smash

There was a thread on another forum asking for a recipe for a SMASH (single-malt-and-single-hop) beer, and my reply turned into a more general introduction to how to construct a recipe, thinking about how much grain you need for a certain alcohol content and that kind of thing. It assumes you...

There’s an easy and delicious way to improve your beer creation skills. Just get "SMaSH’d" on brew day. Not smashed as in “drink a beer make a beer,” but SMaSH’d as in brewing Single Malt and Single Hop beers. Brewing SMaSH beers dials you directly in to the abundantly flavorful and educational...

I recently became curious/excited about trying out different English base malts, ever since I tried some fabulous English style beers that I found out were brewed with Optic as the base malt. I very often will experiment with different grains, but I've always had a hard time not tweaking more...

I recently became curious/excited about trying out different English base malts, ever since I tried some fabulous English style beers that I found out were brewed with Optic as the base malt. I very often will experiment with different grains, but I've always had a hard time not tweaking more...

Hi All, I'm attempting my first 2.5 gallon BIAB brew this week and need some help with my recipe. I'm loosely following a SMaSH recipe I found on Reddit and I wanted to keep it simple for my first time. I'm attempting a pale ale with Rahr 2 Row Malt and Simcoe Hops. I have a 5 gallon kettle...

Has anyone out there used Pahto hops (also known as HBC 682) for anything? I just got 2 oz of Pahto pellets (16.5% alpha acid) to play with. The interwebs describes them as neutral/clean when used for bittering, with an herbal, earthy, and floral aroma. I'm thinking of throwing the whole 2 oz...

Hey guys, So I'm running a Homebrew Club, and for the last year and a bit we've been having competitions bi-monthly on a given style. We've been judging these based on BJCP standards, with the idea that it could help us learn and edit our beers to get better and possibly enter in regional...

I forgot to take a FG reading on my SMaSH Pale Ale (OG 1.059), but the fermentation seemed to rip right along. I have it kegged and on tap and it tastes a little sweeter and thicker than I've made this before, but this is the first time I used S-04. Can I just draw a beaker full from the tap...

Hi All, I am new to home brewing, tried a small batch from a kit my bro bought me... it didn't pan out quite right however i really enjoyed what i was doing but had inadequate kit which made everything difficult (pots too small, tiny hob ect..) so i have set myself up with Gas Burner, DIY...

Hey guys, I am new to brewing. I have brewed one IPA before from a recipe pack but this time I wanted to do a smash because I want to learn the flavors of the hops and malts that go in it. As this is a experiment I wanted to do a small batch so if it does not turn out good I wont be too sad...

In a recent thread, I got some advice for building a SMaSH MO/Mosaic IPA to reintroduce myself to brewing and to learn my new equipment. However, for a few reasons (one being price point), I've realized I can't go with Mosaic. Instead, Centennial looks to be within budget, and I know I enjoy it...

Not having any idea what Northern Brewer hops taste like I decided to figure it out. I used the pilsner malt left over from another recipe to make a SMaSH beer. Here is my recipe: http://brewgr.com/recipe/47361/northerrn-brewer-pilsner-smash-american-pale-ale-recipe Video recipe: I'll...

I'm going to brew this sometime next week and was wondering if anyone had any advice or tips. I'm going for a ipa-esque brew. This particular beer is inspired by the Vaporizer IPA that Double Mountain put out a while back. I guess this isn't a true SMaSH as I add in some Carapils for body, but...

I brewed this SMaSH: BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: #6 Munich/Centennial SMaSH IPA Brewer: Adam Clark Asst Brewer: Style: American IPA TYPE: All Grain Taste: (35.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.50 gal Boil Size: 6.57 gal...