I've been editing this recipe based on my first attempt from the linked source. My impression of my first attempt was that the beer was a bit too hoppy and lacked the malty assault I was expecting of a Conway's clone.
Some key deviations from my first attempt (from source):
- Grain bill now uses Maris Otter as a base and 2 lb portion of Munich. The roasted malts are largely the same.
- I like to start with distilled water and add my salts, and I've learned a good bit about water chemistry since my first attempt. This time around I picked the balanced profile to get a decent baseline. This is different from the first attempt, where I arbitrarily used 5g of gypsum and called it a day.
- Switched to Safale S-04 yeast from Wyeast 1028 (London Ale) just for fun. Have been using Wyeast for all my beers until now.
- Replaced Hollertau Mittelfruh with Styrian Goldings to pair English hops with more English hops. This is more OCD than practical.