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It was usually made with barley and approximately 25% to 30% maize, with some artificial coloring, caramel or roasted malt to give it a dark color. It had an original gravity of 1.040-1.050, an average bitterness of 27 IBU s, and was brewed with 2% Lactobacillum in the yeast.


REFERENCES

  • "American Handy Book of the Brewing, Malting and Auxiliary Trades," Robert Wahl and Max Henius, 1902

  • "The Essentials of Beer Style," Fred Eckhard, 1989

  • "Radical Brewing," Randy Mosher, 2004.



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