First BIAB - Maris Otter/Willamette SMaSH

[DGibb]

I am planning on moving to All Grain from Extract brewing, and I think my first step will be BIAB. I have done quite a bit of reading and I have formulated my first SMaSH recipe for an American Pale Ale.

Please let me know how it looks and how my proposed technique will work.

WillMO SMaSH!
OG:1.056
FG:1.014
IBU (Rager):40.6
ABV:5.6%
SRM: 5

Grain Bill:
10lb. Maris Otter

Mash at 155 for 60 minutes with 3.125g water (heat to 167 prior to grain addition to compensate for grain temperature differential) (assume ~1g water absorbed by grain)
Sparge with 4.5g strike water (10min sparge)
Combine water, bring to boil (total ~6.5g water for boil)

Hop Schedule:
1oz. Willamette (4.7%AA) @ 60min
0.75oz Willamette (4.7%AA) @ 30min
0.5oz Wilamette (4.7%AA) @ 10min
0.5oz Willamette (4.7%AA) @ 5min
0.5oz Willamette (4.7%AA) @ 0min

~5.5g final (assume 1g boil off per hour)

Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast (pitch at 68F)

Primary: 10 days at 68F (Rack off of trub, approx 0.5g)
Secondary: 5 days at 70F (Final volume 5g)
Keg and Force Carb at 30psi for 1 day, reduce to 10psi for a week
Drink

 

[KISS Brew]

Your process looks great to me. My process is pretty similar, and I love my beer.

Also, please update on how this beer turns out! I've been strongly considering the same SMaSH, since I have over a pound of Willamette to go through.

 

[DGibb]

Thanks! I am eager to try this myself.

I have over a pound of Willamette to go through.

You too? I bought a pound of each Cascade, Warrior, and Willamette and they've been begging to be used.

 

[BoostedF150]

Stupid question but what is a SMaSH?

 

[EllisTX]

Stupid question but what is a SMaSH?

Single Malt and Single Hop

 

[wolfman_48442]

I've done this before, and it was very nice.
I've also used it for a strawberry smash (1 pound of frozen berries per gallon of beer), and that turned out great as well.

 

[overdbus]

Skip the 30 and make it a 20 or a 15 min addition

 

[overdbus]

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[BreezyBrew]

Any idea how this turned out?

 

[Dakota21601]

I have a single malt coming up. I had the TIPA from Schlafly not long ago and loved the nice crisp light look of it yet good flavor and aroma. decided to make one myself. Personally, I am so open minded when it comes to recipes that it would take something drastic for me to question it. Like putting bananas, oranges, tomatoes and broccoli or something in it...lol. I love the SMaSH idea.

 

[C-Rider]

Wow that's an old thread. I wouldn't use a British style grain as the base malt for an American Pale Ale. I'd go w/2 Row and skip the secondary and keep it in the primary for 3=4 weeks. Not saying that it would be a bad beer.....

 

[BreezyBrew]

Double post.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Wow that's an old thread. I wouldn't use a British style grain as the base malt for an American Pale Ale. I'd go w/2 Row and skip the secondary and keep it in the primary for 3=4 weeks. Not saying that it would be a bad beer.....

I was planning on making a similar beer since I wanted to find out exactly how Willamette tastes by itself. I'm under the impression that it's the American hop with the most similarities to Fuggles. Have your experiences proven otherwise?