Cascade SMASH Recipe Suggestions

Jmarsh544 · Jun 16, 2009

I have a pound of cascade hops on hand and I want to do a cascade/ ? SMASH recipe so I can better understand the flavor that cascade hops lend to a brew. Maybe even an IPA SMASH if anyone has a good recipe? Does anyone have a great recipe that would fit these parameters? I am open to anything as far as base malt, yeast and hop additions. (I will be brewing all grain, 5 gallon batches)

Thank you for any suggestions.

homebrewer_99 · Jun 16, 2009

I had a great tasting (relative term) hoppy Cascade Pale Ale the other day...think grapefruit juice with a beer flavor.

He used 4 oz in the dry hop stage.

Any Pale Ale should work for you.

Rick500 · Jun 16, 2009

Here's my stab at it (I have not brewed this as of yet):

11.50 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 100.00%
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) 47.5 IBU
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (10 min) 7.1 IBU
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (5 min) 5.9 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min) -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) -
WLP001 California Ale yeast

Mash for 90 minutes at 149F
Ferment at 67F

5 gal, 75% eff
6 SRM
OG: 1.065
FG: 1.015
6.6% ABV
61 IBUs

Ryno · Jun 16, 2009

Looks like a good Smash. I'd toast 1 to 1.5 lbs of the Marris Otter @ 275 for 30 mins stiring halfway through. If your grains are milled already then I probably wouldnt try to roast them. Not sure if it is technically still a Smash with roasting but it will give it some character. I would also mash a little higher at 153 for 60 mins. I like the hop schedule. Either way it will be fine.

z987k · Jun 16, 2009

I'd go vienna or even Munich if you're doing an IPA.

Ryno · Jun 16, 2009

z987k said:
I'd go vienna or even Munich if you're doing an IPA.

I almost said the same thing, but this is a Smash recipe.

Rick500 · Jun 16, 2009

I guess you could go all Vienna. There was a thread about that recently.

Bobby_M · Jun 16, 2009

I wouldnt' be surprised if that thing doesn't dry out a bit more than you expect with a 149F mash for 90 minutes. I'd go 152 for 70 minutes instead, but that's just me.

Rick500 · Jun 16, 2009

You may be right. Like I said, I haven't brewed it yet. I based it largely off the American IPA recipe in Brewing Classic Styles and used the mash schedule from that recipe. The OG is the same.

Jmarsh544 · Jun 16, 2009

Thanks so much for the advice, I think I'll make this my next brew. What change in flavor should I expect by going with all vienna in lieu of the US 2 row?

z987k · Jun 17, 2009

Ryno said:
I almost said the same thing, but this is a Smash recipe.

exactly.
I did a Vienna and Cascade Pale that was good. I think Munich would also be a solid choice. Especially if you could find a light Munich.

homebrewer_99 · Jun 17, 2009

I use pale, crystal and vienna with my cascades...maybe I should try a SMASH sometime...??

universalfrost · Apr 17, 2018

Rick500 said:
Here's my stab at it (I have not brewed this as of yet):

11.50 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 100.00%
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) 47.5 IBU
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (10 min) 7.1 IBU
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (5 min) 5.9 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min) -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) -
WLP001 California Ale yeast

Mash for 90 minutes at 149F
Ferment at 67F

5 gal, 75% eff
6 SRM
OG: 1.065
FG: 1.015
6.6% ABV
61 IBUs

Wanted to follow up if you ever made this.

I've got several pounds of Cascade whole cone hops from last fall to use...

I'm going to try your recipe but with 12 pounds of Vienna ( my local supplier is out of two row) and I was gonna experiment with a bit more dry hops and also use BRY 97 yeast as I've got a couple of packs that are expiring soon....

Trying for a decent smash ipa

WestMichBrewer · Apr 19, 2018

universalfrost said:
Wanted to follow up if you ever made this.

I've got several pounds of Cascade whole cone hops from last fall to use...

I'm going to try your recipe but with 12 pounds of Vienna ( my local supplier is out of two row) and I was gonna experiment with a bit more dry hops and also use BRY 97 yeast as I've got a couple of packs that are expiring soon....

Trying for a decent smash ipa

I've had good luck with that yeast.
I like Vienna lagers which I have made with mostly Vienna malt.
Cascade is a classic.
Should result in a good straight-forward IPA.

universalfrost · Apr 19, 2018

yeah i just got ahold of 10lbs of vienna (wanted 12, but he only had 10... )...

gonna make this weekend...

Was thinking of doing 3.5 oz whole cone cascade at 60, 1 oz at 20, 1.5 at 15, 2 oz at 5 and 1 oz at whirpool. Dry hop at 7 and 10 days with 2 oz at each.

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