Best SMaSH recipe you've made???

[kaz4121]

Made a delicious brew with just 2-row and summit hops. Turned out extremely bright, full of tangerine flavor and aroma. One of my best beers to date, hands down. Keg only last a few hours with friends over.

Sometimes simple is the best policy.

 

[lunshbox]

Next Sunday I will be making a Citra smash pale ale with grain from a local maltster. The malt is like a more bready version of MO. I will be adding most of my hops at 10-5-flameout. I am not a giant fan of traditional APA's as they are usually all bitter and no flavor.

 

[greggreg66]

Yeah, I agree with above. I want to try chucking more hops in later on in the boil as I usually put more in at the start! All good though

 

[captgus]

I'm a few days from bottling and I have no idea how the final product will end up but I brewed my first SmaSH a few weeks ago:

10.5 LB Gambrinus Pale Malt
.5 oz Nelson Sauvin FWH
1 oz Nelson Sauvin 10 min
1 oz Nelson Sauvin flame out
.5 oz Nelson Sauvin last 5 days in primary
1 oz Nelson Sauvin 5 days in secondary
US-05

 

[JoesInBoston]

I just finished a Vienna/Cascade SMaSH. Probably the best beer I've made yet. Double batch sparged and did 120 minute boil.

Recipe for a 1.5 gallon batch:

4 pounds Vienna

.25 oz cascade leafs (8.9% AA) @ 120 minutes
.25 oz cascade leafs (8.9% AA) @ 90 minutes
.25 oz cascade leafs (8.9% AA) @ 50 minutes
.25 oz cascade leafs (8.9% AA) @ 1 minute

Use WLP001, but ferment really low. I fermented at 62-63 for 5.5 weeks.

Calculators put it at about 70 IBU.

I just tasted a bottle that had only conditioned for one week, but it was superb compared to other beers I've done. The only thing I would do next time is add a 15 minute addition and a dry hop addition. The hop aroma is there, but I want a bit more.

 

[shoreman]

Does the Vienna attenuate? I'd never think of using it as a base malt.

 

[zachattack]

It's definitely a base malt. Ever have a Vienna lager?

 

[shoreman]

It's definitely a base malt. Ever have a Vienna lager?

Ya but didn't think it was all Vienna - I thought it was named for the region it comes from.

 

[zachattack]

Well it is, but a lot of the recipes use Vienna as the base malt. I think of Vienna as a tamer, nuttier version of Munich, and there are plenty of styles that are almost all Munich (dunkel, bock, marzen, alt, etc.)

 

[shoreman]

Ok cool I'm going to try it out

 

[zachattack]

The great thing about Munich or Vienna is they work as base malts or specialty/character malts if you're looking for malty flavor but not the sweetness of a caramel malt. A pound or two in an IPA, APA, saison, etc. is pretty awesome.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

MO Centennial mostly late additions. Amazing.

 

[Dave the Brewer]

I've got MO/Chinook SMaSH Barleywine (1.093) fermenting. I'm pretty excited about it.

 

[PghMakesMeDrunk]

Yeah, I agree with above. I want to try chucking more hops in later on in the boil as I usually put more in at the start! All good though

Good idea. The late hop addition IPA I brewed a few months ago has been my best one yet. I didnt add any hops until there was 20 mins. left in the boil. It wasnt a SMaSH, but it turned out great!

 

[Dr. Francois]

I'm drinking a Munich II Hallertau SMaSH that is intense. I don't think I will use 100% Munich II again...I finally have difinitive proof of what malty means. Next up: Vienna. Still deciding on the hop.

 

[BeardedIdiot]

I made a Galaxy/Vienna SMaSH a couple weeks ago. Smelled wonderful going into the fermenter, and can't wait to try it in a few more weeks.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I'm drinking a Munich II Hallertau SMaSH that is intense. I don't think I will use 100% Munich II again...I finally have difinitive proof of what malty means. Next up: Vienna. Still deciding on the hop.

I love Vienna with Northern Brewer hops. I made one at around 60ibu and it was tasty!

 

[Temp81]

Vienna and Simcoe is pretty tasty. Done that twice now, and I'm craving it again.

 

[Johnyb73]

I have a Bohemian Pilsner (10lbs) and a cascade (3.5 oz) 04 yeast almost done.
Samples taste awesome.
Great aroma, nice bitterness. Going to be a cracker!!!

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I'm drinking a Munich II Hallertau SMaSH that is intense. I don't think I will use 100% Munich II again...I finally have difinitive proof of what malty means. Next up: Vienna. Still deciding on the hop.

Northern Brewer is an awesome hop paired with Vienna malt. I made a Vienna/Northern Brewer SMaSH hopped to around 60ibu and even my wife who doesn't like beer enjoyed it.

 

[Willum]

Crystal 120 and cluster. Did you ever make the Vienna/Citra smash if so how it did turn out?

 

[BeardedIdiot]

Northern Brewer is an awesome hop paired with Vienna malt. I made a Vienna/Northern Brewer SMaSH hopped to around 60ibu and even my wife who doesn't like beer enjoyed it.

I'll have to try a Vienna/Northern Brewer SMaSH once I get some fermenter space opened up. I don't have much experience with Northern Brewer yet.

 

[Dr. Francois]

I love Vienna with Northern Brewer hops. I made one at around 60ibu and it was tasty!

What was you OG and hopping schedule? This might be my next pale batch.

 

[gandelf]

Munich, EK Goldings & 1272

 

[Chamuco]

Vienna and Simcoe is pretty tasty. Done that twice now, and I'm craving it again.

+hell yeah

I was going for a Vienna / Simcoe PA and accidentally reversed my hop additions. 121 IBUs! I added sugar to the fermenter and dry hopped in attempt to recover. It took a year to mellow into an amazing 8% DIPA. Aging an IPA?!?,.... Go figure.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

What was you OG and hopping schedule? This might be my next pale batch.

OG - 1.045

1oz NB at 60
1oz NB at 20
.5oz NB at 15
.5oz NB at 10
1oz NB at 5

Fermented with US-05 at 65f

This was my first all grain and got great reviews from everyone who tried it.

 

[Matt_Valenzuela]

My wife insists I keep this SMaSH on tap:

12 lb Vienna malt
1 oz Amarillo (FWH)
1 oz Amarillo (15 min)
1 oz Amarillo (1 min)
Belgian Style Saison Ale Yeast Blend (White Labs #WLP568)

 

[dbsmith]

Just getting the first runnings from my first double decoction SMaSH pilsner right now...It is so clear and golden...beautiful...I can't think of any other words to say about it. This will be my best SMaSH.

 

[remandsager]

Attached a BeerSmith recipe of a Citra - Golden Promise SMaSH we kegged last weekend, and had my first taste last nice. Turned out very, very nice...very happy with it!

View attachment Citra IPS.pdf

 

[kevokie]

I have a MO and Sorachi Ace SMASH coming up in the future. I actually may just split the MO into two batches and do MO and either citra, simcoe, or amarillo. I"m leaning toward amarillo, just not sure.