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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 69%
OG: 1.084 (20.2°P)
FG: 1.018 (4.6°P)
IBUs: 34
ABV: 8.7%
Recipe: ZwanzigZ Fulcrum Imperial Stout
Mike Rybinski, brewmaster at ZwanzigZ Pizza in Columbus, Indiana, shares this recipe for the American imperial stout that won gold at the 2022 and 2025 World Beer Cups—plus, notes for the ghost pepper variation that also won gold at the Great American Beer Festival in 2017.
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