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Eh either way one pound in five gallons isn't going to be a huge flavor contributor.
But of course if you didn't like it, you would be shot as a enemy of the state.
Really? Do you think Paul Newman designed all those sauces?
What sickens me is people using this as an excuse to bash their president even more. Some of you really need to pull your heads out of your asses.
And I'm kind of disappointed it wasn't a Mr Beer kit
This.
I'm happy that the hobby is getting press, but it sickens me to see more claims about "Obama's beer". He financed it and drank it. From everything that's been released, he has 0 involvement in the process.
Eh either way one pound in five gallons isn't going to be a huge flavor contributor.
Malric said:This.
I'm happy that the hobby is getting press, but it sickens me to see more claims about "Obama's beer". He financed it and drank it. From everything that's been released, he has 0 involvement in the process.
What White House official has claimed it's "Obama's beer"? I've always seen it referred to as the White House's beer or homebrew.
Really? Do you think Paul Newman designed all those sauces?
What sickens me is people using this as an excuse to bash their president even more. Some of you really need to pull your heads out of your asses.
HAHAHA It was obvious that the White House brewers are complete noobs, but I still think this was really cool! They are doing most things very right, so I imagine their beer tastes nice.
I'll probably try a modified version of one of these beers just for the fun of it, but all grain plus honey.
DaBills said:I got them sent to my e-mail today. There are two recipes: White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter. Enjoy!
Here's the e-mail:
Ale to the Chief: White House Beer Recipe
By Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and the Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives
With public excitement about White House beer fermenting such a buzz, we decided we better hop right to it.
Inspired by home brewers from across the country, last year President Obama bought a home brewing kit for the kitchen. After the few first drafts we landed on some great recipes that came from a local brew shop. We received some tips from a couple of home brewers who work in the White House who helped us amend it and make it our own. To be honest, we were surprised that the beer turned out so well since none of us had brewed beer before.
As far as we know the White House Honey Brown Ale is the first alcohol brewed or distilled on the White House grounds. George Washington brewed beer and distilled whiskey at Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson made wine but there's no evidence that any beer has been brewed in the White House. (Although we do know there was some drinking during prohibition&hellip
Since our first batch of White House Honey Brown Ale, we've added the Honey Porter and have gone even further to add a Honey Blonde this past summer. Like many home brewers who add secret ingredients to make their beer unique, all of our brews have honey that we tapped from the first ever bee-hive on the South Lawn. The honey gives the beer a rich aroma and a nice finish but it doesn't sweeten it.
If you want a behind the scenes look at our home-brewing process, this video offers some proof.
Video Link: http://youtu.be/dygQrX8FI3Q
So without any further ado, America – this one's for you:
White House Honey Porter
Ingredients
2 (3.3 lb) cans light unhopped malt extract
3/4 lb Munich Malt (cracked)
1 lb crystal 20 malt (cracked)
6 oz black malt (cracked)
3 oz chocolate malt (cracked)
1 lb White House Honey
10 HBUs bittering hops
1/2 oz Hallertaur Aroma hops
1 pkg Nottingham dry yeast
3/4 cup corn sugar for bottling
Directions
In a 6 qt pot, add grains to 2.25 qts of 168˚ water. Mix well to bring temp down to 155˚. Steep on stovetop at 155˚ for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, bring 2 gallons of water to 165˚ in a 12 qt pot. Place strainer over, then pour and spoon all the grains and liquid in. Rinse with 2 gallons of 165˚ water. Let liquid drain through. Discard the grains and bring the liquid to a boil. Set aside.
Add the 2 cans of malt extract and honey into the pot. Stir well.
Boil for an hour. Add half of the bittering hops at the 15 minute mark, the other half at 30 minute mark, then the aroma hops at the 60 minute mark.
Set aside and let stand for 15 minutes.
Place 2 gallons of chilled water into the primary fermenter and add the hot wort into it. Top with more water to total 5 gallons if necessary. Place into an ice bath to cool down to 70-80˚.
Activate dry yeast in 1 cup of sterilized water at 75-90˚ for fifteen minutes. Pitch yeast into the fermenter. Fill airlock halfway with water. Ferment at room temp (64-68˚ for 3-4 days.
Siphon over to a secondary glass fermenter for another 4-7 days.
To bottle, make a priming syrup on the stove with 1 cup sterile water and 3/4 cup priming sugar, bring to a boil for five minutes. Pour the mixture into an empty bottling bucket. Siphon the beer from the fermenter over it. Distribute priming sugar evenly. Siphon into bottles and cap. Let sit for 1-2 weeks at 75˚.
White House Honey Ale
Ingredients
2 (3.3 lb) cans light malt extract
1 lb light dried malt extract
12 oz crushed amber crystal malt
8 oz Bisquit Malt
1 lb White House Honey
1 1/2 oz Kent Goldings Hop Pellets
1 1/2 oz Fuggles Hop pellets
2 tsp gypsum
1 pkg Windsor dry ale yeast
3/4 cup corn sugar for priming
Directions
In an 12 qt pot, steep the grains in a hop bag in 1 1/2 gallons of sterile water at 155 degrees for half an hour. Remove the grains.
Add the 2 cans of the malt extract and the dried extract and bring to a boil.
For the first flavoring, add the 1 1/2 oz Kent Goldings and 2 tsp of gypsum. Boil for 45 minutes.
For the second flavoring, add the 1/2 oz Fuggles hop pellets at the last minute of the boil.
Add the honey and boil for 5 more minutes.
Add 2 gallons chilled sterile water into the primary fermenter and add the hot wort into it. Top with more water to total 5 gallons. There is no need to strain.
Pitch yeast when wort temperature is between 70-80˚. Fill airlock halfway with water.
Ferment at 68-72˚ for about seven days.
Rack to a secondary fermenter after five days and ferment for 14 more days.
To bottle, dissolve the corn sugar into 2 pints of boiling water for 15 minutes. Pour the mixture into an empty bottling bucket. Siphon the beer from the fermenter over it. Distribute priming sugar evenly. Siphon into bottles and cap. Let sit for 2 to 3 weeks at 75˚.
Can't wait to brew them!
Damn it, Obama! Now I've got two more beers to brew.
TimpanogosSlim, thanks. You da man!
chrisdaman77 said:Same here. Now have to sneak on to the white house grounds and get some honey
We were also debating what "amber crystal malt" means. I don't think it's amber malt. We're thinking a mid-range Crystal. Probably going with C60L.
as English as the rest of the recipe is, I'm assuming English amber/medium/crystal-II crystal malt
40L to high-50L, usually topping at 57
any American 40 or 60 or a mix of the two will get you close
I, for one, am VERY GLAD this was an extract recipe. Not all of us have the time, money, and space to devote to all grain (yet) and doing this as an extract recipe will only serve to get a few more people into the hobby.
Kudos to the White House staff for all the effort they put into this.
Well you can always convert AG recipes to extract so no big deal!
Qhrumphf said:I'd also put it closer to an underhopped ESB than a heavy cream ale.
Obama is not my candidate, but he is our President. I am glad to see brewing in the national spotlight, as I still live in a state that hasn't gotten around to removing the homebrew laws. Maybe this will give the state legislature the confidence to alter our laws without feeling like they are inviting national repercussions.
Either way, it's homebrew and it's probably quite tasty.
I was fixin to make a honey ale for my wife. Looks like I'll be tryin this one in a couple weeks.
I was fixin to make a honey ale for my wife. Looks like I'll be tryin this one in a couple weeks.
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