White House Honey Ale - 1st Anniversary

One year after John successfully petitioned for the release of Obama's homebrew recipes, we decided to make a small anniversary batch. Again with local honey, but this time with some local yeast.

Recipe specifics:

Size (Gal): 1.50
Total Grain (lbs): 3.75
Projected OG: 1.061
Projected SRM: 6.6
Projected IBU: 35.7
Wort Boil Time (min): 60

Fermentables:

70.59% -- 3.00 lbs 2 Row
11.76% -- 0.50 lb White Wheat
02.94% -- 2.00 ounces Crystal 20L
02.94% -- 2.00 ounces Aromatic
11.76% -- 0.50 lb Orange Blossom Honey (added at flameout)

Hops:
0.35 ounces EKG at 60 min
0.50 ounces EKG at 20 min
0.50 ounces EKG at 00 min

Extras:

1 tsp Irish Moss at 15 min

Yeast:

Bootleg Biology Arlington (Saccharomyces Arlingtonesis) (for 1.00 gallon)
White Labs 001 (for 0.50 gallon)

Mash:

Sacch rest: 60 min at 154F

Notes:

• Brewed 9/8/2013
• Pitched yeast at 75F
• Fermented in kitchen cabinet
• Pitched Arlington yeast for 1.00 gallon
• Repitched White Labs 001 from Brown Ale for 0.50 gallon
• 9/22/2013: Bottled 1.00 gallon of Arlington yeasted
• Bottled with local (MD) Orange Blossom Honey (1.02 oz)
• 7 12oz bottles
• Washed Arlington yeast
• Tasting: extreme honey flavor, more of a mead taste than an ale
• possible warm fermentation?
• 9/24/2013: Bottled <0.50 gallon of Brown Ale yeasted 
• 3 12oz bottles
• Tasting: we're calling it a mead (maybe conditioning will soften the harsh honey flavors?)
• 10/16/2013: Tasting Notes
• Appearance: Color similar to the honey we used, same for both
• Aroma:
• Flavor: 
• Overall: The Arlington is more complex and well-balanced