Not Sure: Strong American Amber AG

[Saruman (Reuben Gray)]

I'm entering this in the NHC competition. Lovely beer even if it did finish too high, probably due to high fermentation temps (no control any more). I expected 1.025 but I got 1.032 instead. It means I lost about 1% ABV.
It's a darker version too.

[size=14]Not Sure[/size]
[size=12]10-B American Amber Ale[/size]
[size=10]Author: Reuben Gray (Saruman)[/size]
[size=10]Date: 15/12/2012[/size]



[size=10]Original Gravity: 1.084 (1.045 - 1.060)[/size]
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[size=10]Terminal Gravity: 1.032 (1.010 - 1.015)[/size]
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[size=10]Color: 56.07 (19.7 - 33.49)[/size]
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[size=10]Alcohol: 6.89% (4.5% - 6.0%)[/size]
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[size=10]Bitterness: 111.9 (25.0 - 40.0)[/size]
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[size=12]Ingredients:[/size]
[size=10]5473 g (56.5%) Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]1000 g (10.3%) Special B - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]500 g (5.2%) Belgian Biscuit - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]162 g (1.7%) Amber Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]386 g (4.0%) Crystal Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]772 g (8.0%) Light Crystal 30 - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]1400 g (14.4%) Wheat Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]39 g (18.4%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - added during boil, boiled 90 m[/size]
[size=10]40 g (18.9%) Cascade (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m[/size]
[size=10]27 g (12.7%) Cascade (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 30 m[/size]
[size=10]27 g (12.7%) Cascade (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m[/size]
[size=10]20 g (9.4%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - added during boil, boiled 5 m[/size]
[size=10]29 g (13.7%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - steeped after boil[/size]
[size=10]30 g (14.2%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - added dry to primary fermenter[/size]
[size=10]1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 m[/size]
[size=10]1 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05[/size]


[size=9]Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.23[/size]


For comparison, this is a re-brew with only a slightly different recipe to one I brewed before Christmas but did not last long enough to be used in the competition.

[size=14]Hopping Mad[/size]
[size=12]10-B American Amber Ale[/size]
[size=10]Author: Reuben Gray (Saruman)[/size]
[size=10]Date: 29/10/2012[/size]



[size=10]Size: 23.43 L[/size]
[size=10]Efficiency: 75.0%[/size]
[size=10]Attenuation: 70.4%[/size]
[size=10]Calories: 250.36 kcal per 12.0 fl oz[/size]

[size=10]Original Gravity: 1.074 (1.045 - 1.060)[/size]
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[size=10]Terminal Gravity: 1.022 (1.010 - 1.015)[/size]
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[size=10]Color: 36.74 (19.7 - 33.49)[/size]
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[size=10]Alcohol: 6.89% (4.5% - 6.0%)[/size]
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[size=10]Bitterness: 111.9 (25.0 - 40.0)[/size]
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[size=12]Ingredients:[/size]
[size=10]6501 g (82.4%) Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]260 g (3.3%) Amber Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]630 g (8.0%) Crystal Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]500.0 g (6.3%) Wheat Malt - added during mash[/size]
[size=10]39 g (18.4%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - added during boil, boiled 90 m[/size]
[size=10]40 g (18.9%) Cascade (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m[/size]
[size=10]27 g (12.7%) Cascade (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 30 m[/size]
[size=10]27 g (12.7%) Cascade (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m[/size]
[size=10]20 g (9.4%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - added during boil, boiled 5 m[/size]
[size=10]29 g (13.7%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - steeped after boil[/size]
[size=10]30 g (14.2%) Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - added dry to primary fermenter[/size]
[size=10]1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 m[/size]
[size=10]1 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05[/size]


[size=9]Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.23[/size]