Idaho 7 Smash with 2-Row
Idaho 7 should bring out the following tropical, fruity, piney, and stone fruit in a homebrew. This smash beer(single malt single hop) will be with Rahr 2-Row malt. Some of the other smash beers have been using 2 lbs 12 oz of grain I wanted to back this down so here is the recipe I used:
2 LBs 8 oz Rarh 2-Row
.39 oz Idaho 7 @30 mins
.29 oz Idaho 7 @5 mins
.32 oz Idaho 7 3 Days
Yeast US-05
Color: Yellow some what hazy
Smell: Some citrus grass with some sweet malt. Some earthiness
Taste: Big citrus big hop bitterness. I think its just young and the hops need more time. Almost taste like its over hopped.
Overall: I think its ok right now I like the citrus but I think its young.
Tasting Notes 2:
Color: Golden Yellow almost a dirty yellow
Smell: Dank fruit, funky stone fruit
Taste: Big fruit, Sweet honey with some bitterness.
Overall: Big fruit upfront with a lot of bitterness in the back. The middle doesnt taste good. Its like mixing the bitterness with the fruit. This homebrew has changed a lot in a month. I think this hop needs helpers. It should be used at the start of the boil as it has a high AA. I would also like to see what this would do as a dry hop only.
Tasting Notes 3:
Color: Bright yellow some hazy. Not dirty yellow like last time.
Smell: Sweet grain. Fruit citrus mix. Not the Dank Funky stuff I was getting in tasting 2
Taste: Sweet malt citrus. Lemon and orange skin bitterness.
Overall: More citrus in the taste this time vs tasting 2. Lots of bitterness in this one.
Tasting Notes 4
Color: Clear golden yellow. If you look at the color notes from tasting 1-3 we can see how this one is clearing up.
Smell: Good tropical fruit honey malt hint of pine
Taste: Sweet malt, pine mixed with some tropical fruit.
Overall: It doesnt taste as fresh as it did. Being 4 months old it should be going downhill now.
Tasting 5
Color: Caramel haze
Smell: Big honey water hint of citrus
Taste: Big bitterness with some honey sweetness with a hint of citrus
Overall: Smells more like a citrus mead. As some of the homebrews have aged we are seeing the bitterness level going up.