Best Bitter

Codename : Westfort Best Bitterthorpe With this batch, I am trying something a little different, utilising a technique called high gravity brewing. That is, I reduced the initial water requirements,…

London Brown Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Londinium Alethorpe Doing my own research, I was looking for other styles of the British Isles, and discovered a rare one called a London Brown Ale.…

American Wheat Beer

Codename : Mountain Portage Crabapple Sasquatch In an attempt to do something that is out of the ordinary, I put together a recipe that incorporates the seasonal fruit of the…

Strong Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Cornish Tin Miner’s Bitterthorpe This is another recipe from Home Brew Beer by Greg Hughes. I scaled it down from the original 5 gallon recipe, adjusted…

Dark Mild

Codename : Mountain Portage Dork Fog This is a bit of an experimental batch, wanting to emulate a London Fog Tea, but in beer form. Choosing a low gravity dark…

Red IPA

Codename : Mountain Portage Red IPA The Red IPA, completes my IPA series for the summer of 2023. As I was running low on base malt, I substituted in some…

Brown IPA

Codename : Mountain Portage Brown IPA Adding brown to the portfolio, this IPA, this one adds to the IPA series for the summer of 2023. Ingredients 1 lb 10 oz…

White IPA

Codename : Mountain Portage White IPA Right up there with a good stout/porter, I enjoy an IPA, this one adds to the IPA series for the summer of 2023. Ingredients…

Homebrewing Sanitising

A Pictorial Guide to Homebrew Sanitising From the multiple articles I have read, plus the podcasts I have listened to, and the general advice from others, sanitising is quite possibly…