Photos: How to brew the White House ale
The making of the president's honey ale.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
The president's beer recipe is going around, so we decided to try it.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
Steeping whole-grain biscuit and amber malt in a mesh bag to add color.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
Straining the sack of grain.
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| October 2, 2012
Warming the malt extract.
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| October 2, 2012
Javier Torre adds dried malt extract.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
Hops, a flavoring and bittering agent, is added to the boiling pot.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
Pouring in the honey.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
After chilling the mixture, now called the “wort,” the mixture is transferred to the fermenter (a big glass jug) and then the yeast is added.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
It’s time to taste an earlier-made batch of the president’s honey ale. While a little dry, the beer has a satisfying flavor.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| October 2, 2012
