American IPA Bell's Two Hearted Ale Clone (close as they come)

[MidnightShift]

Just tapped a keg of this I brewed about 4 weeks ago. Made some mistakes like missing my strike temp by 2 degrees (148). I did not boil off as much as I anticipated so my o.g. was 1.053 but nothing too serious. Everyting else went well i think. I used a 2 litre starter with pac-man yeast and fermented in the low 60's. I dry hopped for a week in the primary after two weeks of fermenting time. I used r.o. water with 4 grams calc. chlor. and 4 grams gypsum (first time with water chemistry so please respond if there is something better I can do). I did a fwh with .5 oz. I will make this again and try to improve my process to hit the strike temp better. I think I will fwh the entire first hop addition instead of half. This is the best beer I have made to date and with some small improvements could be even better.

Had a Christmas party saturday and between this belle's clone and Yoopers house pale ale recipe the party was a hit. Nothing but rave revues on both beers. Thanks hbt for all of the information in helping me improve on every batch I complete.

 

[jmf143]

Just tapped a keg of this I brewed about 4 weeks ago. Made some mistakes like missing my strike temp by 2 degrees (148).

Here's what I use to calculate my strike temp.

Strike Water Temperature Tw = (.2/r)(T2 - T1) + T2 where
r = The ratio of water to grain in quarts per pound.
T1 = The temperature of the grain
T2 = The target temperature of the mash.

For 13 lbs of grain mashed at 1.25 quarts per pound, with grains that are 60 degrees and a desired mash temp of 150, the strike temp = 164.4.

I will heat my strike water to around 175, pour 16.25 quarts (1.25 x 13) of it into the mash tun and preheat it for 10 minutes, then stir if necessary until its 165 degrees. At that point I'll stir in the grains. I'm usually +/- half a degree doing it this way.

 

[MidnightShift]

Thanks for the info on initial strike temp. That is what I love about this site is there is always good information to soak in.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

anybody tried this with WLP023 Burton Ale or WLP004 Irish Ale? i've never had THA since we can't get it in Tejas, but sounds like a good one to brew Christmas Eve.

 

[rack04]

Not sure what to think about the crazy attenuation I had with this batch. I pitched nottingham ale yeast at 62 degrees F. The OG was 1.061 and the reading I took today after 6 days at 62 degrees F was 1.008. I verified the reading with alcohol adjusted refractometer and temperature adjusted hydrometer. That is ~86% attenuation and ~7% ABV.

 

[Mudflap]

That's crazy attenuation with the Notty! Good for this beer though because 7% I think is right where you wanna be.

I just brewed this for the second time this year on Monday. I used bottle harvested Bells yeast that I washed and jarred from the last batch I made in June. I was a little worried about the vitality of the yeast from storing that long but my concerns were put to rest when I got home from work yesterday to find my blowoff vessel full of yeast and burping and gurggling like never before. This yeast was a beast in June and somehow if even stronger this time. I made a 1L started and aerated very well this time. I love this stuff! Think I'm gonna put something on the cake when it finished in a couple weeks just to see an epic fermentation! Whats in this stuff?! lol

 

[passedpawn]

I made a batch of this and it was very, very good. 1 keg was drunk at a Christmas party, and it got raves. The centennial is the main actor here.

A second keg got some spanish cedar on it, and it's disappearing quickly, too.

Thanks for this recipe. Must make again, soon.

 

[rednekhippiemotrcyclfreak]

Kegged a batch of this 6 days ago. Dry hop taste hasn't quite showed up and it is very hazy. Hoping it will clear and develop taste in a few days.

 

[rack04]

Grain to glass in 12 days. A little haze but understandable for it's age. Still very tasty. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Pbfbrewing]

This recipe is dead on. Mine is quite cloudy but tastes very similar to two hearted. I was a few points low on my og. Left out the carapils and increased the dry hops by .5 oz.

 

[jmf143]

Gravity was 1.011 on day 18, down from 1.058. Sample tasted great - perhaps a wee bit less bitter than B2H if I was going to nitpick, but that may be due to not having dry hopped it yet. Used yeast from Bells Amber. Had to pierce the krausen with the thief in order to draw my sample. I'll dry hop on day 21 for 7 days then crash and keg. I'm also going to use some of the yeast slurry on an American Wheat I'm brewing Saturday. Thanks to the OP for a great recipe!

 

[theveganbrewer]

BS telling me I need two packs of US-05, is that true? Also, never used dry yeast, do I need a starter?

 

[Sippin37]

BS telling me I need two packs of US-05, is that true? Also, never used dry yeast, do I need a starter?

Use MrMalty for all your yeast pitching rate needs.
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Based on the OG of 1.064 you'll need 13 grams of dry yeast. So you'll be fine with (1) 11.5 gram packet of US-05. No starter needed, some people like to re-hydrate their dry yeast but I think that topic is split 50/50 with results being almost exactly the same.

