DIY Dog - Elvis Juice

[BlackDuck]

A while back, BrewDog released a catalog of just about all of their recipes to the homebrewers of the world. This weekend, I'm going to try a stab at one of them. It's called Elvis Juice. It was on tap last weekend at their event at the brewery. I did not have any, but a couple of my friends did, and they all said it was outstanding. So I'm going to give it a whirl!!! I think the recipe they released is a little different than what is available on the market. The one they released is marked prototype and is called a citrus infused IPA. The one that is available on the market is called a grapefruit infused IPA. I'm basing mine on the recipe they released in the DIY Dog publication.

Here's the recipe info that they released:
ABV - 6.5%
IBU - 60 (although their website says it's now 40)
OG - 1.060
FG - 1.010
SRM - 12.5
Mash at 149 for 75 minutes
Ferment at 66 degrees

9.9 lb Extra Pale Malt
1.92 lb Caramalt

Magnum - 2.5 g Start (yup, that's 2.5 grams, not very much)
Simcoe - 12.5 g Middle
Amarillo - 12.5 g Middle
Mosaic - 25 g End
Citra - 25 g End
Amarillo - 12.5 g End
Simcoe - 12.5 g End
Citra - 50 g Dry Hop
Amarillo - 50 g Dry Hop
Simcoe - 50 g Dry Hop
Add grapefruit and orange peel into the boil and VF for extra citrus twist
Wyeast 1056 American Ale

They don't tell you exactly when to add the hops. Other than Start, Middle and End; so it really leaves a lot of wiggle room here. I'm doing the Start at the start of the boil, the Middle at T-20 for full flavor and the End at T-7 for full aroma.

Here's the recipe that I've come up with for Saturdays brew session:

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Elvis Juice - DIY Dog
Brewer: Antler Brewing
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.85 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.30 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.061 SG
Estimated Color: 8.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 57.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
3.00 ml Lactic Acid (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
1.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -
11 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 4 83.3 %
2 lbs 4.0 oz Caramalt (Muntons) (15.0 SRM) Grain 5 16.7 %
0.25 oz Magnum [12.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 9.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 9.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 12.8 IBUs
0.75 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 9 7.9 IBUs
0.75 oz Mosaic [12.50 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 10 8.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 11 4.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 12 5.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Grapefruit Peel (Boil 5.0 mins) Flavor 13 -
1.00 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 mins) Flavor 14 -
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 15 -
1.00 oz Grapefruit Peel (Add with Dry Hops, 4.0 days) Flavor 16 -
1.75 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 17 0.0 IBUs
1.75 oz Amarillo [9.20 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
1.75 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 19 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 4.22 gal of water at 162.2 F 149.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.25 gal water at 170.0 F
Notes:
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2 gallons distilled in mash water
2 gallons distilled in sparge water

[Inkleg]

Looks tasty. Simcoe and Amirillo pair well together. Is that dried grapefruit peel or just the rind peel off a fresh one?

[Kealia]

I was born and raised on Elvis but am having trouble finding the connection....??

[BlackDuck]

I don't know what the connection is either?? But I'm gonna brew it.
I'm going to use dried peel for both the grapefruit and orange. The stuff you can get from the LHBS. I think the recipe calls for fresh peel, but I just don't want to screw with it.

Here is the link to their website :Elvis Juice

[Beer-lord]

I've read that they mean 60 for start, 30 for middle and 5 for end but what you list should work just fine. I think there's also a video of some folks doing a few of their recipe kits. I can't be sure but I think it's Brooklyn Brew Shop.
They made fun of the lack of true instructions in the kits. That's just them being punky!

[mashani]

Shouldn't Elvis Juice have Peanut Butter and Bananas in it?

So I say the real Elvis juice is a Peanut Butter Porter fermented with Wheat Beer yeast.

[Kealia]

Shouldn't Elvis Juice have Peanut Butter and Bananas in it?

So I say the real Elvis juice is a Peanut Butter Porter fermented with Wheat Beer yeast.

Nice! Not that I'd drink it, but good call

[BlackDuck]

About 20 minutes left in the boil. Instead of sweet orange peel, I'll be using this. Supposed to give more orange/citrus aroma than the sweet orange peel.



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[BlackDuck]

All finished up. And I came in low on my gravity again. Hmmm. I'll post more about that in a new thread so as not to dirty this one up with those thoughts and ideas. Other than the low gravity, everything went well.

[BlackDuck]

I keep on forgetting to update this one. This one took a little longer to carbonate than most of my other beers. First thought is the oils from the 3 ounces of orange/grapefruit peel. No really sure, but it's finally carbonated.

I've had probably 6 to 8 pints of this. This one is super hazy. It damn near looks like orange juice. I did end up transferring a lot of crap into the keg, but I would have thought that it would be a little clearer by now. The aroma is good, not as grapefruity as I would have thought though. The flavor is also not what I thought either. It just seems like there is something there that I can't put my finger on. I have two thoughts on this. First, I may be getting a little pithy flavor, maybe from all the peel. Second, my fermenting bucket may need to be replaced. Over time, it's become discolored slightly and there is a stale hop/beer/yeast whatever aroma that won't come out. The flavor is close to that aroma that's stuck in the fermenter. Overall, it's not a bad beer, just nowhere near what I was expecting.

Guess I'll have to fix the fermenter problem by putting an SS Brewtech Bucket on the list for Santa to bring to me.

[Beer-lord]

You don't need an excuse to buy new hardware, just do it!
I've noticed when I've added lemon peels and coconut to beers the carb was off a bit too. Maybe it is the oils that cause this.