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American Ale
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American Wheat Beer
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5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.01 |
5.51 |
28.7 |
5.88 °L
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76 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.54 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/30/2025 9:12 PM |
| Notes: |
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American Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.012 |
5.22 |
52.11 |
7.46 °L
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76 |
0 |
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Author:
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| Boil
Size: 8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/6/2025 4:01 PM |
| Notes: |
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DS Special
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Doppelbock
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3 Gallons |
1.085 |
1.013 |
9.46 |
6.08 |
15.26 °L
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76 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 4.43 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 25 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: 2.9 oz |
Creation
Date: 12/6/2025 11:39 PM |
| Notes: |
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PRE-PROHIBITION LAGER
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Light American Lager
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5.5 Gallons |
1.055 |
1.008 |
6.2 |
23.8 |
2.92 °L
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76 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.101 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 5.8 oz |
Creation
Date: 9/18/2025 11:49 PM |
| Notes: |
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Voyage Into Space
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No Profile Selected |
5 Gallons |
1.06 |
1.02 |
5.27 |
10.58 |
29.79 °L
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76 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.15 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 62 ° F |
Priming Method: cornsyrup |
Priming Amount: 5oz |
Creation
Date: 11/16/2025 1:20 AM |
| Notes: |
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Apple Distribution Function
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Cyser (Apple Melomel)
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5 Gallons |
1.096 |
1.024 |
9.41 |
0 |
5.1 °L
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76 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 2.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: N/A |
Boil Gravity: 1.191 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/14/2025 3:14 PM |
Notes: 3 packages Lavlin 71B yeast - White wine yeast. Ferment at 62. Allow up to a 4 degree gain in temp during primary fermentation. Don't go too hot or you'll get fusel alcohols.
I'm using wildflower honey because it's what I have available. Hopefully the spices and apples will cover the muddled honey. I tasted the honey before buying. I liked the honey, but I can’t recall tasting a honey I didn’t like.
Process:
Warm honey to lukewarm temp so it's easier to pour. Add 1.5 gallons of must to carboy. Use 2 gallons of must to dissolve honey. Pour mixture into carboy. Rinse containers with remaining 0.5 gallon of must. Add 6 crushed campden tablets to must. Wait 24-48 hours to aerate must and pitch yeast. After a few hours, check gravity. It takes a few hours for fruit gravity to stabilize.
Pitching process:
It is important to follow these steps in order. Mix together 1/2 cup warm water with GoFerm addition at 104 F (lukewarm). Slowly mix in yeast. Then slowly add must to mixture until temp is within 10 F of must. Aerate must with pure O2. Use a slightly longer aeration duration due to the higher gravity and lower solubility of O2 into the must. Pitch GoFerm/yeast/must/water mixture. Pitch pectic enzyme. Aerate again at 12 hours with pure o2
Yeast nutrient process: Stagger yeast nutrients every 24 hours for the first 3 days and at day 7. Use 4 grams nutrient for each addition. May want to rehydrate nutrients before adding to the must. Otherwise it will create a nucleation point and the co2 could cause foam to spill.
PH: monitor the pH daily and add a tsp. of potassium bicarbonate (more if needed) if the pH drops below 3.5.
De-gas process: degas twice a day during primary fermentation (4 - 5 days). Use a wine whip or something similar.
Secondary process: Rack to secondary at 3 weeks. Monitor gravity periodically. When gravity has reached terminal, add spices(See "Spice process".) Wait until desired flavor has been achieved then rack again. Add super kleer, wait for mead to clear up then add potassium metabisulfite for it's antioxidant properties.
Spice process: Add spices after racking to secondary. High quality cinnamon and vanilla is super important. Michael Fairbrother recommends Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans and Vietnamese (saigon) cinnamon. This is real cinnamon. Michael doesn't give amounts so I'm starting light. Start with 1 bean and 1/4 tsp cinnamon, add more to taste.
