All-Grain Version of the White House Honey Porter

In White House #HomeBrew Recipes, I told you that the White House had emailed me two beer recipes. Of course, they were extract recipes, and if I am going to brew one or both, I need all-grain versions.

I have not seen any all-grain versions of the recipes posted on the inter-webs, yet. So, I decided to go ahead and convert them. Of the two, I am more likely to brew the Honey Porter, so I started with that one. Chances are, I'll convert the other one soon.

You can look at the details of the recipe at Ale to the Chief: Honey Porter.

The published recipes from the White House leave out some pretty important information. They don't mention original gravity of the wort or the target alcohol by volume. Of course you can get a general idea based on ingredients, but generally speaking, if you are sharing a beer recipe, these stats are important so that people with slightly different equipment and processes can adjust.

I came up with an 1.058 beer which should end up around 6% ABV. Based on the White House recipe, my IBUs are probably a little high, but I probably like a little more bitterness than our current Commander in Chief.

In case you are too lazy to follow the link I gave you above ... here is the recipe:

Ale to the Porter --- batch 1

Style		Robust Porter		Batch Size		5.50 gal
Type		All Grain		Boil Size		7.99 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency		75.00		Boil Time		90 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity		1.057 SG		Estimated FG		1.012 SG
Recipe Bitterness		34.0 IBUs (Rager)		Alcohol by Volume		5.8 %
BU : GU		0.598
Recipe Color		23.5 SRM		Color
Measured OG:				Measured FG:
ADF:				Measured ABV:

Ingredients
Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
7 lbs 12.0 oz	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	1	67.8 %
1 lbs 2.0 oz	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)	Grain	2	9.8 %
14.0 oz	Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)	Grain	3	7.7 %
8.0 oz	Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM)	Grain	4	4.4 %
3.0 oz	Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM)	Grain	5	1.6 %
0.38 oz	Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 45.0 min	Hop	6	21.7 IBUs
0.38 oz	Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min	Hop	7	12.3 IBUs
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)	Other	8	-
0.50 oz	Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min	Hop	9	0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg	Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml]	Yeast	10	-
5.00 ml	Clarity-Ferm (Primary 2.0 weeks)	Fining	11	-
1 lbs	Honey (1.0 SRM)	Sugar	12	8.7 %

Mash Profile
Mash Steps

Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 13.04 qt of water at 168.2 F	156.0 F	45 min

Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.99gal, 3.99gal) of 168.0 F water



Note: it is very likely that I will continue to work on this recipe. The version here is a snapshot of my first pass. Any changes will be updated at Ale to the Chief: Honey Porter on the SheppyBrew website.

Let me know in the comment below if you have questions or comments on my conversion.