SMaSH IPA - Too Much Hops??

[ARLStein]

Anyone have any great everyday online hop connects?

 

[Ma23456]

I just Tapped a keg of my 150 ibu beer less than 4 weeks out of brew day and it's great. I did first wort hop though so a little different

 

[ARLStein]

Well that's encouraging.. what was you OG like? What types of grains did you use?

 

[spenghali]

www.hopsdirect.com, order by the pound!

 

[Chamuco]

Ok, now I remember what I was gonna post for you before I got side-tracked with the Amarillo. I posted this last month on another thread:


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I just did a Vienna / Simcoe SMASH. I'm calling it a VS Imperial 1/2 SMASH. I went (way too) big on the first addition of simcoe 1oz 13.7% / 60min. Then .5oz/15min, .5oz/FO, and .5oz dryhop (I'm at day 3 of 10). Oh, yea this is a 2.5 gallon batch!

So with IBUs at around 120, I took a sip just before pitching and panic'd. At high krausen I decided to add 1lb of cane sugar and 1/2lb clover honey (the only fermentables I had on hand) to help the gravity catch up with that bitterness.

I was thinking to blend it with a light 2-row...but after a taste this evening, the dryhopping is helping and at 1.004 I'm calculating 8.27%ABV. I think with a little time it will work out fine. The Vienna is probably saving me here as it is retaining some maltiness considering the sugar addition and low FG.

I think simcoe/vienna can make for a good SMASH, go for it. I'm going to do this again and change the first addition to .5 oz and the last addition to 1oz and look to hit an OG of around 1.067.

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Last edited by Chamuco; 01-21-2012 at 08:14 AM.

So.......

I dryhopped 1oz 5 days / .5oz of it for 10 days and bottled about a month ago. It's very good but has a hop-bite in the aftertaste that I hope time will heal. Prominent aroma is grapefruit. The added sugar/honey to the primary along w/ dryhopping saved this one from going duck face.

Blending the beer is always an option as well.

Best of luck!

 

[ARLStein]

Ok, now I remember what I was gonna post for you before I got side-tracked with the Amarillo. I posted this last month on another thread:


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I just did a Vienna / Simcoe SMASH. I'm calling it a VS Imperial 1/2 SMASH. I went (way too) big on the first addition of simcoe 1oz 13.7% / 60min. Then .5oz/15min, .5oz/FO, and .5oz dryhop (I'm at day 3 of 10). Oh, yea this is a 2.5 gallon batch!

So with IBUs at around 120, I took a sip just before pitching and panic'd. At high krausen I decided to add 1lb of cane sugar and 1/2lb clover honey (the only fermentables I had on hand) to help the gravity catch up with that bitterness.

I was thinking to blend it with a light 2-row...but after a taste this evening, the dryhopping is helping and at 1.004 I'm calculating 8.27%ABV. I think with a little time it will work out fine. The Vienna is probably saving me here as it is retaining some maltiness considering the sugar addition and low FG.

I think simcoe/vienna can make for a good SMASH, go for it. I'm going to do this again and change the first addition to .5 oz and the last addition to 1oz and look to hit an OG of around 1.067.

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Last edited by Chamuco; 01-21-2012 at 08:14 AM.

So.......

I dryhopped 1oz 5 days / .5oz of it for 10 days and bottled about a month ago. It's very good but has a hop-bite in the aftertaste that I hope time will heal. Prominent aroma is grapefruit. The added sugar/honey to the primary along w/ dryhopping saved this one from going duck face.

Blending the beer is always an option as well.

Best of luck!

Sweet! Thanks for the info!

 

[ARLStein]

If I'm going to age this beer, should I age it in a secondary or age it in the bottles?

 

[jfrank85]

Well you should secondary for dry hopping but long term aging in bottle or secondary will lower the hop aroma and flavor. Hoppy brews are best fresh.

 

[ARLStein]

Hmm.. Ok. I was thinking I would age it to help mellow the bitterness, but I guess losing the flavor and aroma would be a double wammy.. if the flavor and aroma help fight the bitter battle.

Screw it, I'll drink it as it is and report my findings when it's finished. I'm sure if it's bad, I have some friends who would gladly drink some free beer.

 

[jfrank85]

You also run the risk of oxidation and infection if you secondary for long periods without a decently high ABV. Also take into consideration that a higher amount of hops can impart a grassy aroma and taste. Jeeze i feel like we are nothing but the bearer of bad news.

 

[ARLStein]

Haha, no worries. I'll drink the damn beer whether I like it or not!

 

[jfrank85]

Atta boy! I do this as well, i treat it as penitence for my bad brewing lol.

 

[ARLStein]

Hahaha that's great. I have a reputation to take things to the next level/too far, and seeing as this is a public forum, I will not go over the top.. as I whip my back.. (don't you do it!)

 

[jfrank85]

Hahaha that's great. I have a reputation to take things to the next level/too far, and seeing as this is a public forum, I will not go over the top.. as I whip my back.. (don't you do it!)

We will get along quite well my friend.

 

[Ma23456]

Og was 1060 and fg was 1014 or something close to that