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Home Front: Politix
Ale to the chief: White House releases secret beer recipe
2012-09-03
THE White House has released the recipe for two home-made beers in attempt to cement President Obama''s regular guy appeal ahead of November''s election.

White House Honey Brown Ale, believed to be the first beer brewed on the White House grounds, includes light malt extract, amber crystal malt, honey, gypsum, yeast and corn sugar.

The recipe was released on Saturday while President Barack Obama was campaigning in Iowa.

Mr Obama has been talking about the White House brew for weeks, but he and other officials had refused to disclose details of how it''s made, despite an online petition and repeated questions from reporters.

Mr Obama even took a question on the beer recipe during a chat with the website Reddit.

Mr Obama and his team frequently talk about the president''s fondness for beer, and Mr Obama has been photographed many times downing a beer, including an appearance at the Iowa State Fair last month.

Being identified as a beer drinker is an easy way for Mr Obama to connect with voters and serves as a not-so-subtle reminder that his Republican rival Mitt Romney, a Mormon, doesn''t drink.

Mr Obama even held a "beer summit" after a white police sergeant arrested black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates as he tried to get into his own home.
Posted by:tipper

#9  Who would have thought that Bill Ayers was also a home-brewer...?
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2012-09-03 17:51  

#8  High five Darth; and you are right - but not for a blue collar or cowboy either. Reads like Zima Dark. Is it served with a carrot? Perhaps a pinkie crutch and a pastry?

Perhaps now the White House staff can play beer pong at home - saves the hassle of the three two flu.

(I realized there may be some who do not know of the three two flu. There are places in this country where alcoholic beverages served are limited to a certain alcohol content 3.2%. Well for people who drink real beer, are familiar with beer, and/or get caught up in a masters game of darts come to issues. First that night a person can find themselves literally full after a sip, so foam comes out the mouth. Secondly and not so much folklore as legend the resulting feelings in the a.m. tend to have a different and stronger negative as well as disruption to the normal intestinal activities, or as connected to teh president beer drinkin folks, its like a hangover with your finger in an outlet, sh^^ting all day long. Hence, the three two flu).
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-09-03 14:02  

#7  My goodness Darth. Thank you for that information. Very interesting. Just wanted to mention that they are checking for mold as this has been a terrible growing year.
Posted by: Dale   2012-09-03 13:20  

#6  Sorry folks, if he has enough time to experiment with beer recipes, he's doing too much of that and not enough of what he's supposed to be doing (but we knew that already).
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2012-09-03 10:01  

#5  Gypsum alters the PH of the beer.

Here is a good thread about it.
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-09-03 09:21  

#4  Potential job-after. Add to the homebrew some bantu Ukhambas (beer baskets), a marketing plan....the sky could be the limit. A REAL job!

Posted by: Besoeker   2012-09-03 07:11  

#3  Gypsum?
really? drywall fixins' in a beer?
but coming from Bambi, maybe instead of Gypsum, it should be 'gyps all.'
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2012-09-03 00:30  

#2  Using the same calculator:


Predicted American Pale Ale Compliance
Original Gravity 1.033 1.045 - 1.060 19 %
Terminal Gravity 1.008 1.010 - 1.015 53 %
Color 8.82 °SRM 5.00 - 14.00 °SRM 100 %
Bitterness 32.2 IBU 30.00 - 45.00 IBU 100 %
Alcohol (%volume) 3.3 % 4.50 - 6.00 % 19 %
58 % overall

Apparent Real
Original Extract 8.26 °Plato 8.26 °Plato
Attenuation 76.2 % 62.0 %
Extract 1.97 °Plato 3.14 °Plato

% Weight % Volume
Alcohol 2.6 % 3.3 %

Weak ass brew for a weak ass president. Seems fitting.

Just a word of advice Obama... don't serve this to a German.
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-09-03 00:18  

#1  Kinda a weak "ale".

Now this is a good American Brown Ale:

American Brown
March 18, 2008
Category American Ale
Subcategory American Amber Ale
Recipe Type Partial Mash
Batch Size 5 gal
Volume Boiled 2 gal
Mash Efficiency 72 %
Total Grain/Extract 8.70 lbs
Total Hops 1.5 oz
Calories (12 fl. oz.) 175.3
Cost to Brew $44.83 (USD)
Cost per Bottle (12 fl. oz.) $0.84 (USD)
3 lbs American 2-row info
.3 lbs Belgian Aromatic info
.4 lbs Crystal Malt 20°L info
5 lbs Liquid Amber Extract info
.5 oz Simcoe® (Whole, 14.4 %AA) boiled 60 min. info
1 oz Challenger (Pellets, 7.2 %AA) boiled 25 min. info
Yeast : WYeast 1056 American Ale™ info
Predicted American Amber Ale Compliance
Original Gravity 1.053 1.045 - 1.060 100 %
Terminal Gravity 1.012 1.010 - 1.015 100 %
Color 12.26 °SRM 10.00 - 17.00 °SRM 100 %
Bitterness 35.1 IBU 25.00 - 40.00 IBU 100 %
Alcohol (%volume) 5.3 % 4.50 - 6.00 % 100 %
100 % overall

Apparent Real
Original Extract 13.05 °Plato 13.05 °Plato
Attenuation 76.2 % 61.8 %
Extract 3.10 °Plato 4.98 °Plato

% Weight % Volume
Alcohol 4.2 % 5.3 %
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-09-03 00:09  

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