Bell's Two Hearted Ale (14B) - EXTRACT

OK - I don\'t always post good reviews about the clones but this one is excellent. There was that hop crisis so AHS switched out Centennial for Amarillo. OK I thought, it\'s a good sub. Well this turned out fantastic. it is a dead on clone of Two Hearted Ale EXCEPT for the hops. Use Centennial and you are there. I can not see how they expect to get Wyeast American Ale 1056 down to a FG of 1.008 so mine is a tiny bit sweeter I suppose. STILL - after 19 batches this will become my FIRST house beer.

I drank Bell's Two Hearted growing up in Michigan, and after brewing many AHB original recipes, thought that I should see what the commercial clones were all about. To be absolute delight, this recipe is spot on. Sat in primary for three weeks, doubled up on the Centennial dry hopping for the last week, and went straight to bottles. Tried my first one yesterday after 6 weeks, and had to double take my surroundings that I wasn't watching sunset on the beaches of Lake Michigan!

Did the extract version with salafe 05 as yeast., followed the directions as given with the kit. This is a nice, easy drinking IPA, Has a little bitterness and dryness to it but not overly hoppy at all.

Wonderful Kit. I've made the mini-mash twice and each time its a great batch. Strong hop flavor and aroma. About as close the Bell's as you can get. I fermented in primary for 7 days, secondary for 14, and bottle conditioned for 3 weeks.

This beer turned out fantastic, just perfect! I love all of Bell's beers, but Two Hearted and Obreon are my favorites. This is so close to the real thing it is hard to tell the difference. This could be a contest winner.....great smell, color, of course flavor, but also forms a perfect head. This will be brewed again!

This is more of a review of Austin Home Brew. When my shipment arrived and I unpacked it the lid to a 5lb LME had come off and the LME spilled all over making a huge mess. I contacted Austin Home Brew who instantly shipped out a replacement LME and after learning of the carpet mess even compensated me for that! Austin Home Brew is A1, 5 STAR or how ever you rate top notch service!

My forth batch, and first batch that I couldn't stop drinking. It is a really close clone of Two Hearted Ale. Maybe needs a little more dry hopping. With a OG of 1.060 I made a yeast starter and got my FG down to 1.004. If you like Two Hearted or Centennial Hops, this is a must brew.

My wife and I just did a side by side side taste test and it was spot on. She could not tell the difference with the real thing. Can not wait to brew it again, it will definatly become my house brew.

This was a really good beer. This beer converted me into an IPA fan. The after taste that it leaves on your lips is great.

I did the partial mash kit with WLP051 yeast. Very good, although not as hoppy as expected (or as hoppy as Two Hearted). I don't know what AHS assumes your efficiency to be on the mash, but mine was about 85% and I was at 1.065 on the OG (versus 1.06 expected). Fermented down to 1.014. That might be one reason for the presumed reduced hoppiness. Either way, it could DEFINITELY use more dry hopping - it only calls for 1/3 ounce.