Skuld Krusher - Hentai-Brau #14

Skuld Krusher



Personal Beer: Aimee-Brau
Source Anime: Ah! My Goddess
Style: Norske Cardamom-Currant Rye Ale
Brewed: 02/24/08
Bottled: 04/06/08

Batch: 5 gallons
OG: 1.072
TG: 1.014
Color: 9.68 SRM
Bitterness: 14.0 IBU
Alcohol: 7.6 %
Calories per 12 oz: 285.6

6.0 lb John Bull extra light DME
1.0 lb 6-row pale malt
1.0 lb 20L Crystal malt
0.5 lb peat or wood smoked malt
0.5 lb Flaked Rye (consider grinding and precooking)
0.5 lb Aromatic malt (substituted for 0.5 lb rye)
0.5 oz Spalt hops (60 min)
0.5 oz Spalt hops (30 min)
0.5 oz Spalt hops (5 min)
3 bags (18 oz total) of dried currants (soaked in vodka)
Eight crushed cardamom pods – (soaked in vodka)
1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds – (soaked in vodka)Wyeast American Ale Yeast

Notes:
This brew was first opened at Dark Lord Day 2008. The tastes developed so well over time we brought it to Dark Lord Day 2009. In 2009 it was called, "one of the best beers [Chicagoist writer Chuck Sudo] tasted all day." -Holly