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Recipe: Sacred Profane IPA

Technically, this cold-fermented showcase of expressive Czech aroma hops—brewed by the folks at Sacred Profane in Biddeford, Maine—is a lager. But it drinks like an IPA, so that’s what they call it.

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Photo: Courtesy Sacred Profane
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Lager specialists Brienne Allan and Michael Fava at Sacred Profane in Biddeford, Maine, regularly brew iterations of this hop-forward beer—powered by the Agnus and Kazbek varieties—in collaboration with Prague’s Dva Kohouti. For more about Czechia’s lesser-known aroma hops, see Czech Hop Fields Have More to Offer than Saaz.

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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.065 (16°P)
FG: 1.019 (4.7°P)
IBUs: 50
ABV: 6%

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