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"BearShark" American Strong Ale

274 calories 30 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: RunDocRun
Calories: 274 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 23rd 2012
1.082
1.023
7.8%
32.8
34.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - White Wheat 8 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 41.2%
0.54 lb German - De-Husked Caraf I0.54 lb De-Husked Caraf I 32 340 2.8%
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 25.7%
1.20 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1.2 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 6.2%
3 lb Belgian - Aromatic3 lb Aromatic 33 38 15.4%
1.50 lb American - Munich - Light 10L1.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 7.7%
0.20 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate0.2 lb Chocolate 34 425 1%
19.44 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.30 oz Domestic Hallertau1.3 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 18.13 39.4%
1 oz Summit1 oz Summit Hops Pellet 18 Boil 7 min 14.66 30.3%
1 oz Falconer's Flight1 oz Falconer's Flight Hops Pellet 10.5 Dry Hop 14 days 30.3%
3.30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.51 34  
Mash volume with grains 10.06 40.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.43 -9.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.01 g | 8 qt) 1.18 4.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.84 g | 31.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.68 38.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This recipe originally started as an "odds and ends" beer (using up the various malts that I had left over from previous recipes).
I later decided to dub this an American strong ale because it uses malts from a wide variety of countries (Belgium, UK, America, Germany) much like America's own heritage! It also utilizes Falconer's Flight hop blend wich showcases the bright, citrusy character of hops native to the Pacific Northwest.
As for the "BearShark" moniker, well that's for me to know and you to try and figure out!

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