AG#14 Challenger Ale

[escapizm]

How does this look, it is based on the recipe form here viewtopic.php?f=24&t=30817

Challenger Ale 30litre
Date:
Gyle Number:
Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 11 lbs. 14.4 oz 5400 grams 81.1%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 2 lbs. 4.0 oz 1020 grams 15.3%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 8.4 oz 240 grams 3.6%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Challenger Whole 6.4 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 2.1 oz 60 grams 60%
Challenger Whole 6.4 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 40%


Final Volume: 30 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 4.8% ABV
Total Liquor: 46.7 Litres
Mash Liquor: 16.6 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 34.482662501078 EBU
Colour: 40 EBC

[booldawg]

I was eyeing that recipe with interest too! Would be interesting to see how it'd work out with Challenger. TBH I can see why Fuggles would be the top choice for an ale with 15% crystal as I tend to pigeon-hole Challenger as a summery hop better off at home in the palest of ales.

[escapizm]

I was eyeing that recipe with interest too! Would be interesting to see how it'd work out with Challenger. TBH I can see why Fuggles would be the top choice for an ale with 15% crystal as I tend to pigeon-hole Challenger as a summery hop better off at home in the palest of ales.

HI would you recommend reducing/removing the crystal from an all challenger brew? I do have some EK Golding in the freezer but then id making summer lightning again.

[booldawg]

Depends if you want to retain the malt profile of this ale. Looking at the original thread the OP based it upon GWs Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild recipe. I could imagine it working with Fuggles or maybe Northdowns. Challenger is an excellent choice for the Summer Lightning style pales but can imagine the more spicy Fuggles in this particular brew.

Maybe Fuggles for bitterness and Challenger for aroma?