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Brewed once per year at Urban Chestnut’s brewery in Wolnzach, in the heart of Bavaria’s hop-growing Hallertau region, here is a homebrew-scale recipe for the strong, malty, mahogany-colored beer named for the town’s 8th-century founder.
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For more on brewing a more süffig doppelbock—that is, a dangerously drinkable one—see this Brewer’s Perspective with Urban Chestnut Brewmaster Florian Kuplent. For much more about the style, see Jeff Alworth’s Style School: The Hallowed Comforts of Doppelbock.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG 1.074
FG: 1.017
IBUs: 22
ABV: 7.5%
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