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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.036 (9.1°P)
FG: 1.008 (2.1°P)
IBUs: 43
ABV: 3.7%
Recipe: Westphalian Farmhouse Ale
One of the most industrialized parts of Germany has a surprising farmhouse brewing tradition, but information about it is scarce. Based on interviews with surviving farmhouse brewers, conducted in the 1950s by the Folklore Commission of Westphalia, here’s our attempt at a recipe. We also include some variations in the notes below.
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