Irish Red Ale

Codename : Westfort St. Paddy’s Red Alethorpe In anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, I am putting together something to celebrate the Emerald Isle. This Irish Red Ale should fit the bill. I updated this recipe on the fly to use up some old stock, so this one becomes part of my helter-skelter series. Ingredients 1 … Read more

Irish Extra Stout

Codename : Westfort St. Paddy’s Extra Stouthorpe In anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, I am putting together something to celebrate the Emerald Isle. To try something a little different, this one will be dry hopped, I updated this recipe on the fly to use up some old stock, so this one becomes part of my … Read more

Ordinary Bitter

Codename : Westfort Yorkshire Bitterthorpe This is another recipe from Home Brew Beer by Greg Hughes. I scaled it down from the original 5 gallon recipe. As I was preparing the malt, I adjusted some of the proportions on the fly to use up old ingredients. This one becomes part of my helter-skelter series. I also … Read more

American Porter

Codename : Westfort Hey Porterthorpe Having had some good success with my last English porters, it was time to try an American porter, enriched with some fresh ground coffee. The name is inspired by the song Hey Porter by the amazing Johnny Cash. Ingredients 1 lb 13 oz Maris Otter malt (3.8L) 3 oz Oatmeal (1,8L) … Read more

Scottish Heavy

Codename : Westfort Burns Ain’t Heavy Alethorpe Robbie Burns celebrations happen world wide at the end of January, this beer is another that pays hommage to the Bard of Scotland. Despite the style name of being Scottish Heavy, it is a low gravity session ale. Ingredients 1 lb Maris Otter malt (3.8L) 2 oz Brown … Read more