Smash Recipe?

[bignath]

Hi all,

have been having a go at moving to all grain lately, and i was wondering if i could get some feedback as to how a single malt, single hop would go.

I was thinking of:

4kg Marris Otter
Cascade flowers up to 27-30 IBU's
US-05


66 degree mash

20 Lt batch

1048
1012
4.5% abv

Any thoughts as to if this would taste ok?

Want a SIMPLE recipe to get my processes down as i have not had much luck using spec. malts as well. Back to basics of all grain for me.....

cheers,

Nath

 

[Bribie G]

Looks good, personally with a more hop driven beer using Cascade I'd save a dollar and support the farmers, and use Barrett Burston or Joe White plain ol' ale malt which should do the job just fine. :icon_cheers:

 

[Siborg]

Hey. What hop schedule were you thinking of?

I just did one yesterday, wasn't a single malt, but single hop.

Cascade APA
OG 1049, ~30-35 IBU

87% BB Ale Malt (4.620 Kg)
3% Medium Crystal (0.160 Kg)
10% Wheat (0.530 Kg)

40g Cascade 60mins
30g Cascade 15 mins
20g Cascade french press (add during fermentation)

Very simple recipe, you can take change the percentages, but use mostly base malt with a touch of crystal to make it a little interesting. Try even 95-97% base, 3-5% medium crystal.

 

[Pennywise]

Depend really on what you want out of your mash beer. If you're looking at what different malts add then I'd be inclined to do a single neutral hop addintion to see what the malt brings. If for hops, a bigger late addition. Never done one myself, but that's how I'd do it

 

[amiddler]

If you have the Marris Otter Malt and want to stick with it maybe find some Styrian Goldings or East Kent Goldings hops to use. 45 min to 30 IBU.
If you are keen on the Cascade flowers (as I would be) then as Bribie said change to a cheaper more "Neutral" Malt.
I did 3 Smash as my first brews and the Barett Burston Ale and EK Goldings (25IBU 1x 60 min addition) was light years in front of any K&K I had done.

Drew

 

[bum]

Plenty of APAs use MO as the base malt and I see no reason not to use it if you think it'll be up your street, Nath.

 

[peas_and_corn]

Most of my SMASH beers use Maris Otter. Awesome malt, that one.