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Conker wood 2024

152 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.15 liters
Post Boil Size: 19.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Source: Bruin Brewing
Calories: 152 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday September 27th 2024
1.050
1.010
5.3%
22.7
26.1
5.4
22.19
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.30 kg Warminster Maltings - Low Colour Maris Otter2.3 kg Low Colour Maris Otter £ 3.27 / kg
£ 7.52 		38 1.5 47.9%
0.70 kg Crisp Malting - Dark Munich0.7 kg Dark Munich £ 2.80 / kg
£ 1.96 		36.3 19 14.6%
100 g Weyermann - Melanoidin100 g Melanoidin £ 3.21 / kg
£ 0.32 		34.5 27 2.1%
0.30 kg GB - Toasted Malted Oats flakes0.3 kg Toasted Malted Oats flakes £ 3.50 / kg
£ 1.05 		33 1.69 6.3%
0.50 kg Dingemans - Biscuit0.5 kg Biscuit £ 2.86 / kg
£ 1.43 		34.5 22 10.4%
0.30 kg Dingemans - Special B0.3 kg Special B £ 2.92 / kg
£ 0.88 		33.1 125 6.3%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley0.5 kg Beech Smoked Barley £ 4.00 / kg
£ 2.00 		35 2.7 10.4%
100 g Simpsons - Black Malt100 g Black Malt £ 3.51 / kg
£ 0.35 		34 700 2.1%
4.80 kg / £ 15.51
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 62.50 / kg
£ 1.25 		Pellet 5.8 Boil 25 min 11.99 22.2%
20 g Progress20 g Progress Hops £ 63.80 / kg
£ 1.28 		Pellet 6.5 Boil 15 min 9.59 22.2%
50 g Bramling Cross50 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 0.00 / kg
£ 0.00 		Fresh 5 Boil 5 min 1.12 55.6%
90 g / £ 2.53
 
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 19.2
Mash volume with grains 22.4
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.7 L) 8.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.2 L) 22.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 18 L) 19.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 19.5 L) 18
Total: 27.9  
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 (2023), 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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