Ale

English IPA

Codename : Westfort Pig Dog IPA(2023) Doing an English IPA has been in the pipeline for a while now, this will will be dry hopped. The clever name is an…

British Strong Ale

Codename : Westfort Heart of Oak Alethorpe While researching recipe ideas, I discovered the notion of adding oak chips to a beer after it has completed the first week of…

American Brown Ale

Codename : Westfort Winter Warmer For Father’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.…

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…

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…

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…

Irish Red Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Red Alethorpe (2022) Switching to a different part of the isles, this ale selection focuses on an Irish style red ale. Ingredients Vital Stats Brew Day…

Dark Mild

Codename : Mountain Portage Dork Mildthorpe (2022) Keeping with the theme of British style ales, this is a simple low gravity beer, commonly referred to as a session ale. I…