So far, so good

I’ve had two beers now after my month off from gluten, and I don’t seem to be suffering any adverse effects. No noticeable arthritis flare ups, no joint stiffness or pain, no nuthin’. I’m not going to go out and gorge myself on bread and beer, but it does give me hope that I don’t have to give up beer entirely! My goal is to stay on a low-gluten diet for the time being and see how that works.

On Saturday, I bought the makings for a maibock, but now I think I may try making up a recipe for a low-gluten lager/maibock instead. Rather than use malt extracts, I’ll use rice and corn syrups with some toasted 2-row malted barley to add a more authentic beer flavor. Seeing as I’m not allergic to gluten, there’s no reason to completely avoid it. But there’s also no reason to tempt fate, so a lower gluten beer might be the regular beer-drinking answer! More on that recipe when I try it out.