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Fresh Wort Kit Cream Stout – Chocolate, Smooth, Creamy

Product Description

Indulge in the luxurious flavors of Neighbourhood Brewing Co.’s (NBC) Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit, launching in July 2024. Perfect for winter, this kit offers everything you need to brew a sweet, well-bodied stout with rich, creamy characteristics.

Key Features:

• Keywords: Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit, Chocolate, Smooth, Creamy
• IBU: 31
• EBC: 77
• OG: 1.070
• Volume: 15 Litres | Makes 20 Litres

Taste Profile:

NBC’s Cream Stout is designed to deliver a full body and silky smooth mouthfeel, thanks to the addition of lactose and rolled oats. Expect a creamy head and rich flavors of caramel, spice, chocolate, and biscuit, achieved through the careful combination of Warrior and East Kent Goldings hops with our special grain recipe.

Brewing Convenience:

Brewing a luxurious stout has never been easier. With NBC’s Fresh Wort Kit, you can skip the complex steps and focus on the enjoyable parts of brewing. Simply add water, yeast, and nutrient, let it ferment, and you’ll have a stout that rivals any professionally brewed beer.

Brewing Additions:

We recommend brewing with:

• Yeast: Mangrove Jack’s Craft Series M15 Empire Ale Yeast
• Nutrient: Mangrove Jack’s Beer Yeast Nutrient

Brewing Instructions:

1. Pour fresh wort from the bladder into a clean and sanitized fermenter.
2. Add 5 litres of water to bring volume to 20 litres.
3. Aerate, pitch Mangrove Jack’s M15 Empire Ale yeast, and yeast nutrient.
4. Once fermentation is complete, bottle condition or keg.

Ingredients:

• Water
• Barley
• Oats
• Lactose
• Hops

Contains: Gluten, Milk

Product Description: Neighbourhood Brewing Co. Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit

Indulge in the luxurious and complex flavors of Neighbourhood Brewing Co.’s (NBC) Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit, set to launch in July 2024. Perfect for the chilly winter months, this kit offers everything you need to brew a sweet, well-bodied stout with rich, creamy characteristics right in the comfort of your own home. NBC has meticulously crafted this kit to simplify the brewing process while ensuring you achieve a high-quality stout that can rival any commercially brewed beer.

Key Features:

• Keywords: Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit, Chocolate, Smooth, Creamy, Fresh Wort Kit Stout, Delivered Australia Wide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth
• IBU: 31
• EBC: 77
• OG: 1.070
• Volume: 15 Litres | Makes 20 Litres

Taste Profile:

The NBC Cream Stout is designed to deliver a full-bodied and silky smooth mouthfeel, making each sip a delightful experience. The use of lactose and rolled oats in the recipe provides a creamy texture that enhances the stout’s overall richness. This beer features a beautifully creamy head, giving way to rich and layered flavors of caramel, spice, chocolate, and biscuit. The careful combination of Warrior and East Kent Goldings hops with NBC’s special grain recipe results in a stout that is both complex and balanced, with just the right amount of bitterness to complement its sweet and creamy notes.

Brewing Convenience:

Brewing a luxurious stout like the NBC Cream Stout has never been easier, thanks to the Fresh Wort Kit. Traditional brewing can be a time-consuming and complicated process, often requiring multiple steps and precise measurements to achieve the desired flavor profile. However, NBC has simplified this process, allowing both novice and experienced brewers to create a high-quality stout without the hassle. With the Fresh Wort Kit, you can skip many of the complex steps involved in brewing and focus on the enjoyable parts. Simply add water, yeast, and nutrient, let it ferment, and you’ll have a stout that rivals any professionally brewed beer.

Brewing Additions:

To achieve the best results, we recommend using the following brewing additions with your NBC Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit:

• Yeast: Mangrove Jack’s Craft Series M15 Empire Ale Yeast
• Nutrient: Mangrove Jack’s Beer Yeast Nutrient

Mangrove Jack’s Craft Series M15 Empire Ale Yeast is an excellent choice for this stout, as it is known for producing clean and well-rounded ales with a rich malt character. The yeast helps to bring out the best in the stout’s complex flavors, ensuring a smooth and satisfying finish. Additionally, Mangrove Jack’s Beer Yeast Nutrient provides essential nutrients to support a healthy fermentation process, resulting in a more consistent and high-quality brew.

Brewing Instructions:

Brewing your own Cream Stout with NBC’s Fresh Wort Kit is a straightforward process that anyone can follow. Here are the detailed instructions to help you get started:

