One for Seymour perhaps.... Prescott Ales - Hill Climb

[chris172]

Just had a request to brew a clone of this by my lad.... can't find anything on the net.

Seymour... have you any ideas??

There website says 3.8%, Maris Otter, Torrified Wheat, Bobek and Cascade. just need %'s and yeast

TIA

[seymour]

From what I can tell, it's probably about 95% Maris Otter, 5% Wheat. Oddly, Prescott's Ratebeer description says Wheat Malt, their own website says Torrified Wheat, so I think you could use whichever you like best.

I'd aim for about 25 IBU, not too bitter, and not a whole lot of late hops either. The goal is a very harmonious malt-to-hops ratio, a nicely balanced English golden ale. Probably English Cascade, since most people are surprised to learn it contains Cascade at all. No profoundly American hoppy traits.

With regards to yeast, they claim to have their own strain, but that could mean anything. They use a dedicated German Weiss strain for their wheat ale, and a dedicated Belgian strain for farmhouse styles, but I suspect their main workhorse is an everyday English strain like Nottingham or S-04/Whitbread-B. No one describes Prescott ales with any particular yeast-derived esters or anything, so aim for a clean and neutral fermentation. However, every once in awhile people describe their cask ales as the slightest bit sulfury or eggy. That makes me think of Kolsch ale. Not that I believe Prescott actually uses an authentic German Kolsch strain, but you could if that's what you're going for...

Anyway, I hope these generalities help you some at least.

Cheers, and happy brewing. I look forward to hearing how it turns out for you.

[chris172]

Thanks for the reply Seymour...

[seymour]

No problem. Hope it goes well for you.