Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Sky Guy SMASH

Theres sort of an argument what a SMASH is, some say it's a Single Malt And Single Hop, while some say it's a Sour MASH. I'm certainly not the one to argue semantics or make any decisions. This brew is both a sour mash and a single malt single hop, so I guess it is really a SMASH.
I soured the mash by mashing and sparging on a Saturday then letting the wort sit until Wednesday. Slight sour taste in the ore boiled wort. Last time I did a Sourmash I let the mash sit out in the grain for two days. It was way too sour. The reaction? To quote Andy Shaw, "it tastes like catfish bait."
Mmmmmm

ingredients
Grain
13 lbs GW 2row

Hops
2 oz cascade @60
2.5 oz cascade @5

Yeast
1084 Irish ale

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