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Recipe: Burning Bush St. Basil Amber Ale

From Chicago’s Burning Bush Brewery, this amber ale includes two types of basil grown right there on their patio next to the Chicago River.

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“This beer has a basil flavor that reaches your taste buds right as it hits your lips, then gets a little malty from the grains, then finishes with the basil again,” says Brent Raska, founder of Burning Bush in Chicago. “This beer is an ode to St. Basil, who was known for his care of the poor and underprivileged.”

For more about how to successfully incorporate this popular garden herb into beer, see Special Ingredient: Brewing with Basil.

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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.051 (12.6°P)
FG: 1.010 (or 2.6°P)
IBUs: 18
ABV: 5.4%

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