SMaSH 77 IPA Recipe
There’s nothing easier than a SMaSH recipe. SMaSH is short for single malt and single hop. It’s one of the best ways to get a feel for a certain base malt or hop. They can also be super cheap as you’ll be avoiding pricier specialty grains. The key to a good SMaSH is picking a hop that can provide plenty of flavor and aroma without overpowering your malt. A quick google search will provide you with some good malt and hop combos if you’re stuck.
My SMaSH 77 IPA recipe consists of Canadian 2 row for the malt and Cascade for the hops. I feel that Canadian 2 row provides a good bit more flavor than other 2 rows while the Cascade serves up a pleasant floral to citrus grapefruit flavor. The recipe was built for 77 IBU’s and 7.7% abv but I ended up with a higher efficiency than expected. Overall everything came out great and I was amazed at how much flavor came out of such a simple recipe. I’ll definitely be brewing this one again when I get another batch of Cascade.
On a final note, Don’t forget your Whirlfloc as I did!
Color / Aroma / Flavor:
The liquid is golden yellow with a finger of quick fading white head. Aroma is sweet malt and grapefruit citrus. Taste is sweet malt with a punch of citrus and floral hoppiness.
SMaSH 77 IPA Recipe
- Batch Size: 5.25 gallon
- BH Efficiency: 80%
- SG: 1.073 Actual: 1.086
- FG: 1.018 Actual: 1.018
- Calculated ABV: 9.63%
- IBU’S: 77
- Color: 4.7 SRM
Ingredients
Fermentables
- 15.8 Pounds Canada Malting 2 Row
Hops
- 7 oz Cascade
Yeast
- 2 Packs Safale US-05 (dry pitched)
Instructions
Mash
- 60 Minutes at 152F
Boil
- 60 Minutes
Hop Schedule
- 2.8 oz Cascade At 60 Minutes
- 2.2 oz Cascade At 15 Minutes
- 2 oz Cascade Dry Hop 7 days
Carbonation
- 2.7 volumes CO2
Fermentation
- Primary: 15 Days at 66F – 67F
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