Smashbomb Atomic Clone

[artemis]

Hi guys,

I made this recently and everyone seems to really like it. Smashbomb Atomic by Flying Monkeys Brewery is one of my favourite IPAs. This clone I think does a great job replicating the beer.

Malts

9lbs 2-row
3lbs Victory Malt
8oz Wheat Flakes
0.6oz Black(Patent) Malt
0.7oz Crystal 60

Hops

0.5oz Citra Mash 60 mins
0.5oz Citra First Wort
0.5oz Citra 60mins
0.5oz Citra 30mins
0.5oz Citra 15mins
0.5oz Citra Dry Hop 7 Days
0.5oz Centennial Dry Hop 7 Days

Yeast
Safale US-05

OG 1.065
FG 1.017
SRM 11.8
ABV 6.2%
IBUs 66.2

Mash at 156 for 60 mins. 60 min boil.

 

[Ben58]

Can you put a light behind a pint? Your's looks darker than the pint I had at the pub last night. It's one of my favourites as well.

 

[fastricky]

I'd be curious to know how close this is (3lbs of Victory? Really?) I had it as C'est What last time I was in T.O. and loved it!

 

[artemis]

Can you put a light behind a pint? Your's looks darker than the pint I had at the pub last night. It's one of my favourites as well.

If I had more I'd definitely do this for you but unfortunately I'm all out. It did turn out darker than I had hoped. Buddy I was brewing with dropped in more black malt than what was required. Taste wise though its really quite close to the real thing, I'm incredibly happy with the recipe.

 

[elproducto]

One of the guys in my homebrew club cloned it recently.

www.hoptomology.com

 

[fastricky]

One of the guys in my homebrew club cloned it recently.

www.hoptomology.com

That sounds about right... thanks!

 

[artemis]

One of the guys in my homebrew club cloned it recently.

www.hoptomology.com

Pretty close to my recipe. I'm still somewhat of a newb to this, but whats wrong with using plenty of Victory?

 

[BigRob]

The hop schedules of your recipes are similar, but the grain bill is pretty vastly different.

 

[artemis]

The hop schedules of your recipes are similar, but the grain bill is pretty vastly different.

Like I said, I'm a newb. We're both using the same grains, the only big difference is my quantity of Victory Malt. I'm not trying to be defensive, just want to know why this is an error. Personally I was extremely happy with how my recipe turned out, minus the colour ofcourse. But as mentioned above, my buddy didn't put in the proper amount of black malt.

 

[BigRob]

I don't think anyone said you made an error, just that it seems like using 30% Victory is a lot. If you like what you brewed, roll with it. All that matters is what you enjoy drinking.

 

[fastricky]

Yup, like BRob said 30% Victory is not something you see a lot of. But hey, I tip my cap to you for givin' it a shot and starting this thread for sure!

 

[artemis]

I don't think anyone said you made an error, just that it seems like using 30% Victory is a lot. If you like what you brewed, roll with it. All that matters is what you enjoy drinking.

So Victory is typically used in smaller quantities? Like ounces?

 

[BigRob]

Typically you see most of these specialty malts at fractions of a pound, occasionally a full pound or more, but there's always the rare recipe calling for tons of something.

 

[brewmastercontrols]

Here is my version. I live about 300 yards from the brewery and this is on of my favorites. I basically took one of the recipes above and tried to adjust the color to fit better and adjusted the victory for a more normal usage.

I may adjust the hops a bit to get closer to 70 IBU as the citra I got was a bit lower acid than i had planned. Any other thoughts?

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Smashbomb IPA Clone
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.98 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 10.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 60.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.3 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
11 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.2 %
10.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 45L (45.0 SRM) Grain 2 4.9 %
9.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.4 %
1.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 4 0.5 %
14 g Citra [13.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 21.9 IBUs
42 g Citra [13.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 23.8 IBUs
28 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 6.5 IBUs
28 g Citra [13.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 8.7 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 9 -
14 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
14 g Citra [13.40 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Full Body - Tradewinds
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 12.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 4.78 gal of water at 166.2 F 156.0 F 40 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 4.53gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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[brewmastercontrols]

I updated this recipe and added a little more background information on my website.

Flying Monkeys Smashbomb Atomic IPA–All Grain Clone

Enjoy. I will post photos of the outcome tomorrow for initial color and thoughts.

 

[brewmastercontrols]

I brewed the clone over the weekend. The brew went wonderful, the color looks like it is right on.

See here for photos and specific numbers. I came out just a bit low on OG most likely due to changes in my grain mill usage....

All Grain Clone–Smashbomb Atomic IPA Brewday Notes