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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI just finished brewing 5 gallons of White House Honey Ale - Ask me anything!
This was a pretty easy recipe to make. The specific gravity tested out at 1.050 so it should be a pretty strong brew!
barbtries
(28,702 posts)with the usually available pots and pans? are there many ingredients? how long did it take? how long til you can drink it? Please let us know if it's good.
reason for all my questions: my son will be here for 4 days at thanksgiving and he loves beer - i thought maybe we could do this as a project while he's here. but thinking 4 days may not be long enough for beer. as you can tell i am pretty ignorant as to the ways to make a brew!
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)which would cost about $100. The ingredients would cost $25 - $40. The actual brewing takes about 4 hours. Unfortunately, it is not ready to drink for 4-5 weeks. You could brew it on Thanksgiving and drink it at Christma? New Years dinner though.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,272 posts)rocktivity
(44,555 posts)There's a recipe for a "porter" as well as an ale. What's the difference? Where do you get the ingredients?
rocktivity
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)It's not as heavy as a stout though. Most large communities have a brew store in the area. If you are fortunte to live in Milwaukee or the Twin Cities, Northern Brewer is a good source. They also do business on the internet and mail order. They even have a special kit made up to make these brews.
barbtries
(28,702 posts)where do you go to get all that stuff?
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)Google Northern Brewer. They are in Milwaukee and Twin Cities but they deal by mail too.
bluedigger
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(3,521 posts)lame54
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(3,521 posts)nuckley
(1 post)There's a typo in the recipe. Did you end up using 1 1/2 oz Fuggles Hops or just 1/2 oz?
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)I just racked it to the secondary fermemter and it tasted pretty fine!