Two-Hearted Ale for the first time

[Homercidal]

It's definitely best fresh on tap, but fresh at any rate is important for a good IPA.

Soapy is not a term I would use to describe 2H.

I like it because it's not as dry as some others, and the hops are not too harsh, yet full flavored

 

[King of Cascade]

It's definitely best fresh on tap, but fresh at any rate is important for a good IPA.

Soapy is not a term I would use to describe 2H.

I like it because it's not as dry as some others, and the hops are not too harsh, yet full flavored

Yes, soapy is the term most used...see the second post in each of these and google the rest.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/centennial-hops-smell-sooo-good-47276/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/soapy-flavor-my-ipa-178215/index2.html

 

[kozski10]

Just tapped my Two Hearted Ale Clone. Awesome brew. - Scott Koz

 

[stbnj]

I just had 2 Hearted for the first time this weekend while in Chicago, picked up a 6 and managed to save 2 to bring home with me. After seeing the clone recipes for it I am surprised at how balanced it is.

 

[Homercidal]

Yes, soapy is the term most used...see the second post in each of these and google the rest.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/centennial-hops-smell-sooo-good-47276/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/soapy-flavor-my-ipa-178215/index2.html

To each their own, I guess. We used to have a Chinese restaurant in town that served a vegetable mix that smelled like Cat Urine to me.

I don't equate Centennial with soap.

 

[vtron]

To each their own, I guess. We used to have a Chinese restaurant in town that served a vegetable mix that smelled like Cat Urine to me.

I don't equate Centennial with soap.

I LOVE centennial hops and don't notice any soapy flavor, but this may be a genetic thing. Some people (including my wife) say the same about cilantro. It's basically been proven that there's a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. I know it's not the same gene for centennial though, because I can't keep my wife from drinking my Two Hearted clone.

 

[King of Cascade]

To each their own, I guess. We used to have a Chinese restaurant in town that served a vegetable mix that smelled like Cat Urine to me.

I don't equate Centennial with soap.

Cat Urine

That would be Simcoe...lol

I guess the question is, Do others think the vegetable soup taste like cat piss or is it just you? Soapy is a term often used to discribe centennial as noted in the links above.

 

[King of Cascade]

I LOVE centennial hops and don't notice any soapy flavor, but this may be a genetic thing. Some people (including my wife) say the same about cilantro. It's basically been proven that there's a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. I know it's not the same gene for centennial though, because I can't keep my wife from drinking my Two Hearted clone.

I have used centennial lightly in a blonde and it not be soapy and very good. I think its when mixed with certian crystal malts or something...

 

[ETOHonboard]

I brewed an extract version gave to me by my LHBS and did a side by side taste test and it was pretty close. To this day it is still my best beer that I brewed. It may even become a staple brew in my house

 

[dime1622]

Recipe looks interesting, but 65% efficiency???

I'd like to see the extract version not cut off

 

[kpr121]

To me Bells TH tastes like Smarties candy, which I could slightly make the connection to 'soapy'. It also has that sort of chalky mouthfeel that you would get if you threw 2 or 3 packs of Smarties in your mouth and chomped them all up.

I'm a candy freak so thats where I make the comparison, and I love it!

 

[Mpavlik22]

I don't know about soapy, but I definitely get a citrus/grapefruit taste from centennial hops.

 

[Chefencore]

I tried the Northern Brewer clone, but it didn’t turn out good at all - had that band-aid flavor to it. quite dissapointed

 

[Mpavlik22]

I tried the Northern Brewer clone, but it didn’t turn out good at all - had that band-aid flavor to it. quite dissapointed

I doubt it was the kit, but prob your process. The band-aid flavor can come from yeast or cleansers used.

Quote:
These flavors are often described as mediciney, Band-Aid™ like, or can be spicy like cloves. The cause are various phenols which are initially produced by the yeast. Chlorophenols result from the reaction of chlorine-based sanitizers (bleach) with phenol compounds and have very low taste thresholds. Rinsing with boiled water after sanitizing is the best way to prevent these flavors.
-John Palmer

 

[Piratwolf]

I agree about the process problems. I'd thought I had a very sanitary process until an experienced brewer friend came over to watch me brew. He pointed out five or six things that never occurred to me but were real problems. Since then (when i also started ferm temp control) my beer's been much better!

 

[Chefencore]

I doubt it was the kit, but prob your process. The band-aid flavor can come from yeast or cleansers used.

Should have said that! Not blaming the kit. Still sucks though.

 

[hoppymonkey]

I haven't been able to find in two-hearted in 3 weeks! I have been to at least 10 stores with no luck. I guess it is time to make a batch.