1. Sanitize Your Equipment: Before you begin, ensure that all your brewing equipment is clean and sanitized. This step is crucial to prevent any contamination that could affect the flavor and quality of your beer.
2. Pour Fresh Wort: Carefully pour the fresh wort from the bladder into a clean and sanitized fermenter. The wort is the unfermented liquid that contains the sugars, proteins, and other compounds necessary for fermentation.
3. Add Water: Add 5 liters of water to the fermenter to bring the total volume to 20 liters. This dilution is essential to achieve the correct final gravity and ensure the proper balance of flavors in your stout.
4. Aerate the Wort: Aerating the wort is important to introduce oxygen, which yeast needs to thrive during the initial stages of fermentation. You can aerate by shaking the fermenter or using an aeration pump.
5. Pitch the Yeast: Once the wort is aerated, pitch the Mangrove Jack’s M15 Empire Ale yeast into the fermenter. Make sure to follow the yeast manufacturer’s instructions for rehydration, if applicable.
6. Add Yeast Nutrient: Add the recommended amount of Mangrove Jack’s Beer Yeast Nutrient to the fermenter. This will provide the yeast with the essential nutrients needed for a healthy and vigorous fermentation.
7. Fermentation: Seal the fermenter with an airlock and place it in a cool, dark place where the temperature is stable. Allow the wort to ferment for about 1 to 2 weeks, or until the specific gravity reaches the target final gravity. During fermentation, the yeast will convert the sugars in the wort into alcohol and carbon dioxide, creating the beer.
8. Conditioning: Once fermentation is complete, you can choose to bottle condition or keg your stout. For bottle conditioning, transfer the beer to sanitized bottles and add priming sugar to carbonate the beer naturally. Seal the bottles and store them at room temperature for about 2 weeks. If you prefer to keg, transfer the beer to a sanitized keg and carbonate using CO2.

Ingredients:

The NBC Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit contains the following ingredients:

• Water: The base of any great beer, providing the medium for all other ingredients.
• Barley: Malted barley is the primary source of fermentable sugars and contributes to the stout’s rich malt character.
• Oats: Rolled oats add a smooth and creamy texture to the stout, enhancing its mouthfeel.
• Lactose: A non-fermentable sugar that adds sweetness and creaminess to the beer.
• Hops: Warrior and East Kent Goldings hops provide a balanced bitterness and aromatic qualities.
• Contains: Gluten, Milk

The Art of Stout Brewing:

Brewing a stout, especially one as rich and complex as the NBC Cream Stout, is both an art and a science. Stouts are known for their dark color, full body, and rich flavors, which are achieved through the use of specialty grains and careful brewing techniques. The Cream Stout style, in particular, is characterized by its creamy texture and sweet, dessert-like qualities.

The use of lactose in the Cream Stout is a nod to traditional milk stouts, which were originally brewed with the addition of milk sugar to provide sweetness and body. Lactose is a sugar that is not fermentable by yeast, meaning it remains in the finished beer, adding residual sweetness and a creamy mouthfeel. The addition of rolled oats further enhances the stout’s texture, giving it a smooth and velvety feel on the palate.

Understanding the Brewing Process:

To truly appreciate the NBC Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit, it’s helpful to understand the brewing process and the role each ingredient plays. Here’s a closer look at the key steps involved in brewing this delicious stout:

1. Mashing: In traditional brewing, mashing involves mixing crushed malted barley with hot water to extract fermentable sugars. This step is crucial for creating the wort, the liquid that will be fermented into beer. In the case of the Fresh Wort Kit, NBC has already completed this step, providing you with pre-made wort that is ready to ferment.
2. Boiling: After mashing, the wort is typically boiled to sterilize it and extract flavors and bitterness from the hops. The boiling process also helps to concentrate the wort and develop the beer’s color and flavor. The Fresh Wort Kit eliminates the need for this step, as the wort has already been boiled and prepared for fermentation.
3. Fermentation: During fermentation, yeast is added to the wort to convert the sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. This is where the magic happens, as the yeast works its way through the sugars, creating the beer’s alcohol content and carbonation. Proper fermentation is essential for achieving the desired flavor profile and mouthfeel in the finished beer.
4. Conditioning: After fermentation, the beer needs time to mature and develop its full range of flavors. Conditioning can take place in bottles, kegs, or fermenters, and involves allowing the beer to age and carbonate naturally. This step is important for achieving a well-balanced and refined final product.

Brewing Tips and Tricks:

To get the best results from your NBC Cream Stout Fresh Wort Kit, here are some additional tips and tricks to consider:

• Temperature Control: Maintaining a stable fermentation temperature is crucial for ensuring a clean and consistent fermentation. Try to keep the fermenter in a cool, dark place where the temperature stays within the recommended range for the yeast strain you are using.
• Sanitation: Cleanliness is key in brewing. Always sanitize your equipment thoroughly before and after use to prevent any unwanted bacteria or wild yeast from contaminating your beer.
• Patience: Good things come to those who wait. Allow your stout to ferment and condition fully before enjoying it. This will give the flavors time to meld and develop, resulting in a more complex and enjoyable beer.
• Experimentation: Don’t be afraid to experiment with different brewing additions and techniques. Brewing is both an art and a science, and part of the fun is discovering new flavors and methods that work for you.

Enjoying Your Stout:

Once your NBC Cream Stout is ready, it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Pour yourself a glass and take a moment to appreciate the rich, creamy head and inviting aroma. Notice the complex layers of flavor as you take your first sip, savoring the smooth mouthfeel and balanced sweetness.

Stouts like the NBC Cream Stout are perfect for pairing with a variety of foods. The rich and robust flavors complement hearty dishes such as roasted meats, stews, and strong cheeses. For a delightful dessert pairing, try serving your stout with chocolate cake, brownies, or a creamy dessert like tiramisu.

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