citra SMaSH iipa?

[Brewmex41]

Would Citra and pale 2 row make a decent I/iipa?

 

[pm5k00]

I did an IIPA with Columbus for bittering, and Citra for flavor and aroma, all US 2 row. It came out pretty good, but I would have liked a stronger malt presence. I would suggest a 2 hour boil to get more flavor out of the 2 row, but thats for my taste, ymmv.

 

[Brewmex41]

I just stopped at my lhbs.
For 1 gallon I picked up 2lb 2oz pale 2 row and 3oz Crystal 20l so not exactly a SMaSH anymore but I think I'll do the single hop addition.

 

[mpjay2000]

I've done three SMaSH brews so far and the Citra was by far the best. I used 2 row for the malt.

Mpjay

 

[Brewmex41]

Thanks, I've used Citra, but they're still in primary. I haven't had much experience with it before.

 

[Brewmex41]

I have a noobish question. Would the Crystal malt benefit from mashing at 152, then adding some corn sugar to help thin it out into a dryer ipa, or should I mash at a lower temp?