Sabro Smash
Sabro hops are a hop that I have been wanting to brew with. Sabro should bring coconut to the beer and I like coconut. This is my first time brewing with Sabro hops and I was thinking it would be a good one to put in our small batch smash series. If you have been following along with this series our grain bill and hop schedule has changed over time and we have been learning. Here is the recipe I used
2 LBS Pilsner Malt
.1 oz Sabro 60 mins
.25 oz Sabro 10 mins
.25 oz Sabro 5 mins
.4 oz Sabro 3 days dry hop
Color: Hazy yellow
Smell: Light sweet malt. Im getting a smell but Im not sure what it is. Almost like a coconut over hopped. Hint of citrus.
Taste: Lots of lemon citrus. Body is light. Once this beer warms up some it can get a hint of coconut.
Update 1
Color: Bright yellow clear
Smell: Hint of mint with lots of hop bitterness
Taste: Hint of mint with some coconut. I wish the coconut was bigger in this beer
Overall: For me this is going the right way. Im getting more coconut than in the first tasting. I hope next time the coconut is more
Update 2
Color: Bright yellow hazy
Smell: Cedar and mint
Taste: Lots of cedar now. Maybe a hint of fruit but big cedar. Carb lvl is high also
Overall: Im not liking this beer now the cedar wood is over the time. I think for this beer 2 months is the best time to drink this one
Update 3
Color: Golden yellow and clear
Smell: Hint of malt. Cedar
Taste: Malt hint of citrus with cedar
Overall: I think we are starting to see the smash beers clear up around the 4 month mark. Sabro has changed over from coconut to cedar. This might be good in a stout but not in an IPA. This is a homebrew that I would drink fast and not let age.