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Irish Red
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Irish Red Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.015 |
5.19 |
20.7 |
12.61 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.73 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/3/2021 12:03 AM |
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Klose To Kölsch
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Kölsch
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5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.012 |
5.2 |
19.53 |
3.51 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.29 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/2/2024 2:33 PM |
Notes: When I cannot get the Kolsch yeast, I often utilize a primary fermentation using the US-05 Ale yeast and then a two-week lagering period. While this fermentation schedule is not typical of Kölsch-style brewers, it is also not unheard of, as many of them utilize this schedule. Please note the use of US-05 is not a traditional yeast strain, but is a decent substitute. If you want a more authentic yeast, go for Wyeast 2565 or White Labs’ WLP 029.
I typically go ahead and keg the beer after primary, and then store in my serving fridge for a few weeks until it is ready to be served. |
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Gigantic Mecha Red
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American Amber Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.012 |
5.11 |
21.29 |
13.42 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.094 |
Efficiency: 79 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 73 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/24/2023 8:34 PM |
Notes: Mill the grains and mash at 153°F (67°C) for 40 minutes. Recirculate until your runnings are clear—about 20 minutes—then run off into the kettle. Sparge and top up as necessary to get about 6 gallons (23 liters) of wort, depending on your evaporation rate.
Boil for 90 minutes, adding hops according to the schedule. After the boil, chill the wort to about 73°F (23°C), aerate the wort, and pitch the yeast.
Ferment at 73°F (23°C) to encourage ester development. Wort should fully attenuate in 3 to 4 days. Once fermentation is complete and the beer has cleared diacetyl testing, cool to 50°F (10°C). Two days later, rack off the yeast and crash to 33°F (1°C). Condition 5–7 days before clarifying. Package and carbonate to about 2.35 volumes of CO2.
You must use a Scottish Ale Yeast.
Water: We never do any water chemistry at Gigantic. Our water here in Portland is very soft, and we make it work for all our beers. Every brewer everywhere can buy the same malt, hops, and yeast as you, but they can’t get your water unless they live in the same neighborhood. You want a sense of place in your beer? Brew with your water, not against it. Ignore all the books. Accept the beer you can make with your own water if you want any kind of regionality, terroir, sense of place, whatever you want to call it. If everyone made the same beer, what would be the point? Just my opinion.
Hop it up: Want to make this more of a traditional Pacific Northwest amber ale? Double the bittering addition of hops. That middle hop addition won’t be as important—you can kind of do as you please there—different hop, more of it, whatever. Change out the Crystal for a more aggressively citrusy or piney hop such as Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo, or Citra, and double that, too. |
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Mogal II (Intentional Voss Overpitch) 44
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Australian Sparkling Ale
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25 Litres |
1.05 |
1.01 |
5.21 |
28.58 |
5.4 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 31 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 73 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 29 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/26/2023 6:44 AM |
Notes: Wort was dumped onto trub from previous batch (1st gen.) as an intentional over pitch. Fermentation was immediate and became furious. Finished at 1.009 - 82% attenuation. The graph below shows that the ispindel calibration is less than optimal.
The hops schedule imparts subtle but definite tones of passionfruit and a little mango.
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Golden Retriever
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No Profile Selected |
5 Gallons |
1.048 |
1.009 |
5.12 |
9.34 |
21.29 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6 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: 12/21/2022 11:37 AM |
| Notes: |
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Nit Wit
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Witbier
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11 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.005 |
5.18 |
33.04 |
3.04 °L
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551 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 12.63 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/3/2022 12:37 PM |
| Notes: |
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Hoppy Wit
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Witbier
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260 Litres |
1.054 |
1.015 |
5.18 |
0 |
4.1 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 267.13 Litres |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/3/2022 3:15 PM |
| Notes: |
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WG 2.5 Gal BIAB Schwarzbier (updated)
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Schwarzbier
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2.5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.011 |
5.14 |
25.77 |
25.57 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 3.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/11/2022 3:00 AM |
| Notes: |
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Blond - Kveik
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Blonde Ale
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22 Litres |
1.051 |
1.01 |
5.3 |
29.6 |
7.85 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 32 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/23/2021 8:37 AM |
| Notes: |
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Golden Blonde Ale
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No Profile Selected |
1184.37 Litres |
1.058 |
1.02 |
5.12 |
12.1 |
4.28 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1000 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/10/2021 2:15 PM |
| Notes: |
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Little, Whoat!
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Saison
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5.25 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.009 |
5.25 |
26.59 |
3.53 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.35 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/17/2016 1:33 AM |
| Notes: |
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High
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Blonde Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.012 |
5.17 |
18.86 |
3.59 °L
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551 |
0 |
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Author:
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Medic deebz
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| Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.095 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/24/2019 3:52 AM |
| Notes: |
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CF
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No Profile Selected |
10 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.013 |
5.1 |
0 |
50 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/31/2019 2:10 PM |
| Notes: |
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Texas Red Ale
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American Amber Ale
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10.5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.013 |
5.18 |
39.24 |
14.83 °L
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551 |
1 |
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Author:
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.078 |
Efficiency: 62 |
Mash Thickness: 1.2766 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 63 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/27/2019 2:59 AM |
| Notes: https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-west-coast-red-ale/ |
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Frozen Blueberries Winter Wheat
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American Wheat Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.053 |
1.013 |
5.26 |
16.31 |
4.19 °L
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551 |
5 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/11/2019 2:25 AM |
| Notes: |
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Aussie Ale
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American Pale Ale
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24 Litres |
1.05 |
1.01 |
5.24 |
13.95 |
6.96 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 10 Litres |
Boil Time: 15 |
Boil Gravity: 1.12 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/28/2019 10:02 AM |
| Notes: |
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2018-11:GPA #74 - Real (2)
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American IPA
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27 Litres |
12.031 |
2.247 |
5.21 |
27.46 |
7.19 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 30 Litres |
Boil Time: 56 |
Boil Gravity: 10.9 |
Efficiency: 71 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 17.5 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/13/2018 10:20 AM |
Notes: Symbol = "2"
Split boil:
Part 1 = 15L first wort + 4L H2O + 10g Magnum
Part 2 = 15L second wort + 0L H2O + 10g Magnum |
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Altbierior Motive
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Altbier
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10.5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.012 |
5.19 |
40.33 |
13.02 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 12 Gallons |
Boil Time: 70 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 74 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 61 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/11/2018 9:31 PM |
| Notes: Start fermentation at 61 then after 2 days raise to 64, when you get around 1.015 gravity reading raise temp to 66 for a couple days for a diacetyl rest. When diacytel rest is complete lower back to low end of yeast temp. Range and rest on yeast cake for 5 days. Transfer to keg and lager for 3 weeks @36. Carbonate to 2.5 volumes of co2. |
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Falconers Summer Ale (Pils)
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American Light Lager
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6.5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.012 |
5.28 |
41.52 |
3.62 °L
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551 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/7/2018 4:18 PM |
| Notes: ended a bit on the hoppy side which I liked - once kegged took 4 days to clear up a bit. very drinkable |
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Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.011 |
5.12 |
38.88 |
7.84 °L
|
551 |
0 |
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Author:
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| Boil
Size: 7.3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.034 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/12/2017 7:06 AM |
| Notes: |
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