So, with my current set up, I can handle a mash of about 7 or 7.5 lbs. of grain. If I'm going to do a SMaSH with that amount of grain, should I just make it a low gravity 5 gallon batch? Or should I do a smaller batch and something closer to a typical Pale Ale gravity?
Or rather, not which should I do, but which would you do?
I've got the ingredients for one other batch that I need to brew before I have a chance to do a SMaSH, but I was just batting around the idea in my mind. I do have a dark mild that needs to be bottled soon, and the other batch I have ingredients for is a rye bitter that I'm calling Quite Rye-ght! So, that might be enough low gravity brews to last me a while. However, if it turns out tasty with a 1.038 to 1.040 OG, then I'd have more tasty beer that wouldn't get me wasted very quickly. #beerworldproblems
Or rather, not which should I do, but which would you do?
I've got the ingredients for one other batch that I need to brew before I have a chance to do a SMaSH, but I was just batting around the idea in my mind. I do have a dark mild that needs to be bottled soon, and the other batch I have ingredients for is a rye bitter that I'm calling Quite Rye-ght! So, that might be enough low gravity brews to last me a while. However, if it turns out tasty with a 1.038 to 1.040 OG, then I'd have more tasty beer that wouldn't get me wasted very quickly. #beerworldproblems