EDIT: This beer got changed, the hops schedule at least. New version is here.
Got this idea from Beer Advocate Homebrew forum – making a SMaSH, but making it with TWO base balts and two types of hops. Actually we were discussing smash beers, and I was noting some of my results. and the idea just kind of evolved, so I figured I’d try it. Here’s the recipe I came up with:
Munich/Vienna+Belma/Cascade Double SMaSH
- 6 lbs Munich malt
- 6 lbs Vienna malt
- 0.5 oz Belma at 60
- 0.5 oz Cascade at 60
- 0.5 oz Belma at 10
- 0.5 oz Cascade at 10
- 0.5 oz Belma at 5
- 0.5 oz Cascade at 5
- 1.5 oz Belma at FO
- 1.5 oz Belma at FO
- 1 oz Belma dry hop
- 1 oz Cascade dry hop
Targets:
- OG 1.046
- IBU 48
- SRM 9
- ABV 6.2%
I’ve really liked making SMaSH beers. Some have come out great, some have come out OK (but quite drinkable!), but they’re all interesting to make, and I learn a lot from each one about various types of malts and hops. Between the results of my Munich/Bravo SMaSH and my Vienna/Cascade SMaSH, plus the results of the Belma IPA, I think this might make for a real tasty beer. Only way to find out for sure is to brew it!
I also plan to try something with just Munich and Cara-Munich in the near future, just for the heck of it! I realized I haven’t been making anything with much (or any) crystal malt in it lately, and would like to try cara-munich, so perhaps I’ll give it a try. I’ll search around a little for the appropriate amounts of cara-munich to use, then add that to some munich malt, add hops, yeast —-> Beer!
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