Brewing this tomorrow and need a little help. I have decided to simplify and brew my first SMASH with Red X, Palisade Hops, and W34/70.
Shooting for an OG between 1.050 and 1.053. I want the hops to be noticeable but by no means a hoppy lager. With my lack of experience with lagers and Red X, I am not quite sure how to attack this.
Here is what I have
9 g Palisade FWH
9 g Palisade 60 min
22 g Palisade 20 min
22 g Palisade 5 min
~31 IBUs
Is this enough hops to cut through the Red X? I originally had 25 IBUs and decided to bump it up but am still worried this is not enough. My current pale lager ate up the sterling and crystal hops and even the dry hop addition is not perceptible to me.