White House Honey Porter
If you've got light unhopped malt extract, munich malt and crystal 20 malt, you're most of the way to this vegan: about 70 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Place the crushed munich, crystal 20, black, and chocolate malts in a muslin grain bag and steep in 8 litres of water as it heats slowly to 70 C, holding for about 20 minutes, then lift out the bag and let it drain without squeezing.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the malt extract until fully dissolved, then return to a boil, watching closely to avoid a boil-over.
- Add the bittering hops and boil steadily for 45 minutes, then stir in the honey and continue boiling for 10 more minutes.
- Add the aroma hops for the final 5 minutes of the boil, then remove from the heat and cool the wort as quickly as possible to below 24 C using an ice bath.
- Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitised fermenter, top up with cool water to reach 12 litres total, aerate well, and pitch the ale yeast.
- Seal with an airlock and ferment at 18 to 20 C for about two weeks until fermentation activity stops and the gravity is stable.
- Dissolve the priming sugar in a little boiled water, gently mix it into the beer, then bottle and cap, conditioning at room temperature for two weeks before chilling and serving.
You'll use: Large pot Β· Saucepan
Ingredient substitutions
- Honey
- maple syrup Β· agave
Tips & common questions
How long does White House Honey Porter take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of honey?
Try maple syrup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is White House Honey Porter vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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