Puppy Shark Stout

Puppy Shark Stout - Sweet like a puppy...bite like a shark. My wife, the non-drinker, named this one.

Brewer:	Soapbox Brewery (Mikey Darden)		Email:	floatnfly@hotmail.com
Beer:	Puppy Shark Stout		Style:	Sweet Stout
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	309 HCU		Bitterness:	19 IBU
OG:	1.067		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	6.7% v/v (5.3% w/w)
Water:	Bottled spring water from the supermarket. Add approximately 2 tbsp each gypsum and burton salt to boil. More or less to suit your water usage.
Grain:	1 lb. British crystal 135-165L 1 lb. British chocolate 1 lb. Roasted barley
Steep:	Steep grains in 3.5 US gallons water for 30 minutes at 150-170°F. Remove before boil.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.096	3.5 gallons
	6 lb. Dark dry malt extract 12 oz. Molasses
	Add 4oz baker's cocoa powder to boil. For extra creaminess, add 8oz malto-dextrine to boil. Irish moss 15 minutes to end of boil.
Hops:	1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP005-British Ale
Log:	Primary ferment for 1 week. Transfer to secondary and ferment for 10-14 days. Boil 8oz lactose with priming sugar at bottling. Bottle condition for at least 2 weeks. Beer is incredible after 2 weeks, but starts getting real good after about a month.
Carbonation:	3/4 cup corn suger boiled in 16 oz water.

Recipe posted 04/01/04.