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Recipe: River North Hello Darkness Imperial Porter

From the team at Denver’s River North, here’s a recipe for the beefed-up porter that won a silver medal at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival and gold at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship.

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For much more from the River North team on how they assemble their award-winning porters and other dark ales, check out their video course on brewing impactful high-gravity beers; read their Brewer’s Perspective piece, Of Malt & Medals; and tune into Podcast Episode 398: River North Explores the Outer Limits of High-ABV Brewing.

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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.110 (26°P)
FG: 1.036 (9°P)
IBUs: 28
SRM: 42
ABV: 9.8%

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