bananas & peanut butter elvis beer

[bourgeoisbee]

Great photos! I'm hoping/guessing you won't get the fat from the peanut butter coming out out of suspension later with the powdered peanut butter - perfect choice! I know that can happen with too much chocolate (actual chocolate, not chocolate malt) in a beer. Maybe secondary half of it with more peanut butter and compare the two. The smoked dubbel you have on deck sounds good too by name/short description, and I'm not even a fan of most smoked beers.

 

[scinerd3000]

Great photos! I'm hoping/guessing you won't get the fat from the peanut butter coming out out of suspension later with the powdered peanut butter - perfect choice! I know that can happen with too much chocolate (actual chocolate, not chocolate malt) in a beer. Maybe secondary half of it with more peanut butter and compare the two. The smoked dubbel you have on deck sounds good too by name/short description, and I'm not even a fan of most smoked beers.

The dubbel is an alternate version of the one on my recipe list with cherry wood smoked rye malt. It is part of a contest in Philly that i got into...If i win judging i brew it for next years philly beer week- but everyone has to use the smoked rye...its the "secret ingredient".....

Great idea....I'm contemplating splitting this into 6 growlers after primary, do some with more peanutbutter, some with varying levels of banana and bacon and one just left as is.....tastes great and no congealing of fats yet....fingers crossed!

 

[scinerd3000]

Pictures will be up tonight but just checked on it and it smells and tastes awesome. I used ripe bananas but only yellow- no black. Used 8 and it seems to be the perfect number because the taste is shaping up to exactly what i envisioned....

The banana in this darker beer are much more subdued than version 1. Tastes really well balanced, the banana comes through in almost a caramelized banana flavor at the end along with subtle smoke. I may have to add more PB but this is looking like its going to be the one.... Fingers crossed...

 

[scinerd3000]

Update- this is sitting in tertiary. I have no idea what do because the banana faded so quickly that I am reluctant to add more. Peanutbutter is subtle. Overall this is an awesome example of a smoked porter but im missing the bananas. I am thinking of adding more PB and possibly yoopers banana wine (bottled 3 years ago) added to the beer? Thoughts?

The bacon extract

 

[Crimsonwine]

So where are you at with this now? Funny I was thinking of banana bread ale and adding peanut butter to it and making an Elvis beer...

What about adding banana extract to it?

 

[MakoMadness]

Did this end up being a bust or have you been able to fine tune it?

 

[scinerd3000]

this turned out good. Next time I make it I will use more bananas and another thing of peanutbutter...the peanutbutter flavor faded quicker than I would have liked. It is deffinitly getting brewed again....I haven't had a chance since though...

 

[PCatsoulis]

Hey! I know this is an old thread but I live a town over (Quincy) @scinerd3000 and I am gonna take a crack at a Fat Elvis stout based on where your recipe started and kind of play around with it (I want to make it an imperial stout although a dunkelweisen is also a very attractive option). Let me know if you're able to talk shop at some point!

 

[kingmatt]

Hey! I know this is an old thread but I live a town over (Quincy) @scinerd3000 and I am gonna take a crack at a Fat Elvis stout based on where your recipe started and kind of play around with it (I want to make it an imperial stout although a dunkelweisen is also a very attractive option). Let me know if you're able to talk shop at some point!

He hasn't been seen since August 2018 so I doubt you will get a response.

This beer reminded me of a Peanut Butter Banana Porter I brewed years ago for a club competition. I used hefeweizen yeast to drive some banana esters and the powdered peanut butter...it was definitely more a gimmicky beer but it didn't turn out half bad!

 

[PCatsoulis]

He hasn't been seen since August 2018 so I doubt you will get a response.

This beer reminded me of a Peanut Butter Banana Porter I brewed years ago for a club competition. I used hefeweizen yeast to drive some banana esters and the powdered peanut butter...it was definitely more a gimmicky beer but it didn't turn out half bad!

I used 13 oz of powdered peanut butter in the boil and it seems like a majority of it didn't dissolve. I'll know in about a week or so (depending if it reads well enough as far as gravity) whether any of that flavor actually found its way in. I am starting to feel doubtful of it though considering some of the things I am reading in other forums.

I grabbed some natural peanut butter extract from brewer's best to see if that will help. Any input on getting this down right is much appreciated!