White House Honey Ale (Official Recipe)

Added By: LarryBrewer (Profile)
Method: Extract
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 3 gallons
Efficiency: 30% (steeping grains only)
Source: The White House
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/08/29/ale-chief-white-house-beer-recipe
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1.060
1.017
5.63%
27.73
11.09
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
6.6 lbLiquid Malt Extract - Light35467%
1 lbDry Malt Extract - Light42410.2%
1 lbHoney - (late addition)42210.2%
8.6 lb Total      
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
0.75 lbAmerican - Caramel / Crystal 40L34407.6%
0.5 lbBelgian - Biscuit35235.1%
Hops
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
1.5 ozKent Goldings50 min5PelletBoil
1.5 ozFuggles5 min4.5PelletBoil
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Time Type Use
2 tspGypsum45 minWater AgtBoil
Yeast
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
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Priming
Method: Dextrose       Amount: 3/4 Cup
Notes
Add 2 tsp of Gypsum to water, based off starting with DC water.

The recipe released from the White House has an error, they mention 1.5 oz of Fuggle in the list of ingredients, but then only 0.5 oz in the instructions. I went with 1.5 oz here.

The instructions are also a little weird in terms of the boil times. They say 'add the honey and boil for 5 more minutes'. So, actually it is a 50 minute boil, not a 45 minute boil.

Other than that, it is a straight forward extract batch.

To get it to qualify as an Amber Ale, had to set the IBU equation to Rager, and the SRM equation to Daniels. I'm open to suggestions on the style (haven't tasted it).
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