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19 September 2023

Imperial Stout

Codename : Westglen Imperial Stouthorpe Pilot Having had good success with other Imperial Stouts, including, but not limited to fortifying a previous batch with bourbon, this one will be fortified with Scotch whisky, specifically Glenmorangie 10 yo, ergo the clever name 🙂 As there is an increased cost of resources to make this batch, I decided to scale it down by...

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18 September 2023

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, brewed to a higher specific gravity than required, then added water in a step called fermenter top-up The choice of using one litre was completely arbitrary, using a best guess...

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15 September 2023

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. It tends to be very low alcohol, in the 3% range, brownish in colour, and a little sweet. This is my first attempt! Ingredients 15 oz Maris Otter (3.8L) 3...

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31 August 2023

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 area, crabapples, but in jelly form! Since we had new crabapple juice, but a nice jelly, I used it as a sugar during the boil. The clever name comes from...

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25 August 2023

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 some the malts and hops for what I had in stock. Recipe inspiration : https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/359890/home-brew-beer-by-greg-hughes/9781465487377 Ingredients 1 lb 14 oz Maris Otter malt (3.8L) 3 oz Amber Malt (28L) 2...

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18 August 2023

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 mild, steeping in Earl Grey tea bags, finally adding in lactose sugar for the sweetness. Recipe inspiration : https://www.themadfermentationist.com/2014/06/earl-grey-mild-ale-recipe-and-tasting.html Ingredients 1 lb 5 oz Golden Promise malt (2.4L) 1 oz...

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8 August 2023

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 pilsner malt to round out the grain bill, thereby including this one to the helter-skelter series. Ingredients 1 lb Pearl pale malt (2.8L) 10 oz Pilsner malt (2L) 2 oz...

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4 July 2023

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 Pearl pale malt (2.8L) 3 oz Caramel malt (120L) 3 oz oatmeal 2 oz Chocolate malt (300L) 2 oz Brown malt (55L} 2 oz Rye malt (3.5L) 1 oz Peated...

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24 June 2023

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 1 lb 8 oz Pearl pale malt (2.8L) 4 oz oatmeal 2 oz Dark Munich (9.9L) 2 oz Torrified wheat (1.5L} 2 oz white sugar 2 oz Rye malt (3.5L)...

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8 June 2023

Black IPA

Codename : Mountain Portage Black IPA Redemption Next up in the redemption series, the first attempt at this one was an abysmal failure, so I updated the recipe and had a do-over, hopefully with much better success. Since I did not have enough base malts to complete this one, so I combined some base malts, thereby adding this one to...

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