The White House Honey Ale
Taken from White House Honey Ale recipe
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Honey_Ale
Brewer: | President Obama's White House | Email: | - | |||||
URL: | http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/09/01/ale-chief-white-house-beer-recipe | |||||||
Beer: | The White House Honey Ale | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 14 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.045 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 8 oz. Bisquit Malt 12 oz. crushed amber crystal malt |
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Steep: | 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. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.151 | 1.5 gallons | |||||
1 lb. Honey 3.3 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Light dry malt extract |
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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. |
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Hops: | 1.5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 6 min.) |
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Yeast: | 1 pkg Windsor dry ale yeast | |||||||
Log: | 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. |
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Carbonation: | 2.8 volumes | Corn Sugar: 5.34 oz. for 5 gallons @ 72°F |
Recipe posted 09/01/12.