Source Anime: Shakugan no Shana
Style: Hazelnut Red Ale
Brewed: 04/01/07
Bottled: 05/06/07
Batch: 5 gallons
OG: 1.060
TG: 1.013
Color: 12.92 SRM
Bitterness: 22.3 IBU
Alcohol: 6.1%
Cost to Brew: $33.00
Calories per 12 oz: 236.1
7.0 lbs John Bull LME
8 oz 6-row pale malt
8 oz Belgian Aromatic Malt
12 oz 60 L. Caramel Malt
4 oz Dextrine malt
1 oz Fuggle hops (60 min bittering)
0.5 oz Fuggles hops (15 min flavoring)
0.5 oz Fuggles hops (1 min)
3 oz hazelnut extract after boil
Wyeast British Ale Yeast
Notes:
Soft and malty. There are fruit flavors and aromas evident, mostly prunes and cherries. The hazelnut flavor did not really come through as well as hoped. Finishes with a light alcohol burn. Hops are present, but not singularly distinct. The mouthfeel is fairly full, but the carbonation is light and head quickly dissipates. To the eye, this looks like more of a brown ale than red, but hold it in front of a light and it glows like Koolaid. Quite good overall. -Greg
Update: Grows softer and less complex with age (4 mo.). There is a nice nuttiness that has replaced the fruit flavors. -Greg
8 months: Nuttiness is leaving, being replaced by a gentle hops. This has morphed into a fine American brown/red ale with a good amount of body– very easy drinking, but somewhat 1 dimensional. Head is a bit weak, probably due to hazelnut oils. -Greg
12 months: The nutty flavors have returned, especially in the late-pallet notes. It is soft and quite nice. This was cold-aged during the fall and winter and these temps seem to have really helped. -Greg
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