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Conker Wood 2023

161 calories 14.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oatmeal Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21.25 liters
Post Boil Size: 18.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Source: Bruin Brewing
Calories: 161 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday September 14th 2023
1.053
1.010
5.6%
26.8
26.8
5.4
23.69
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.70 kg Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter2.7 kg Maris Otter £ 2.68 / kg
£ 7.24 		36 3.5 55.1%
0.70 kg Simpsons - Munich Malt0.7 kg Munich Malt £ 2.61 / kg
£ 1.83 		36.8 8 14.3%
100 g Weyermann - Melanoidin100 g Melanoidin £ 3.21 / kg
£ 0.32 		34.5 27 2%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Malted Naked Oats0.4 kg Malted Naked Oats £ 3.50 / kg
£ 1.40 		33 1.3 8.2%
0.50 kg Dingemans - Biscuit0.5 kg Biscuit £ 2.86 / kg
£ 1.43 		34.5 22 10.2%
0.30 kg Dingemans - Special B0.3 kg Special B £ 2.92 / kg
£ 0.88 		33.1 125 6.1%
100 g Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley100 g Beech Smoked Barley £ 4.00 / kg
£ 0.40 		35 2.7 2%
100 g Simpsons - Black Malt100 g Black Malt £ 3.17 / kg
£ 0.32 		34 700 2%
4.90 kg / £ 13.81
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 61.50 / kg
£ 1.23 		Pellet 4.7 Boil 40 min 13.41 18.2%
35 g Charles Faram - Northdown35 g Northdown Hops £ 56.00 / kg
£ 1.96 		Pellet 5.1 Boil 20 min 11 31.8%
55 g Bramling Cross55 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 46.30 / kg
£ 2.55 		Fresh 6.5 Boil 10 min 2.35 50%
110 g / £ 5.74
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 4.15 / each
£ 4.15
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
£ 4.15 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Carharrack, Redruth, Cornwall, UK
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
15 2 0 36 13 8
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 67 °C 70 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 19.6
Mash volume with grains 22.8
Grain absorption losses -4.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.5 L) 7.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.3 L) 21.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 17 L) 18.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 18.5 L) 17
Total: 27.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Inspired by a brew Kit of a similar sounding name but how I think it should have tasted. Colour, taste and smell reminiscent of autumn/fall in the countryside; cobnut/hazelnuts, hint of wood smoke, deep red/brown, warmth of alcohol. One to share with friends sat together by the fire place, or even while cooking.
Great feedback received with this beer, I would say cellar temp (8-13C/46-55F) to best appreciate the flavours, but whatever works for the drinker.
Changes for 2024 = more smoked malt , say 10% as 2% isn't noticeable as intended.
I did think the malt bill was too 'busy' but actually it all adds up and works well together.

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