The Hazelnut Challenge
“It is the most extreme quantity that you need to impart flavor.”
Hazelnuts are challenging, but Horus is now known for using them. Harrop wants them charred and almost inedible-looking. He welcomes the butterscotch notes that hazelnuts can bring to a big, sweet stout. It takes a lot of hazelnuts to impart enough character—more even than coconut—and it’s an expensive ingredient. These can steep longer than coffee, a matter of days rather than hours.
About Kyle Harrop:
Kyle Harrop is founder, brewer, and blender at Horus Aged Ales in Oceanside, California.
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