thelorax121
Well-Known Member
I just received another pound of Amarillo, and I still have about a half pound from my last order, so its time to use them up. I decided to go simple and sweet with it and do a SMaSH brewed to IPA specifications. I liked the lightness that the sole base grain gave to my Cascade/Marris Otter APA, so I think this has potential.
I was thinking about mashing slightly higher for this batch than most of my IPAs (around 154) to give it some more body to make up for the lack of crystal, does this sound high enough to leave enough residual sugars to balance the bitterness? I was also going to toast a pound of the grain bill to give it a little more of a complex flavor profile, does this sound like a reasonable amount in a 14 lb grain bill? I also left out a flameout hop addition because I have found more aroma benefit from dryhopping, so I was going to reserve the leftovers for that, but I would appreciate any thoughts on which would be better. The final adjustment I made was to up the batch size by half a gallon to compensate for the volume of hops (although I am using pellets, so it shouldn't be quite as bad as the cones). These were just my initial thoughts, so anyone has any advice on how to make this beer even more badass, let em rip!
Amarillo SMaSH
6 Gal
OG @ 70%: 1.062
IBU: 60
13 lb Marris Otter
1 lb Marris Otter (toasted for 10-15 mins at 350)
3 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 20
2 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 15
2 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 10
1 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 5
1-2 Oz Amarillo 7% @ Dry Hop
I was thinking about mashing slightly higher for this batch than most of my IPAs (around 154) to give it some more body to make up for the lack of crystal, does this sound high enough to leave enough residual sugars to balance the bitterness? I was also going to toast a pound of the grain bill to give it a little more of a complex flavor profile, does this sound like a reasonable amount in a 14 lb grain bill? I also left out a flameout hop addition because I have found more aroma benefit from dryhopping, so I was going to reserve the leftovers for that, but I would appreciate any thoughts on which would be better. The final adjustment I made was to up the batch size by half a gallon to compensate for the volume of hops (although I am using pellets, so it shouldn't be quite as bad as the cones). These were just my initial thoughts, so anyone has any advice on how to make this beer even more badass, let em rip!
Amarillo SMaSH
6 Gal
OG @ 70%: 1.062
IBU: 60
13 lb Marris Otter
1 lb Marris Otter (toasted for 10-15 mins at 350)
3 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 20
2 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 15
2 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 10
1 Oz Amarillo 7% @ 5
1-2 Oz Amarillo 7% @ Dry Hop