No Challenger, but i have EKG

[BeerisGOD]

Harviestoun Ptarmigan

PALE MALT : 1934G
WHEAT MALT : 84G
CRYSTAL MALT : 64G
WHITE SUGAR : 64G
BLACK MALT: 7G
CHALLENGER 60MINS : 19G
SAAZ 10MINS : 7G

11litre batch

hi beer dwellers

I made a **** up with an order where I required Challenger.
I have some EKG. would the same amount be ok or do I need to up them a bit. Theyre on the mild side of 6% AA.
Any suggestions be great in the next 30 mins:)

edit:ive noticed challenger from CML are 8%AA so maybe a couple more grams?

 

[TheQuokka]

Up the EKG a little, it's always a win.

After getting totally screwed over by the banks and the news I'm about to be sacked, I opened the freezer and found I have about 100g of EKG, along with some Marris Otter and Crystal I was recently given life is looking pretty good!

Precis: You can never have too much EKG flavour, follow the old rules to adjust for bittering and you'll be a happy man (unless you are a woman.)

 

[BeerisGOD]

no im definitely a man, and just to add, ive been pubic for just over 20 years give or take a few extra months (not entirely sure this additional info helps)

Don't worry about the job, theres plenty out there. and considering uv managed to help me after such crap news, ur likely to get something pretty soon.:)

 

[TheQuokka]

No trying to insult anyone - I just haven't been on this forum as long as you and don't want to offend others. I admit EKG is one of my favourite hops, but if your tag means anything I'm sure you will appreciate my opinion.

I became truly converted to homebrew by a girlfriend of British heritage who taught me to appreciate a good Ale (she was a proud member of CAMRA) instead of trying to imitate Australian commercial "lagers." My favourite go-to now is styled on what I believe a Tetley's ESB would have been like before the war.

 

[Gunge]

You've heard the old saying "a world without Challenger is a world without hope,unless there's some EKG laying around"? Nope? Well that's cos I've just made it up. But in other words, use 30g EKG, it'll be reyt!

 

[Duxuk]

Simple way to decide how much to use..........................If Challenger is 7% AA and you need 30g then times 7 by 30 and you get 210.
If EKG is 6% AA then divide 210 by 6 and you get 35.
It's probably not an exact science, but you'll still get beer!

 

[BeerisGOD]

And the annoying thing was I found some half hour later.
I was curious as to why I was putting challenger recipes as the next brew. Just a shame I can't appreciate the original clone now.
Saying that there seems to be a lot of different takes on beers and the hop profiles, maybe I got it right..maybe we'll never know, or maybe, just maybe, nobody actually gives a monkeys toss

 

[BeerisGOD]

Simple way to decide how much to use..........................If Challenger is 7% AA and you need 30g then times 7 by 30 and you get 210.
If EKG is 6% AA then divide 210 by 6 and you get 35.
It's probably not an exact science, but you'll still get beer!

Useful tips cheers duxuk