White house beer

[unionrdr]

Me neither. And I've watched that video a couple of times. Strange that Garret would say that. Does he know something we don't?

 

[edds5p0]

I would think that the average extract malts wouldn't have to many sulfates in them.

Yeah, I agree.

 

[whoaru99]

Thought I saw the recipes posted somewhere in one of the forums here. A search should find it.

Actually, just scroll down to the bottom of the window and you should see several similar threads.

 

[mcissell]

Me neither. And I've watched that video a couple of times. Strange that Garret would say that. Does he know something we don't?

The only thing I can figure is that the author is referring not to actual Burton salts (as he says), but rather the 2tsp of gypsum that is listed on the official recipe.

 

[robotgas]

My WH Honey Ale Extract kit from Austin Homebrew Supply came with 2 tsp gypsum to add w/ the bittering hops (60min.)
It's still bottle conditioning, so we'll see how I did on Election Night.

 

[unionrdr]

Ah,I see. Burton salts do have some gypsum in them. That must be where the confusion is.

 

[Chriso]

Well, my progress on my Porter is only so-so... I got less volume than I hoped, so I did dilute it as I kegged the beer, in order to make up my full 5 gallons. The beer isn't fully carbed yet but it does taste somewhat thin and bland. I'm hoping another 5-10 days on the gas, and some conditioning, will really let this beer shine through.

I used a rather old jug of inexpensive store-brand honey, I'd like to rebrew the recipe (or brew the Honey Ale instead) using a much higher quality, fresher varietal honey to see if I can pick up the difference.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Cracked open a slightly undercarbed bottle of my friend and my version of the White House Honey Ale. Quite a bit of honey flavor, and definitely very English. I'm digging it.

 

[Furrey]

Update: let this one age for more than two weeks in the bottles. Holy chocolate malty deliciousness Batman!!!!!

The flavor was sooooooooo much more pronounced when I poured one last night. Thick, cream colored head that lasted to the last drink. Seriously wish I hadn't changed anything.

 

[superfknmario]

I plan on bottling in a week or two.

Anyway, I was just curious if anyone has any pics of the finished product?

 

[jimbot]

Anyway, I was just curious if anyone has any pics of the finished product?

Check on Page 40 of this very same thread.

As an update, I can say that after a couple more weeks the flavor is really well balanced, with a slight malt sweetness up front. Those hops work really well. This brew will knock you on your butt (7.5 ABV) I had some fruity-ness in the aroma and front that has aged out to become more subtle. Can't wait to crack several open on Election Night.

 

[andrewmcd11]

Question for you guys about the WH Honey Ale:

Should I put in more honey?
(1/2 lb went in after flameout at 110F. Another 1/2 lb went into secondary.) The batch has another 8 days in secondary before bottling. More honey? or is that enough?

 

[jeepinjeepin]

Question for you guys about the WH Honey Ale:

Should I put in more honey?
(1/2 lb went in after flameout at 110F. Another 1/2 lb went into secondary.) The batch has another 8 days in secondary before bottling. More honey? or is that enough?

Well the recipe calls for 1 pound. You have that in already. How does it taste? You could prime the bottles with honey. I would suggest mixing your honey in some boiled and partially cooled water and adding that to your bottling bucket.

 

[NickTheGreat]

It may have been mentioned in the 450+ posts in this thread, but I was leafing through something and Northern Brewer had a couple of White House Extract kits advertised.

 

[sweetcell]

seems to me thatmost online, and many offline, stores have WH kits at this point. a marketing no-brainer, really.

 

[superfknmario]

I made a variation of the White House recipe and have had it in a glass carboy for two weeks. Prior to that, I had it in a bucket fermenting for 3 weeks.

I originally had planned to let it sit in the secondary for another week or so, but now I want to bottle it so that it will be ready for Thanksgiving...

Do you guys think it is too soon to bottle? How many weeks before you guys botttled it? Lastly, how long did you bottle condition?

 

[Yooper]

I usually go about two weeks before bottling. If the SG readings haven't changed in at least three days (or longer), it's fine to bottle it. I like it to be pretty clear when I bottle it so there is less sediment in the bottle, but after all this time it should be pretty clear!

 

[EnjoyGoodBeer]

Yup bottle it if u got a good fg reading. Bottle condition for 2-4 weeks higher the temp the better.

I just had an imperial blonde 8.5% or so bottled about close to 3 weeks at 63 dagrees and its tasting good, im sure its a bit young but really drinkable!

 

[superfknmario]

Thanks! Looks like tomorrow is brew day AND bottling day!

 

[EnjoyGoodBeer]

Thanks! Looks like tomorrow is brew day AND bottling day!

Good way to spend a sunday.

Im doing my first ever wait all night for wort to chill, so ill be pitching my first liquid yeast tommarow sometime.

 

[jeremy0209]

two and a half weeks in the bottle and this beer is really starting to come around. It's carbonated to 1.9 vols and the carbonation is really starting to show up. I've entered it in a competition on Nov. 10 and I'm excited to hear what the judges say.

 

[superfknmario]

Im doing my first ever wait all night for wort to chill, so ill be pitching my first liquid yeast tommarow sometime.

You should bring the temperature down as fast as possible. I believe that letting it cool on it's own can leave it prone to infection.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong

 

[kh54s10]

You should bring the temperature down as fast as possible. I believe that letting it cool on it's own can leave it prone to infection.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong

This is true but plenty of people do "no chill" with success. If everything is sanitary there should be no problems.

 

[mtnagel]

I'm making both kits this week. I want to increase the IBUs of the honey ale a bit. My favorite beers are moderately hopped pale ales like Sierra Nevada pale ale and Bells Two Hearted. The kit ships with 2 oz of fuggles and Kent goldings hops. Could I add 2 oz of each instead of the 1.5 in the recipe? How much hoppier will that make it?

From above, it looks like the fuggles doesn't add much bitterness, but what about boiling them for longer?

Or what about boiling the goldings for 60 mins?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[Harks]

I brewed the White House Honey ale two weeks ago. Nice kit from northern brewing. Last night I put it in the keg. My plan is to tap it election night.

 

[Chemstudent]

Just tasted the first bottle of a white house honey porter brew and it tastes a tiny bit sour - Is this the taste of the beer or did I just mess up?

 

[Thehopguy]

shouldnt be sour, what kind of yeast did you pitch

 

[Chemstudent]

Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast

 

[wormraper]

sour like vinegar or kinda like tart green apples?

 

[Chemstudent]

It was more vinegary than sweet. I could taste the base flavor of the beer but there was a definite almost vinegary feel to it