SMaSH style question

[BorisM]

Hi all, I am wondering what style is my SMaSH I made with 2-row pils malt, Styrian goldings hops and Safale US-05. I was all about testing the malt but didn't get into the style...

 

[lostcheesehead]

Pale ale? Blonde ale? IPA? Depending on the grist size, hop bill, fermentation temperature, etc., you could have made a number of different styles. What do you think it tastes like?

 

[BorisM]

Well, I like to think it tastes something like an pale ale but considering that I am a newbie, I am not sure if my experience is good enough to make such evaluation. I am pretty sure that I didn't give it enough hops to classify it as IPA but it could be that also, I don't know.

Fermentation was 21°C to 22°C and if by hop bill you mean the amount of hops, that was 40g-30g-30g for the 22l batch.

 

[SnakeRidge]

Unless you're entering a competition, the 'style' is just what you call it. SMaSH itself is a style, just not a BJCP style. I'd call it a blonde ale or a pale ale.

 

[lostcheesehead]

Yes, sounds like a pale to me, assuming you were doing a fairly typical hop addition schedule (e.g. 60, 15, and 5 minutes). If you're wondering what to tell your friends when you share it, I'd follow SnakeRidge's advice and call it your SMASH. If you really want to assign a BJCP style to it, look up the guidelines online, read through them (this is good general advice, anyway!) and see which one matches what you're tasting best.

 

[lostcheesehead]

Okay, so HBT app posted this message twice, and for the life of me I can't figure out how to delete the double, so now I am editing to minimize the annoyance to everyone else.

...sorryboutthat

 

[brewkinger]

I always thought of my SMaSH beers as standard bitters or ESB

 

[ibbones]

I love making SMaSH beers and always use the same ingredients yet always have different beers. I buy 2 row Briess malt in the 55# sack and use about 10-11 pounds per batch. For hops, I add one ounce each at 60,15, and 5 minutes. For hops, I use "Magic Dust" from Austin Home Brew. It's a Hodge podge of different hops (swept up off the floor) and sold in one oz bags.

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/Beer/Pellet/Magic-Hop-Dust.html#.VSBMNZMln4U

Some are good, some are better but I can never make the same one again.