
- Gluten Free Beer Brian, Experimental Brewing #84 (19-Mar-2020)
- Gluten Free Homebrewing with Rusty Wilson - Homebrewing DIY #47 (23-Jul-2020) -- Rusty Wilson sells partial grain beer kits on Etsy
Gluten Free Beer Podcasts
- Gluten Free On Tap
- Baking and Brewing - Bob and Dominรญc
Brewing Podcasts
- Master Brewers Association of America - Technical topics
- Brulosophy - Home Brew Experiments
- BeerSmith - Interviews on various home brew topics
- Basic Brewing Radio / Video - Interviews on various home brew topics
- Experimental Brewing - Drew Beechum and Denny Conn
- Brew Strong - John Palmer and Jamil Zainasheff on various home brew topics
Software
- BeerSmith
- Brewer's Friend - Online recipe builder (free and paid options)