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From his Make Your Best series on dialing in various beer styles, here is Josh Weikert’s recipe for a Czech-style dark lager—a session-strength lager with layers of malt flavor and spicy hop character.
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For more on brewing this style, see Make Your Best Czech Dark Lager. For another take, magazine subscribers also can check out the recipe for Black Josef 15° Tmavý Speciál, from Bent Brewstillery’s Kristen England.
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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.048
FG: 1.012
IBUs: 28
ABV: 4.8%
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