Hopworks Ace of Spades Recipe help

[HopRunner]

I want to brew a batch of Ace of Spades Imperial IPA for a friend of mine who has been injured. He's getting better and is stuck at home recovering. His favorite beer is the Ace of Spades, which is cool because on of his favorite bands is Motorhead. We went to see Motorhead in Portland a few months ago and let me tell ya, those guys still got it!

From the Hopworks website:
"Named in honor of rock n’ roll icon Lemmy Kilmister and his band Motörhead’s popular song and album, Ace of Spades prominently features Amarillo, Cascade and Centennial hops, added at every point of the brewing process: mash tun, first wort, kettle, and dry hop. All of the hoppy green goodness results in a beer with a huge citrus hop aroma, flavor and deep, clean bitterness."

I am looking for opinions about how the Ace of Spades IPA differs from Jamil's Hop Hammer recipe. I know Hop Hammer is based off Pliny the Elder. I haven't tasted Ace and Pliny side by side but I remember Ace being a bit maltier and slightly darker. I'll have to buy a bottle of both this weekend and take some notes.
So... I don't know who this guy is but I found this on youtube and for those who can't get Ace of Spades, at least you can have a look at it. The guy isn't the most articulate but what he does eventually say seems accurate (other than the bit about IBU's). I think the Zesty notes he mentions is the resiny flavors from the dry hopping. http://youtu.be/3AWA6RyFgHk

I'm thinking about adding some Munich and Crystal 40 to the basic Hop Hammer recipe and switching the hops to Amarillo, Cascade and Centennial. Other than that I don't know how to go about attempting a clone of Ace of Spades. This isn't something I want to brew 10 times to get right so I am hoping you guys can help shorten my learning curve.

[HopRunner]

I'm actually kind of bummed no one took a shot at answering this. Am I the only one who has tried the Ace of Spades? I know there are more than a few of us Oregonians on this board.

There is a micro brew festival here in Corvallis. SeptemBeer fest September 17th. The homebrew shop apparently got a permit to showcase some hombrew at the festival. I was one of the local brewers chosen to brew a batch for the festival. I am going to take my best shot at a clone of Ace of Spades.
A better review - http://blog.seattlepi.com/beerblotter/c ... of-spades/

[kcschmitt]

From what I understand is Ace of Spades is just the normal IPA on steroids. The head brewer and owner Christian posted this on homebrewtalk somewhere. I can't find the link but here's the recipe. I know that Ace of Spades has Mash hops and FWH. I'd suggest upping the base malt bill and using some corn sugar to up attenuation and gravity. increase the hop load to get near IBU range. Hope this helps.

Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.061 SG
Estimated Color: 6.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 52.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs 12.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 1 88.9 %
9.5 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 4.9 %
9.5 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.9 %
2.4 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -15L (15.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.2 %
0.49 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 5 29.2 IBUs
0.49 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 9.7 IBUs
0.49 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 8.2 IBUs
0.49 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.3 IBUs
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Day Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs