I did google “beer that tastes like HSB” but there is not a single mention of it. That’s why I slung a query on here. And even you’ve let me down. 😀 Even though it went with hiccups, I am in no doubt that AG is the way to go! I'm currently looking at S/S boilers and tuns Because we use pellets in our beer kit you will require a for the pellets if you have something else that can handle pellets then no need for the bag. East Kent Goldings, with their spicy, resinous aromas, have always been the hop of choice for top-grade British beers. Challenger is a much more recently developed variety (1972). With a flavor that's described as fruity, almost scented, with spicy overtones, it's going to fit nicely into our recipe for a contemporary summer ale. This is a All grain mashing kit in the style of Summer Lightning with a little more hops and a little more malt which will give a gold coloured beer with a nice fresh and hoppy aroma with with a strong bitter taste using Golding and Challenger Pellets.

This isn’t intended to be a Summer Lightning clone recipe, it’s definitely inspired by it. A crisp, light summer beer that showcases large doses of East Kent Goldings but rather more punchy in the hopping schedule. We celebrated our tenth anniversary with a party for over 400 shareholders and customers, using the event to launch the adventurous Crop Circle, brewed to a complex recipe including malted barley, wheat and maize along with a selection of English and continental hop varieties. As we ease into summer, we’re reaching for blonde ales, golden ales and modern hoppy pilsners, all pale, light and aromatic with fresh and fragrant hops. Did you know? This kit which weighs approx 5.1kg comes with Crushed Simpsons Golden Promise, Crushed Grains, Hop Pellets, Copper Fining Tablet and Yeast.

Why pellets - We think pellets are less mess then leaf hops and give better results and last longer with little degradation of the hop Success continued in 1996 with a win at the Brewing Industry International Awards for the session beer G.F.B. (Gilbert’s First Brew), claiming Gold Medal both in its class and the overall Championship, beating 232 other cask beers! I treated my liquor to a crushed campden tablet, and set it away. The HLT/Boiler took around 40mins to heat the mash water to 80c. Mashing was done in 60 mins without the coolbox mashtun loosing any temperature, not bad for nearly 20 years old! M- It looks pretty anoemic but it has more flavour than expected. It tastes pretty clean and light for 5.0%.

Summer Lightning owes a lot to the choice of hops, East Kent Golding. This is a beer that relies on the simplest of recipes, just pale malt and Golding hops. All of my earliest attempts at home brewing used East Kent Goldings as the primary aroma hop. After a few batches I began to love the aroma brought about by adding heavy amounts at the end of the boil. Summer Lightning Inspired Recipe Poured clear as recommended on the label, and at a slightly cooler temperature than usual for a British ale, Summer Lightning comes out pale golden with a warm orange glow, a very lively bead, and a thin bubbly white head that eventually subsides to lace. The aroma of perfumed hops is forward but not overpowering, with faint orange-like traces and a distant earthy and minerally scent. After a 90 Minute boil and late additions of Goldings and a Protofloc Tablet, draining the wort into the cube This lable is marked 'Summer Lightning - Golden Ale. 5.0%'. The front lable is in the shape of a shield without the rather cheesy photo of a lightning bolt, there's a more 'trad' logo of a man's head instead. All in all was a pretty good brew day. The wort was cooled overnight in the no chill cube. Next day I rehydrated some US-04 yeast, aerated the wort by tipping from the cube to the fermenter and giving a it a vigorous stir, then added the yeast. It’s had 9 days so far at around 18-20C and I’ll bottle when it’s been in the FV for 12-14 days.grams (2 1/2 ounce) Fuggles or Styrian Goldings hops, 5 percent AA, 1 hour 60 grams (2 ounces) East Kent Goldings hops, 5 percent AA, last 5 minutes of boil Many people think that Summer Lightning isn’t quite the same as it was when it rose to popularity. Whether that is a consequence of having to rapidly scale production or whether drinkers tastes change. To me it was the beer that was on in most pubs local to me when I first started drinking. It most probably the beer that got me drinking ales rather than lager which nearly all my friends would of been drinking. In response to customer requests, we’ve introduced brewery-conditioned Summer Lightning. The beer is now conditioned before bottling, and therefore achieves a much more consistent level of condition in the bottle. It also means that you can enjoy the full content of the bottle, and don’t have to wait for the beer to settle before pouring. We have not, of course, made any changes to the original award-winning recipe! Gluten-free and Vegan beer This kit will make around 23 ltrs As with all mashing recipes this does depend on your equipment and of course the amount of liquor ( water ) used will also change. We have given mashing guidelines based on our testing and equipment yours may be different. O- Well balanced, very sessionable. Indeed the clean and dry profile would make this a good beer for a refreshing summer's evening.