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This recipe is based on notes from Russian River’s Vinnie Cilurzo, who shared details from his most recent commercial-scale iteration of the late Mike “Tasty” McDole’s famous homebrew recipe.
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ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5.5 gallons (21 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.074
FG: 1.021
IBUs: 42
ABV: 7.2%
MALT/GRAIN BILL
9 lb (4.1 kg) pale two-row
2.25 lb (1 kg) Simpsons Best Pale Malt
1.5 lb (680 g) Briess Carapils
1.25 lb (567 g) Great Western White Wheat Malt
1 lb (454 g) Great Western Crystal 40L
8 oz (227 g) Simpsons Chocolate Malt
4 oz (113 g) dextrose
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