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

[orangemen5]

Hi I'm currently suffering a wife-imposed hop purchasing ban, until I clear out some hops



I have the following in the freezer, which would be best? Citra, galaxy, simcoe, nelson.



Thanks!

I'd say get your own freezer just for hops.

Any one of those hops will make a great ipa. It won't be a two hearted clone. But will make a great beer regardless.

 

[NickAus]

I'd say get your own freezer just for hops.

Any one of those hops will make a great ipa. It won't be a two hearted clone. But will make a great beer regardless.

thanks, I'm hoping the Zombie Dust clone will make her realise we NEED more hops ASAP :rockin:

 

[brewski09]

Hi I'm currently suffering a wife-imposed hop purchasing ban, until I clear out some hops



I have the following in the freezer, which would be best? Citra, galaxy, simcoe, nelson.



Thanks!

I'm not a huge Citra or simcoe single hop fan personally so I would go Galaxy or Nelson. Just my opinion though.


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[brewski09]

I'd say get your own freezer just for hops.

Any one of those hops will make a great ipa. It won't be a two hearted clone. But will make a great beer regardless.

I don't think it's about the space as much as the cost (that would be my restriction if one were imposed).


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[crusader1612]

Hi I'm currently suffering a wife-imposed hop purchasing ban, until I clear out some hops



I have the following in the freezer, which would be best? Citra, galaxy, simcoe, nelson.



Thanks!

50/50 Galaxy/nelson is awesome


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[Helly]

I made an extract version of this today. Pretty excited about it.


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[Apple_Jacker]

I made an extract version of this today. Pretty excited about it.


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What's your recipe?

 

[Helly]

I used a generic pale ale/IPA extract recipe that sounded good and used all Centennial adjusted for the gravity/IBU ratio. So I didn't follow the recipe exactly. This is an untested recipe for me but here's what I used:

Steep:
8 oz C-10
8 oz Victory
8 oz flaked wheat

Boil:
7 lb pale LME
1 lb corn sugar

Hops:
All centennial, 1.25 oz bittering at 30 min and late additions of 1 oz each at 10 min, 0 min and steeping during wort cooling.

40 seconds on oxygen stone and chilled to 60 in swamp cooler.

Yeast: Safale US-05


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[hio3791]

Brewing 10 gal as I type. It's 25 deg and I am freezing but all is going well.

 

[copper2hopper]

How did the brew turn out hio? I got everything I need for this one for a six gallon batch and will be brewing it next week. Super excited to try out my first harvested yeast from a six pack of dregs I stepped up from their amber ale. It's finishing out its last step up as we speak on my brand new ginormous 5000ml flask. I wish I knew how much good yeast I have in there though to know what I'm pitching....anyone got any experience with that on this brew?

 

[Jhoss]

Hi there CopperTop..I cant answer this...i go by gut and the yeast calculators on the internet...they leave a lot to the imagination. Its a best guess. I can tell you I built up (no stir plate, just shaking) 1.5 gallon, then decanted on the morning of the brew, but I added to the coagulation a new 2 qt. starter just to wake things up. By the time I added this starter it was churning and burning I'll tell you.

This batch I also customized my ferment a little bit. I let it go 2 days at 64 degrees then moved it upstairs to 72 degrees for 3 days, then back to the basement.

Racked to secondary/dry hops recently, it finished about 1.008...lowest yet.

 

[Monty91]

I've had this kegged for about a week and a half and it's almost gone! Color is spot on to the original but the bitterness isn't quite there. Next time I brew this up, I'm going to step up the bittering hops slightly. Should be perfect with that adjustment!

 

[fastengine]

I bottled 5.5 gallons of this on Sunday, the smell was just incredible. I used US-05 for the first batch. Not a true clone because I had to sub some citra for centennial in the boil because I coldn't get enough to do a batch of all centennial. I now have a pound of centennial on order.
My stir plate and flask arrived and I now have the dregs from a sixer stiring in some dme so I can use the Bells yeast for a true comparison.
Patiently waiting for the first batch to carb up. Can't wait.....

 

[fastengine]

The first batch is carbed... OMG this stuff is awsome. I can't even put the flavor into words. Well I'll try. Smooth, Very smooth and almost creamy on the mouthfeel. Aroma is sweet floral with just a hint of hop bite but not much. Taste is so ballanced with floral, bitter and sweet with virtually NO foul or unexpected aftertaste. This was my 3rd generation on the US-05 slurries and I really don't know now how the Bells yeast I harvested can improve it.
I've made lots of beers that I thought were really good, this eclipses them easily. I am one big happy camper!!

 

[GRBC]

I've made lots of beers that I thought were really good, this eclipses them easily. I am one big happy camper!!

That's a great feeling, isn't it? Cheers.

 

[makokiller]

I've made this beer a few times and it's great. Until I switched out the hops to Citra, Wow that is the way to go!!

 

[catdaddy66]

I just ordered my centennial hops for my next attempt at this recipe. It was my favorite IPA so far. My brother agrees, as it kick started him to resume this pursuit after a decade off.

