Next up is Maris Otter / Simcoe SMaSH.
As always, I’ll be using 12 lbs of grain (my standard for SMaSH beers).
I’ll be using “the rest” of my bag of simcoe hops. I think it’s about 4 oz. I will check the exact weight before starting, but the hops schedule will look something like this:
- 0.5 oz at 60
- 1 oz at 10
- 1 oz at 3
- 1 oz flameout
Whatever the remainder of the hops comes out to be, it will go in at flameout.
- OG: 1.060
- IBUs 47
- SRM 6
- ABV 6.2%
This will be my second maris otter smash. My first one was quite tasty, but needed more hops. I used willamette and didn’t really hop it enough. I don’t think I’ll have the same problem with this much simcoe (much higher AA and much stronger flavor than willamette). If anything, the simcoe might overwhelm, but I’ll take my chances on that!
I think I’ll use WLP029 yeast, East Midlands Ale Yeast, as I have some that I need to use.
UPDATE: starter made with WLP029. Beer should be brewed within 3-4 days.
Beer and Stuff 