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Ooga Collab

Weissbier by Slimborice

OG: 1.066 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 12

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Throttled

by Show-Me Brewing

OG: 1.082 FG: 1.020 ABV: 8.1% IBU: 0

14 minutes ago

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Solera base - NAB

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 0

about 1 hour ago

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Hard Honey Base Recipe

Dry Mead by Hivecraft

OG: 1.029 FG: 0.998 ABV: 4.1% IBU: 0

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radler alap

by tIHIANYIFULOP

OG: 7.336 FG: 1.866 ABV: 2.9% IBU: 20

3 hours ago

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4 Degrees Lager (Original Recipe)

International Pale Lager by EuanJohnstone

OG: 8.979 FG: 1.399 ABV: 4.0% IBU: 17

5 hours ago

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DIPA v5

by 52Brum

OG: 1.083 FG: 1.019 ABV: 8.4% IBU: 52

5 hours ago

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DIPA v5

Double IPA by 52Brum

OG: 1.080 FG: 1.016 ABV: 8.4% IBU: 55

5 hours ago

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Half Mast Mid Lager 3.5

International Pale Lager by Mike Morgan

OG: 1.034 FG: 1.006 ABV: 3.7% IBU: 0

8 hours ago

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ROBUST PORTER

by okei

OG: 1.058 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.3% IBU: 35

9 hours ago

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