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Your Father’s Mustache Pre-Prohibition Lager Recipe

Jeff Renner first brewed this beer when he began his investigation into what is now called pre-Prohibition lager. We’ve scaled it for a 5-gallon (19-liter) batch.

Jeff Renner Oct 29, 2016 - 3 min read

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Jeff Renner, a founding member of the Ann Arbor Brewers Guild, began a successful campaign in the 1990s to get Classic American Pilsner recognized as a style in homebrewing competitions. In 2015, the new BJCP Style Guidelines recategorized it as a Historic Beer and a Pre-Prohibition Lager. Renner first brewed “Your Father’s Mustache” when he began his own investigation into what is now called pre-Prohibition lager. We’ve scaled it for a 5-gallon (19-liter) batch.

ALL-GRAIN

Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 80%
OG: 1.050 (12.5° P)
FG: 1.010 (2.5° P)
IBUs: 35
ABV: 5.2%

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