SMaSH question

[cyclingpole]

I'll be doing a SMaSH brew with Maris Otter and one hop (haven't decided which one yet).

So I'm trying to build this out in BeerSmith but there isn't such a "style" of beer listed in the styles section (whatever that may be ultimately). When you add a recipe BeerSmith wants a style picked. What do I do? Do I create one? Obviously this style doesn't exist so where do all the values come from before brewing it?

thanks!

 

[chefchris]

I look at gravity and bitterness to determine style. Usually English Pale Ale of some sort. But, it's not a style (well, most SMaSHes).

I usually go by the chart below and call it good. I use beersmith to figure out what the gravity and bitterness is.

 

[Schnitzengiggle]

Try "specialty beer", it has a very wide range if you are trying to keep your numbers within a set "guideline", otherwise create a profile for the SMaSH.

 

[JoMarky]

Use beersmith as a calculator and not a style despot and get on with the brew! Pick a hop you know you like or one you've wanted to try and think you may like.

As far as what your values should be just use the OG/IBU ratio graphs that are floating around the forum, decide where you want to be on the spectrum, calculate it out in beersmith, and go for it.

 

[EvilGnome6]

Are there any resources where you can enter the particulars of a brew (IBU, FG, etc.) and get a list of which styles that brew could fall into? That would be really useful

 

[cyclingpole]

EvilGnome6,

Yes, that would be awesome! hopefully something like this exists already.

J

 

[EvilGnome6]

I did a quick search and found thread where someone whipped something together just such a thing:

Beer Style Guidelines Search Tool