2022

Imperial Stout

Codename : Ukrainian Imperial Stouthorpe (2022) I have slowly been building up to an Imperial Stout since I started home brewing. Back in April, when I was researching , I…

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 Notes Consider putting the spent…

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 Londinium Porterthorpe (2022) 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…

Scottish Export

Codename : Mountain Portage Scottish Alethorpe (2022) Completing my tour of the British Isles with a Scottish style ale. This style was typically brewed for the export market, ergo the…

Irish Extra Stout

Codename : Mountain Portage Bog Hoppier Stouthorpe (2022) Returning to a stout, in this case, an Irish Extra Stout. Ingredients Vital Stats Brew Day Bottling Day Brew Notes Brew day…

Best Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Helter-Skelter Best Bitter (2022) Continuing along with the tradition assorted English bitters, this is a low gravity, malty, easy drinking ale. I was running low on…

Dunk ‘n’ Spargethorpe

Codename : Dunk & Sparge Exbeeriment When I started down the path with small batch brewing, I went through a step called sparging, pouring water through the bag of grain…