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The Homestead of Beer

October 2022

Oatmeal Stout

Codename : Westfort Cocoa Oatmeal Stouthorpe This is a do over on my first chocolate oatmeal stout. Back then I made rookie mistakes, I am still making them. Despite the…

American Brown Ale

Codename : Westfort Winter Warmer For Fathers’s Day this year, I got Home Brew Beer by Greg Hughes from my family. I adapted this Brown Ale from his recipe. While…

Old Ale

Codename : Westfort Old Man Winter Alethorpe I never knew that Old Ale existed as a standard until I was randomly adjusting recipes, trying to create a strong British ale.…

Imperial Stout

Codename : Ukrainian Imperial Stouthorpe I have slowly been building up to an Imperial Stout since I started home brewing. Back in April, when I was researching , I discovered…

Spent Grain Raisin Cookies

Codename : Ordinary Bitter Spent Grain Raisin Cookies. Once the beer has been brewed, what does one do with the spent grain? Make cookies! Ingredients 1/3 C butter, softened 1/3…

Ordinary Bitter

Codename : Westfort Ordinary Bitterthorpe This recipe was chosen to keep things simple, as I was adjusting my water requirements for brewing. If things didn’t work out, it was a…

Oatmeal Stout

Codename : Westfort Pas St. Ambroise (2022) Back mid/late 2000s, I discovered McAuslan St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout while I was in Ottawa, it has been a mainstay of my beer…

English Porter

Codename : Westfort Brown Porterthorpe For Father’s Day this year, I got Home Brew Beer by Greg Hughes from my family. I adapted this English Porter from his Brown Porter…