What do you think the best SMaSH combo is?

[mux]

My next brew will be a SMaSH. Any good ideas?

 

[Piratwolf]

My favorite has been 2-row & Amarillo

 

[wailingguitar]

pale ale malt and EKG for ale, Munich (7-10L) and Spalt for lager

 

[Waterboy42]

pale ale malt and EKG for ale

Marris Otter pale and EKG

 

[Brew_Force]

Marris Otter pale and EKG

This, by far. So much so that I brew it up every few weeks!

 

[spenghali]

There was a smash thread a few days ago and there was big support for the marris otter pale and amarillo combo, i was planning on doing that next.

 

[SimBrew]

For those doing Mo + EKG, how do you hop it ?

 

[Waterboy42]

15.5 lbs MO

3 oz. 60 minutes
2 oz. 30 minutes
1 oz. 5 minutes
1 oz. Flameout

5 gallon batch, mashed at 152.
London Ale yeast.

I'll try to post the full recipe up when I'm not on my phone.

 

[Golddiggie]

Marris Otter pale and EKG

That's what I brewed last weekend... Used 4oz of EKG total, 1oz each at 60, 15, 10, and 5 minutes. Thinking about dry hopping in the keg too (1oz per 3 gallon keg)...

 

[Yooper]

Maris otter and amarillo has easily been my favorite!

Another favorite is a Vienna/tettnanger SMaSH lager with a triple decoction.

 

[rockfish42]

Pilsner and Saaz
MO and Styrian Goldings just to be different
2-row and Willamette
Vienna and Hallertauer
Pale and Cascade

 

[joeybeer]

I whipped up Munich and Chinook once, everyone thought I was crazy but it was delicious !

 

[Calichusetts]

Pilsner/Saaz or my favorite, pale/centennial

 

[Piratwolf]

I whipped up Munich and Chinook once, everyone thought I was crazy but it was delicious !

How was the malt profile? I'm intrigued!

 

[mux]

Marris Otter pale and EKG

Which yeast wlp002?

 

[mux]

Which yeast wlp002?

Whoops, I see.

 

[klnosaj]

Munich (7-10L) and Spalt for lager

+1...it even works as an ale!

 

[KraphtBier]

Weyermann Vienna and Amarillo, soooo dank! I used S-04 and it came out amazingly good.

 

[smokewater]

15.5 lbs MO

3 oz. 60 minutes
2 oz. 30 minutes
1 oz. 5 minutes
1 oz. Flameout

5 gallon batch, mashed at 152.
London Ale yeast.

I'll try to post the full recipe up when I'm not on my phone.

How big is this beer for you? 15.5 lbs must give you a pretty high starting gravity. I get 1.062 with 12 lbs in a 5.5 gallon batch.

 

[bwomp313]

vienna cascade

 

[Golddiggie]

Mine was 15.5# too, but it put +/-6.5 gallons into primary. Target is 6.6% ABV (if it goes to plan)...

 

[Waterboy42]

How big is this beer for you? 15.5 lbs must give you a pretty high starting gravity. I get 1.062 with 12 lbs in a 5.5 gallon batch.

I had 1.085 measured SG, down to 1.020 FG. Five gallon batch btw. 14 day primary, 21 day secondary. Took almost four weeks to carb decently, but was oooohhhh so good. After that lengthy time, hop profile came down just right.

 

[Golddiggie]

I had 1.085 measured SG, down to 1.020 FG. Five gallon batch btw. 14 day primary, 21 day secondary. Took almost four weeks to carb decently, but was oooohhhh so good. After that lengthy time, hop profile came down just right.

Bottle conditioned/carbonated, right?? Mine will be carbonated in about two weeks since I keg. :rockin: It's also why I don't need to go so high on the hops to get the flavors I want. Of course, if I dry hop in keg, I'll wait either until it's going into the brew fridge, or after it's been chilled for 24 hours before adding the hops. I'm liking what the extra ounce (per 3 gallons) of EKG has given my current English IPA that's on tap.

 

[Waterboy42]

Yeah, bottle conditioned. On really big beers, I like to bottle condition to let everything mellow out. Not so much on a SMaSH, but on others, it gives the flavors more complexity, and a chance to intermingle.

 

[Golddiggie]

I still give mine the time it needs, in bulk form though (in primary)... Since I use 2.5 and 3 gallon kegs, I'm only dispensing half a batch at a time. The other half is in reserve/storage, waiting for a spot to open up. :rockin: With doing things as I do, I'm getting excellent brews from the faucets.

 

[Brew_Force]

Which yeast wlp002?

I use S-04.

 

[pm5k00]

I did a SMaSH IPA with Marris Otter and Citra which was awesome.

 

[Golddiggie]

Finally starting to drink my MO SMaSH batch... My GOD it's great!! I'm already putting the recipe into rotation again. Just hope I can have another batch ready before the second keg of mine kicks.

BTW, I haven't dry hopped this yet. I wanted to try it without dry hopping it first. So, the first 3 gallon keg is without the dry hops. I might add an ounce of EKG (whole hops) into the second 3 gallon keg as it's going into the brew fridge.

Very much a candidate for 10+ gallon batch sizes as soon as I have a way to chill/carbonate/serve 5 gallon kegs. :rockin:

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

I've only done a few but the ones I liked the most were MO/Centennial & MO/Magnum

 

[spearko520]

Marris Otter pale and EKG

ditto on this one!