 

[MEPNew2Brew]

I brewed a Norther Brewer Dead Ringer extract kit as one of my earliest brews - among my friends it is known simply as Number 9, as in my 9th batch ever. Number 9 was VERY good. Since then, I have brewed some version of Two Hearted a number of times, along with far more complicated, hoppy, etc. IPAs. But, this particular recipe is among my very favorite brews of all times.

Just brewed another batch today. Here in NJ, it is 15 or so degrees - damn cold for here - plus 40 - 60 MPH winds. Had to erect a wind screen around the burner.

This is a really great, classic, IPA.

My prediction - when some of the more extreme IPAs fade away, as many will, Two Hearted will still be there.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

I used a generic pale ale/IPA extract recipe that sounded good and used all Centennial adjusted for the gravity/IBU ratio. So I didn't follow the recipe exactly. This is an untested recipe for me but here's what I used:

Steep:
8 oz C-10
8 oz Victory
8 oz flaked wheat

Boil:
7 lb pale LME
1 lb corn sugar

Hops:
All centennial, 1.25 oz bittering at 30 min and late additions of 1 oz each at 10 min, 0 min and steeping during wort cooling.

40 seconds on oxygen stone and chilled to 60 in swamp cooler.

Yeast: Safale US-05


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After I have a carboy available, I'm going to try this out. How did it end up tasting?

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Well I got my tax return money today. I bought my ingredients yesterday and plan on buying a carboy or fermentation bucket after work today to get this beer going! Here's my version:

7 lbs. Light DME
1/2 lb. Cara Pils
1/2 lb. Honey Malt
2-1/2 gallons of water for the boil
S-05 yeast (if the other HBS store doesn't have Wyeast 1272)
2 ounces Centennial hops pellets (9.6%)
3 ounced Centennial hops pellets (9.0%... HBS didn't have more 9.6%)

Because I have the 2 different centennial hops, I need to determine what order I want to add them to the wort. I think I'll reserve one of the 9.6% ounces for DH and the other either at the 60 minute mark or the 1 minute mark.

 

[IslandLizard]

Well I got my tax return money today. I bought my ingredients yesterday and plan on buying a carboy or fermentation bucket [...]

Congrats!
But I would stay away from carboys. Use buckets instead. They also include a handy handle.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Congrats!
But I would stay away from carboys. Use buckets instead. They also include a handy handle.

That, and their a fraction of the price!

I only have 1 glass carboy for wine making, but I have a few 6 gallon Better Bottles that I like a lot... until I have to move them. If I don't remove the airlock, the liquid in the airlock is all but guaranteed to get sucked back into the carboy.

Forgot to mention that I bought a grain mill (Victoria Grain Mill) so I can mill/crush my own Cara Pils and the Honey Malt . Probably not the best one there is, but it'll do for my first one. Baby-steps towards all-grain!

...is it copyright infringement if I call it "Double Blood-Pumper Ale"?

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Well so far it tastes awesome, but it sure doesn't taste like 2 Hearted, which I expected due to using different grains, yeast, and DME. It is lighter in color by a few shades. It's closer to the color of Oberon than anything.
It doesnt have the prominent fruity/citrusy flavor a 2 Hearted does and the hop aroma isn't very prominent yet but dry hopping should help with both.
The hop flavor is prominent but not overpowering or too intense. It's at 1.014 or so (OG was 1.064) so it's right about where it needed to be. I suspect it'll drop a little more over the next few days.
I'll let it sit for 1-1/2 more weeks before I begin dry hopping, then bottle 5 days after that. If it tastes as good when it's finished as it does now, I'll definitely be inclined to make this one again. I'm very happy with it.

Although, since mine isn't that close to a 2 Hearted Ale, I won't call it 'Double Blood-Pumper'. Instead, I'll reference the fact that it is an all-centennial IPA and call it "Cent-ual Healing".

Next two an actual 2 Hearted Ale:
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Next to my brown ale (from a kit)
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[Setesh]

Thanks to a buddy who brought some back from AZ I just had my first Two Hearted and it is simply fantastic! I will definitely be trying your recipe to clone this one.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Bottled it last night. I ended up with 46 bottles. FG of 1.010, attenuation 69.9%, ABV just north of 7%. The last tasting I took before adding the priming sugar was excellent. So long as my carbonation isn't way off base (I dissolved 4.5 ounces of dextrose into 2 cups of boiling water) then I have an awesome beer that just might be ready by St. Patrick's Day, or the following weekend.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

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[copper2hopper]

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Turned out great!!! Only 4 days old in the keg and carbed perfectly. So glad I saved a small jar full of yeast for this one to build up again some day for another batch of this stuff. DELISH

 

[Apple_Jacker]

I chilled a beer for testing purposes ;-) it still needs to be carbed up a little more as expected but damn it does taste good!

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[Larzean]

Brewed today, can't wait to start drinking it

 

[copper2hopper]

Keg is about to kick for this one...so sad...can't wait for this brew again. The wifey even really enjoyed this one.