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American Porter

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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

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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

Scottish Export

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Codename : Westfort Robbie Burns Alethorpe Robbie Burns celebrations happen world wide at the end of January, this beer pays hommage to the Bard of Scotland. Ingredients 1 lb 11 oz Maris Otter malt (3.8L) 4 oz Amber Malt (28L) 1 oz Dark crystal malt (100L) 1 oz Torrified wheat (1.5L) 0.5 oz Chocolate malt … Read more

Oatmeal Stout

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Codename : Westfort Molasses Oatmeal Stouthorpe I have added honey, maple syrup and assorted sugars to my recent beers, it was to expand my repertoire, and try a stout with molasses. Spoiler alert, the wort was delicious. Ingredients 1 lb 7 oz Maris Otter malt (3.8L) 3 oz Oatmeal (1.6L) 2.5 oz Roasted barley (488L) … Read more

Cream Ale

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Codename : Westfort Oatmeal Cream Ale Trying something completely out of the ordinary, using an almost entirely oatmeal grain bill to make this beer. Ingredients 1 lbs 9 oz Oatmeal (1.6L) 2.5 oz Rye malt (3.5L) 0.10 oz Cascade hops at 30 minutes 2 oz Turbinado sugar (7,9L) at 20 minutes ¼ tsp Irish Moss … Read more

English Porter

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Codename : Westfort Pig Dog Porterthorpe (5L) This autumn has been my season for the porters and stouts. In an attempt to use up some stock, I expanded from my usual 3.9L to a 5L batch, as I have a larger carboy to hold it. I also tried something out of the ordinary with this … Read more

Oatmeal Stout

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Codename : Westfort Breakfast Stouthorpe Redux This is an update and refresh on my first breakfast stout. Ergo redux in the title. This is the next one in what might just become my de facto 30 minute boils. My first batch, I used 2 oz of maple syrup, and felt it was a little too … Read more

Oatmeal Stout

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Codename : Westfort Oatmeal Stouthorpe Doing basic oatmeal stout, but used a bit of a helter-skelter of speciality malts to use up old stock. Trying something out of the ordinary, instead of doing a usual 60 minute boil, brought it down to 30 minutes. I think I nailed it. Ingredients 1 lbs 10 oz Maris … Read more

Best Bitter

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Codename : Westfort Best Bitterthorpe Returning to a lighter coloured beer, doing a Westfort version of my Mountain Portage Best Bitter. In a similar tradition to that one, I used a bit of a helter-skelter of speciality malts to use up old stock. Trying something out of the ordinary, instead of doing a usual 60 … Read more

Foreign Extra Stout

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Codename : Westfort Export Stouthorpe In my ongoing attempts to brew more stouts, and try more stout styles, I have arrived on a foreign extra stout. In the older British tradition it was brewed a little stronger for the export market, and tended to be a little hoppier. Ingredients 2 lbs 7 oz Maris Otter … Read more