what SMASHs have you tried?

[bkov]

what SMASHs have you tried? which have been your favorites?

 

[EvilTOJ]

I'm a big fan of my Hulk SMaSH in my Recipe dropdown.

 

[jkarp]

I've done loads of SMaSHes, all with Maris Otter...

Amarillo - awesome.
Sterling - meh.
Fuggle - meh.
Perle - awesome.
Northern Brewer - good.
Cascade - good.

 

[mmb]

All mine were with Maris Otter as well...

Amarillo - Agreed.. Awesome as an APA

Williamette - Very good, brewed to ordinary bitter guidelines

Vanguard - very good, brewed to blond/cream ale guidelines

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Vienna/Simcoe, pretty darn good, Simcoe is pretty unique.

 

[bkov]

any suggestions what smashe combinations i make?
available grains: marris otter, canadian(cmc) pale, vienna
available hops: cascade, amarillo, mt hood, columbus, magnum

ill probably aim for OGs of 1.060
hop schedule(nochill): FWH, 15mins, dryhop to around 30ibu

 

[flyangler18]

MO/Willamette
MO/Fuggle
MO/EKG

All brewed to Ordinary Bitter specifications.

 

[danlad]

Best I've made in the last year of brewing my own is a MO and EKG bog standard pale ale. It's unfussy and tastes like the classic (obvious UK bias...) pale ales should.

 

[Nugent]

I just kegged a Gambrinus ESB malt/EKG SMaSH. Tasted good flat out of secondary, but I think that using 1098 will make it pretty 'straightforward'.

We'll see.

 

[FishinDave07]

Here is a similar thread from the SMaSH Enthusiast Group: http://groups.homebrewtalk.com/index.php?do=messagelist&threadid=170&groupid=66

 

[MarsColonist]

Vienna/Simcoe, pretty darn good, Simcoe is pretty unique.

Im slow carbing mine right now. Do you recall your OG and hop schedule?

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Im slow carbing mine right now. Do you recall your OG and hop schedule?

OG was 1.042, but my target was 1.050. Had terrible efficiency that day, bad crush.

Hop Sched was...

1/4oz at 60,1/2oz at 20 & 2 about 35 IBU's. If I do it again I'll target 1.060 and 50 IBU's.

 

[Ølbart]

Maris Otter/Pioneer.
Pretty good beer.

 

[MarsColonist]

OG was 1.042, but my target was 1.050. Had terrible efficiency that day, bad crush.

Hop Sched was...

1/4oz at 60,1/2oz at 20 & 2 about 35 IBU's. If I do it again I'll target 1.060 and 50 IBU's.

My OG was 1056, and I had .5 oz @ 60 , .5oz @ 30 , .5 oz @ 1 (24 IBU)

I was going for balanced, and blond style guidelines. It didnt showcase the Simcoe as much as I was hoping.