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…

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…

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…

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…

British Brown Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Brown Alethorpe In the ongoing Mountain Portage series of beer, this is a do over on my Old Brown Shoe, I cheated by adding brown sugar…

Strong Bitter

Codename : Extra Sarah Bitterthorpe With previous successes in improving my technique, and hitting the gravity marks, I focused on the style guide to drill down on this classic British…

British Strong Ale

Codename : Strong Apethorpe Ale With previous successes at improving my technique, and hitting the proper start gravity, I decided to try a British Strong Ale with a little more…

British Golden Ale

Codename : Golden Slumbers As I was scrolling through assorted styles, I discovered a British Golden Ale. In stark contrast to the darker beers I have brewed since I started,…

British Brown Ale

Codename : Old Brown Shoe The chosen caramel & chocolate malts have higher Lovibond rating (darker colour) than the original recipe as I tend to prefer the darker ales. Paying…