Resources Used:
Moonlight Meadery episode on the Beersmith podcast as inspiration for this mead. Michael covers the honey/cider ratio along with Kurt's Apple pie ingredients and the processes he uses to create mead. http://beersmith.com/blog/2012/07/26/moonlight-meadery-with-michael-fairbrother-beersmith-podcast-43/
Used Brad Smith's article on Melomels in BYO magazine for staggered nutrient addition and de-gas schedule. Must be a member to view the article. Highly recommend becoming a member. https://byo.com/article/melomels-brewing-big-fruit-mead/ |
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Kolsch 25
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Kölsch
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5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.012 |
5.3 |
26.84 |
3.85 °L
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75 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.087 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/8/2025 4:14 PM |
| Notes: |
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Rusty's Best
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Strong Bitter
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130 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.013 |
5.89 |
19.19 |
7.17 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 150 Gallons |
Boil Time: 120 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 81 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 58 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/4/2026 6:48 PM |
Notes: Planning on picking up a bit more bitterness in the whirlpool and chilling phase
Pitching yeast at 58f... increasing to 62 once fermentation is in full tilt. After fermentation is mostly finished will turn off glycol for a diacetyl rest.
Cold crash for 1 week and then package.
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The Importance Of Ernest
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American Pale Ale
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17 Litres |
1.038 |
1.01 |
3.63 |
24.27 |
8.01 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 15 Litres |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/30/2025 1:07 PM |
| Notes: |
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Dad's Stout
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American Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.062 |
1.016 |
6.12 |
0 |
37.69 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.114 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/12/2025 8:53 PM |
| Notes: |
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Winter Amber Ale
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American Amber Ale
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11 Litres |
1.062 |
1.012 |
6.63 |
27.15 |
15.79 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 18.25 Litres |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/3/2025 5:06 PM |
| Notes: |
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Spare
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No Profile Selected |
10 Litres |
1.051 |
1.013 |
4.98 |
0 |
5.03 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 11.4 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/2/2025 7:43 PM |
| Notes: |
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Red Tide X (BRY)
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Specialty IPA: Red IPA
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6 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.013 |
5.97 |
182.06 |
14.31 °L
|
75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/10/2025 4:55 PM |
Notes: Orange bottle caps and 2.5 gallon keg
Yield about 5.7 gallons |
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Awesome Recipe
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Weissbier
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320 Litres |
1.054 |
1.013 |
5.31 |
7.03 |
3.52 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 329.18 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/28/2025 12:52 PM |
| Notes: |
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MeaDE
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Sweet Mead
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0.8 Gallons |
1.285 |
1.091 |
25.44 |
0 |
46.39 °L
|
75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.228 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/14/2025 6:52 PM |
| Notes: |
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Smoked Pumpkin Ale
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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2.5 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.009 |
5.18 |
7.62 |
13.5 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 3.63 Gallons |
Boil Time: 45 |
Boil Gravity: 1.034 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 1.7 oz |
Creation
Date: 9/22/2025 1:13 PM |
| Notes: |
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Philonus Peach IPA
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No Profile Selected |
5 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.01 |
6.71 |
59.97 |
5.62 °L
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75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.077 |
Efficiency: 50 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/6/2025 7:22 PM |
Notes: 1) 4.25 gal of water
2) Steep grains at 150F for 45 mins
3) Add Liquid Malt Extract, heat to boiling
4) 60 min boil, Add Columbus hops at beginning of boil
5) Add 1 oz el dorado/ 1 oz nectaron at last 10 mins and whirlfloc tab
6) stop boil, let sit of 15 mins (proteins will drop from solution)
7) Add 12.5 lbs of ice to bucket, add wort to bucket
8) Sanitize carboy, add wort to carboy, pitch yeast into carboy
8) Shake carboy to add O2, add sani'd stopper with Airlock full of sani
9) Ferm at 70F for 7 days
10) Add last 2 ozs of hops (el dorado/nectaron)
11) Puree Peaches, add to secondary
12) rack beer to secondary. Age for 4-5 days
13) bottle, condition at room temp (70F) for 1 week
14) Chill and serve! |
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Munich Helles
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Munich Helles
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3.5 Gallons |
1.046 |
1.007 |
5.2 |
21.42 |
5.09 °L
|
75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 4.67 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 60.5 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/11/2025 6:41 PM |
| Notes: |
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Kennale Barley Only
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No Profile Selected |
1.6 Gallons |
1.043 |
1.008 |
4.58 |
49.92 |
5.94 °L
|
75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 3.1 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.022 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 69 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/1/2025 10:45 PM |
| Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
6 Litres |
1.058 |
1.015 |
5.75 |
0 |
4.84 °L
|
75 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/19/2025 7:51 AM |
| Notes: |
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