Rye does great things in beer, and roggenbier shows off most of them! This one can be brewed as a more dunkelweizen-inspired beer (with banana and clove and all), or it can be made as a rye-forward lager, and both can be defended as “traditionally” appropriate. “JDS Roggenbier” is named after famed recluse and author Jerome D. Salinger, and I think that as someone who retired from the spotlight in favor of a quiet, rustic country life, he’d be a fan of this beer style! Enjoy!
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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.062
FG: 1.016
IBUs: 25
SRM: 20
ABV: 6.8%