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Smoked Beer - Specialty Smoked Beer


A smoke-enhanced beer showing good balance between the smoke, the beer character, and the added ingredients, while remaining pleasant to drink. Balance in the use of smoke, hops and malt character is exhibited by the better examples.

Flavor Profile: As with aroma, there should be a balance between smokiness, the expected flavor characteristics of the base beer style, and the additional ingredients. Smokiness may vary from low to assertive. Smoky flavors may range from woody to somewhat bacon-like dep

Ingredients: Different materials used to smoke malt result in unique flavor and aroma characteristics. Beechwood, or other hardwood (oak, maple, mesquite, alder, pecan, apple, cherry, other fruitwoods) smoked malts may be used. The various woods may remind one of cert

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 Specialty Smoked Beer Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Scotch Whisky mash (58 L)
58 L 9.03% 0 1.088 1.019
All Grain 5760
Smoked Pale ale
11 L 5.69% 25.66 1.058 1.014
All Grain 4431
14 Peat Smoked Lager - partial mashing
23 L 6.33% 44.45 1.058 1.010
Partial Mash 3076
Grodziskie
6 gal 4.84% 22.98 1.052 1.015
BIAB 3026
Smoked Rye PA
19 L 5.95% 65.19 1.057 1.011
All Grain 2802
Smoked pepper IPA
5.5 gal 5.23% 73.51 1.052 1.012
All Grain 2388
Kjeller 5 Rykende Blondine 25l
25 L 5.77% 24.47 1.053 1.009
BIAB 2105
Lightly Smoked Dunkelweizen V1.2
5 gal 6.94% 20.18 1.069 1.016
Partial Mash 1985
Los Bee Ahumados
24 L 5.99% 29.37 1.055 1.010
All Grain 1950
Gotlandsdricka (Jester King Clone)
5 gal 4.6% 28.85 1.044 1.009
All Grain 1932

Newest Specialty Smoked Beer Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Smoked English Porter 1.01
6 gal 5.44% 26.34 1.055 1.014
All Grain 13
Cooroy Blue
5.5 gal 15.95% 109.24 1.160 1.038
All Grain 32
Smoked Schwarzbier 1.01
6 gal 5.57% 24.08 1.051 1.009
All Grain 220
George Brown Lutra Kveik Rauchmarzen
15 L 4.26% 24.57 1.041 1.009
All Grain 73
Bob's Smoked Schwarzbier
5.5 gal 4.78% 32.31 1.049 1.012
All Grain 96
Peat Bomb
5.5 gal 7.25% 46.93 1.076 1.021
All Grain 89
龍眼啤酒實驗
20 L 5.25% 34.36 1.049 1.009
All Grain 74
Black Bear Session Beer
2.5 gal 6.02% 28.6 1.060 1.014
extract 145
American Lager
30 L 5.03% 18.43 1.051 1.012
All Grain 123
Smoked porter
5.5 gal 6.04% 2.38 1.059 1.013
All Grain 181

Fermentables Used In Specialty Smoked Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Smoked Malt 66 Grain smoked malt 3°L
37 33% 1% - 100%
Smoked Malt 45 Grain smoked malt 5°L
37 27% 0% - 100%
US - Pale 2-Row 42 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 51% 1% - 90%
Munich - Light 10L 26 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 25% 1% - 96%
Flaked Oats 24 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 9% 3% - 24%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 23 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 8% 2% - 56%
American - Chocolate 23 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 5% 2% - 9%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 22 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 53% 3% - 100%
Briess - Cherry Wood Smoked Malt 20 US Grain smoked malt 5°L
37 22% 0% - 96%
Peated Malt 19 Grain specialty malt 2.5°L
38 15% 1% - 100%

Hops Used In Specialty Smoked Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Magnum 22 15 39% 14% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 20 5 40% 6% - 100%
Willamette 20 4.5 34% 13% - 100%
Fuggles 19 4.5 37% 14% - 77%
Chinook 17 13 37% 3% - 83%
Northern Brewer 17 7.8 45% 6% - 100%
Tettnanger 14 4.5 40% 6% - 100%
Centennial 13 10 34% 7% - 69%
Cascade 12 7 34% 6% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh 11 3.75 49% 17% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Specialty Smoked Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Smoked Malt 6 Grain smoked malt 5°L
37 48% 24% - 67%
Smoked Malt 4 Grain smoked malt 3°L
37 57% 40% - 100%
American - Chocolate 3 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 31% 13% - 60%
Flaked Rye 2 Adjunct raw 2.8°L
36 15% 13% - 18%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 2 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 46% 25% - 67%

Yeasts Used In Specialty Smoked Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 41 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 15 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70 12 Fermentis / Safale Lagers .105 High 83% 48°F 72°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 10 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 9 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97 6 Fermentis / Safale Ale .104 High 81% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - German Ale 1007 6 Wyeast Ale 0.11 Low 75% 55°F 68°F
Mangrove Jack - Californian Lager M54 4 Mangrove Jack Lagers n/a Med-High 79.5% 64°F 68°F
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728 4 Wyeast Ale 0.12 High 71% 55°F 75°F
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007 3 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 75% 65°F 70°F

Other Ingredients Used In Specialty Smoked Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 29 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 23 Water Agt Mash 54% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 14 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 50%
Irish Moss 14 Other Mash 81% 33% - 100%
Lactic acid 12 Water Agt Mash 53% 1% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 6 Water Agt Mash 0% 0% - 2%
Phosphoric acid 6 Water Agt Mash 96% 78% - 100%
Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 5 Other Boil 36% 1% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 4 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 33%
Epsom Salt 3 Water Agt Mash 3% 0% - 13%

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