Oakham Ales Akehnaten

[Horatio]

Just a had a very friendly reply from Oakham Ales regarding the recipe for Akehnaten:

"93% low colour Maris Otter

7% Cara

Hops

Equal amounts by weight of Nelson Sauvin Galena & Simcoe to be added at the start of boil and + 40 mins to give 50 EBUs

Then at end of boil last five mins add equal amounts again of the same into the Copper Hop Back & Hop Tea at a rate of 1KG per Brl. Or 1KG in 163.666 Ltrs."

It's a very good pint and I am chuffed that they don't mind giving the recipe out to us homebrewers!

[jubby]

A super pint of beer. Well done for that Horatio I have contacted Oakham Ales three times, but they never replied. This is going on my long list of beers to brew.
Just one question:

Then at end of boil last five mins add equal amounts again of the same into the Copper Hop Back & Hop Tea at a rate of 1KG per Brl. Or 1KG in 163.666 Ltrs."

Does this mean 5 min boil and a steep at flameout

[Horatio]

That's the bit I'm not sure of either?

Hopefully someone will come along and explain that to us.

I got this reply by emailing one of the partners who is also head brewer.

[fivetide]

So are they suggesting adding 300g of hops as an aroma addition in a ten-gallon brew length?

And if so...

...presumably that's 150g each of Simcoe and Nelson, not 300g of each?

Yikes.

[jubby]

So are they suggesting adding 300g of hops as an aroma addition in a ten-gallon brew length?

And if so...

...presumably that's 150g each of Simcoe and Nelson, not 300g of each?

Yikes.

Yep.......I had the same thought.

[fivetide]

I mocked up a BeerSmith recipe, based on my own assumptions of what the guy meant in the mail.

It looks tasty, hoppy as hell, very yellow and extremely expensive.

Sounds about right - I'll put it on the brew schedule

[Horatio]

So are they suggesting adding 300g of hops as an aroma addition in a ten-gallon brew length?

And if so...

...presumably that's 150g each of Simcoe and Nelson, not 300g of each?

Yikes.

It would seem so! Although I think its 100g each of three hops; N. Sauvin, Galena & Simcoe.

So far I have none of the required malt and none of the hops! Best put them on my shopping list; I can already hear SWMBO 'I thought brewing was to SAVE money!'

[fivetide]

Craftbrewer has all those hops in nice high AA% recent harvests...