All-Grain - Bell's Two Hearted Ale Clone (close as they come) - Page 30

WAdamC · 06-29-2010, 03:59 AM

I used WLP007 dry English ale (which has become my go to strain for any kind of pale) and went from 1.064 to 1.010 in 4 days. I have yet to taste it, but it smells great. I recommend 007 for any pale ale or ipa. Love it.

**mb2696** · 07-06-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mb2696

does anyone actually finish at 1.010? I made my second batch of this a little while ago and it looks like it may finish around 1.013, right where my first batch finished. I mashed at 151 for 90 minutes and I'm definitely not underpitching.

well i spoke too soon again. it's sitting at 1.008 right now, but my OG was pretty low @ 1.058.

**Sarrsipius** · 07-06-2010, 06:26 PM

I started at 1.066 and finished at 1.008 using 2 pkgs of notingham.

adamtopher · 07-12-2010, 04:37 PM

i brewed this over the weekend. i used the exact same grain bill but with 75% efficiency only got 1.05 starting gravity. i would recommend boosting the grain bill if you have efficiency in the 70-80% range.

the OG after the boil was 1.056

xjncoguyx · 07-12-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by adamtopher

i brewed this over the weekend. i used the exact same grain bill but with 75% efficiency only got 1.05 starting gravity. i would recommend boosting the grain bill if you have efficiency in the 70-80% range.

the OG after the boil was 1.056

You measure the OG after the boil. And according to Bell's website, the OG is 1.064

adamtopher · 07-12-2010, 09:56 PM

yep. i mentioned my pre-boil starting gravity that i got with my efficiency of 75% which lead to a post-boil OG of 1.056.

just mentioning that i would need to boost my grain bill with my lower efficiency compared to the recipe author.

xjncoguyx · 07-12-2010, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by adamtopher

yep. i mentioned my pre-boil starting gravity that i got with my efficiency of 75% which lead to a post-boil OG of 1.056.

just mentioning that i would need to boost my grain bill with my lower efficiency compared to the recipe author.

You could've boiled longer as well, although you wouldn't end up with as much beer.

**Hammy71** · 07-12-2010, 10:10 PM

My eff is around 72% and I hit my numbers with beersmith conversion from 75% to my 72. No biggie......

**EricT** · 07-30-2010, 02:39 AM

Gonna brew this this weekend. I'm adjusting it a bit due to different hops. I'm going to use Nelson Sauvin Hops and some Yeast from a local Brewing company which I think is California Ale yeast. Will let ya know how it turns out. I don't expect it to be that similar to Bell's but with such a Citric hops I think it will be good. I plan to name it "The Full Nelson" IPA.

Grasslands · 07-30-2010, 05:34 PM

My "Grass Hearted Ale" extract batch been on tap for about a week and a half now and while I think it's the best beer I've made to date, it's just a bit off from the real thing. I'll post my side-by-side comparison pics as soon as I can.

I didn't get the bitterness just right - most likely due to a lower AA% on my centennial hops. Other than that, the color is just a shade lighter but the aroma is just about the same.