Abbott Ale

[country joe]

Hi everyone,
I've always been a lover of Green Kings Abbot Ale,
Is there any 40 pint beer kits, that you think tastes similar to this popular ale?

 

[goodolpete]

Have you googled it.
This from Colchester home brew forum.
After a fair bit of experimentation, I have settled on the following recipe which, though still not quite Abbot Ale, produces a very tasty beer:
For 23 litres
Grain Bill (Mashed in 12.5ltrs at 65°C for 90 minutes):
Pale Malt (5 EBC) - 4750g
Crystal Malt (130 EBC) - 250g
Amber Malt (100 EBC) - 50g
Main Boil Hops 90 minutes
First Gold (8.3% AA) - 11g
Challenger (7.5% AA) - 11g
Fuggles (4.8% AA) - 11g
Late Boil Hops for last 15 minutes
First Gold (8.3% AA) - 7g
Challenger (7.5% AA) - 7g
This produces a beer of around 4.8% ABV, with a bitterness of 30 EBU and a colour of 20 EBC
Obviously, if you are working in lbs and L/SRM measures for your grain or using US gallons rather than Imperial gallons or litres, you'll need to adjust this accordingly.

 

[trueblue]

I have been trying to recreate this beer since I started to brew in 1978. I have followed recipes, adapted recipes along with trying my own ideas and have come to the conclusion although the beers I have made have in the main been good and some may be a reasonable likeness I don't think I will get any any closer unless I could get some of GKs yeast.

 

[Justin Dean]

What yeast do you use?

 

[marshbrewer]

unless I could get some of GKs yeast.

They did / do a range of bottle conditioned 'Heritage' beers that are sometimes available in Tesco. The yeast in those is the primary GK strain - I've had this confirmed in an email from GK. That could be a source?

 

[Justin Dean]

Thanks that is useful tip

 

[trueblue]

What yeast do you use?

As I said I have been on this mission since 1978. For the first 20 years or so I would have used yeast harvested from Worthington white shield bottles as that was about the only yeast I used. Once Wyeast and Whitelabs come onto the market I have use all of their English style yeasts. I also spoke to Brewlabs but they were not able to help.

 

[BassoonBrew]

Have you googled it.
This from Colchester home brew forum.
After a fair bit of experimentation, I have settled on the following recipe which, though still not quite Abbot Ale, produces a very tasty beer:
For 23 litres
Grain Bill (Mashed in 12.5ltrs at 65°C for 90 minutes):
Pale Malt (5 EBC) - 4750g
Crystal Malt (130 EBC) - 250g
Amber Malt (100 EBC) - 50g
Main Boil Hops 90 minutes
First Gold (8.3% AA) - 11g
Challenger (7.5% AA) - 11g
Fuggles (4.8% AA) - 11g
Late Boil Hops for last 15 minutes
First Gold (8.3% AA) - 7g
Challenger (7.5% AA) - 7g
This produces a beer of around 4.8% ABV, with a bitterness of 30 EBU and a colour of 20 EBC
Obviously, if you are working in lbs and L/SRM measures for your grain or using US gallons rather than Imperial gallons or litres, you'll need to adjust this accordingly.

What's your sparge water quantity goodolpete?

 

[Maxonian]

Not a kit but I came across this when looking for an Abbot clone:

I’ll probably beef it up a fair bit so it’ll end up more of an Abbot’s Reserve or Abbot’s Confession style ale.

 

[trueblue]

Not a kit but I came across this when looking for an Abbot clone:View attachment 28340


I’ll probably beef it up a fair bit so it’ll end up more of an Abbot’s Reserve or Abbot’s Confession style ale.

Fairly sure I came across this recipe a few years back. At the time I was getting an average efficiency of around 70-75% so I adjusted it accordingly and off hand can't recall what yeast I used, probably one of the whitelabs strains I would have also used invert No.2. IIRC this was a very good beer but not quite Abbot.

 

[goodolpete]

What's your sparge water quantity goodolpete?

Hi BB.
All I did was google “recipe clone abbot ale” and post the first result here.
GOP

 

[stevea76]

I too am looking for an off the shelf kit that has a similar roasted malt, sweet, caramel aroma/taste.

I live in Ireland and recently went back to the U.K for a visit, whilst there I had Abbot Ale and a beer named Black Sheep, both I found similar in style.

I am a complete novice and have only ever used kits in the past, so if anyone knows of a good off the shelf kit that would be similar please let me know.