Thoughts on Single Malt and Single Hop

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Bonesaw1127, Dec 6, 2015.

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  1. Bonesaw1127

    Bonesaw1127 Crusader (493) Nov 12, 2015 Connecticut

    Hey everyone,
    I am fairly new to home brewing and I want to work on creating my own all grain recipe. I have done a couple of kits so far and they come out good. I don't know what style I want to try out first, possibly a pale ale. I was wondering if experimenting with a single malt and single hop base of ingredients because of me being a science nerd and changing variables is what we do in Bio classes. I am also open to trying out new yeast strains because that is going to be one of my independent studies next semester, however those are wild yeasts and will be very unpredictable. I wanted to hear some opinions on this subject.
    Thanks,
    D
     
    #1 Bonesaw1127, Dec 6, 2015
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Search the forum for "SMaSH" (Singe Malt and Single Hop).
     
    #2 VikeMan, Dec 6, 2015
  3. Bonesaw1127

    Bonesaw1127 Crusader (493) Nov 12, 2015 Connecticut

    Thank you!!
     
    #3 Bonesaw1127, Dec 6, 2015
  4. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
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    If you really want to nerd it up, every time you do a SMASH beer, split it into two buckets and try two very different yeasts. You would be amazed at the difference between a saison yeast and something simple like US05, or even the differences between US05 and Nottingham.
     
    #4 wspscott, Dec 7, 2015
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