I gotta brew this guy soon, my favorite IPA!!

 

[theveganbrewer]

Use MrMalty for all your yeast pitching rate needs.
Mrmalty.com

Based on the OG of 1.064 you'll need 13 grams of dry yeast. So you'll be fine with (1) 11.5 gram packet of US-05. No starter needed, some people like to re-hydrate their dry yeast but I think that topic is split 50/50 with results being almost exactly the same.

I gotta brew this guy soon, my favorite IPA!!

It started to rain today and I can't brew so I decided it was the perfect time to try to bottle harvest from 3 bottles of Bell's I have. Will give that a shot and if it fails will revert to the dry yeast.

 

[Sippin37]

So funny that you mentioned that because I wanted to try doing the same thing for the first time with the Two Hearted clone. Let us know how it goes.

 

[theveganbrewer]

So funny that you mentioned that because I wanted to try doing the same thing for the first time with the Two Hearted clone. Let us know how it goes.

Took me 3 days with about 300ml of wort and 3 bottles of 3HA but I have a 1/8" layer of yeast on the bottle of a 2,000mL flask. Will let it rest and step it up to 500mL in 2 days.

 

[Blackhawkbrew]

Just brewed this up yesterday. My gravity was 1.062, used rehydrated S-05 and I had activity in a few hours! My last 2 hop additions were a bit off (had to pick up my daughter) but should still be good. Sitting in the fermenter at 66 degrees. I read on hear that some people were ramping up the fermentation temps. When?

Thanks OP for the recipe. Can't wait to taste this one.

 

[jmf143]

I pitched at 63 degrees and just let it rise naturally until it hit 68. Took about a day to get to 68 in my ferm chamber and that's where I kept it during active fermentation. It started to cool after fermentation slowed so I moved it to a warmer room and kept it at 66 - 67 until I dry hopped it. Kegged it yesterday and should be drinking it by the weekend.

 

[Blackhawkbrew]

What's the point of keeping this in a primary for 4 weeks? Just wondering. I'm getting restless waiting for this one. Samples have tasted great!

 

[jmf143]

Its tough waiting it out, isn't it? Your beer will get marginally better with an extended primary, but only you can decide if the wait is worth it.

I left mine in primary for 3 weeks, racked to secondary and dry hopped for 6 days and then cold crashed for 3 more before kegging. I started drinking it 5 days later - best beer I have have every brewed. Taste is spot on with B2H but not as sparkling clear. Perhaps more time in the keg will get the rest of the yeast to drop, but I really don't care if it does or not.

 

[Sippin37]

Has anyone ever tried the Dead Ringer IPA (Two Hearted clone) from Northern Brewer? If so, how did it compare to this recipe? I think I am going to try this extract kit from NB and do a full boil. For whatever reason the kit is economically more attractive that putting together all of the ingredients separately so.... I thought I ought to try it.

 

[Tizzomes]

2 weeks primary, 1 week dry hopped in secondary then forced carbed in my keg.Hands down one of the smoothest beers I've ever brewed.

Thanks for the " go to IPA "
BTW BIAB

 

[theveganbrewer]

2 weeks primary, 1 week dry hopped in secondary then forced carbed in my keg.Hands down one of the smoothest beers I've ever brewed.

Thanks for the " go to IPA "
BTW BIAB

Which yeast?

 

[Tizzomes]

Which yeast?

I ended up using Nottingham I also made a starter the day before. I've read starters aren't needed when using dry yeast but no harm done.

So yea, great beer I rarely brew the same beer consecutively but I will with this one.

 

[mrwilson]

Has anyone ever tried the Dead Ringer IPA (Two Hearted clone) from Northern Brewer? If so, how did it compare to this recipe? I think I am going to try this extract kit from NB and do a full boil. For whatever reason the kit is economically more attractive that putting together all of the ingredients separately so.... I thought I ought to try it.

I have. It's very close to Bell's. I will brew it again.

 

[Sippin37]

Awesome, I look forward to brewing it then. It's so close to this clone recipe anyways so I thought I could just save myself a few bucks. I'm sure there will be something I'll change the 2nd time brewing, but that is the fun of it, trying to figure out ways to improve your beer!

 

[ThomEHof]

Brewing this Sunday with a 001 yeast. Wish us luck.

 

[BiscayneBrewing]

Just brewed this recipe today. My original gravity ended up being 1.060. I also used WLP001. We'll see how it goes. I do have 2 oz. of Centennial leaf to dry hop with. Looks great. Smells even better.

 

[duckmanco]

I've read through a bunch of these, but which of the two recipes, NB's Dead Ringer or this one is more accurate?

 

[Dynachrome]

I did the side-by-side picture thing tonight.

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