Mountain Portage | brēowanthorpe

2 June 2023

Cream Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Cream Alethorpe For those who remember a bygone era of Kakabeka Cream Ale, this is not an attempt to emulate it, but rather pay hommage to the name by brewing a cream ale here at the Mountain Portage. Ingredients 1 lb 10 oz Golden Promise pale malt (2.4L) 2 oz white sugar 0.1 oz Sasquatch hops at...

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1 June 2023

British Golden Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Mosquito Swarm Alethorpe I first brewed an iteration of this beer a year ago as Golden Slumbers, it was my intent call it the 2023 variation, until I was eaten alive by mosquitoes while brewing, so on the fly, this one was renamed. I recently acquired Sasquatch hops, it seemed fitting to use them while in...

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27 November 2022

The Home Economics of Homebrewing

What does is really cost to brew your own beer? Some people have asked me if homebrewing beer is cheaper than buying beer. My answer has simply been “No, I totally lose out on economy of scale. It is cheaper to go to my favourite craft brewery and buy off the shelf”. Something I became acutely aware of while brewing...

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6 September 2022

Scottish Export

Codename : Mountain Portage Scottish Alethorpe Completing my tour of the British Isles with a Scottish style ale. This style was typically brewed for the export market, ergo the name. Ingredients 1 lb 10 oz Maris Otter malt 4 oz Amber malt (38L) 1 oz Caramel malt (120L) o.5 oz Chocolate malt (3ooL) 0.10 oz East Kent Golding hops at...

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1 September 2022

Irish Extra Stout

Codename : Mountain Portage Bog Hoppier Stouthorpe Returning to a stout, in this case, an Irish Extra Stout. Recipe inspiration : https//breowanthorpe/tag/stout/ Ingredients 1 lb 14 oz Maris Otter malt 3.5 oz Chocolate malt 2 oz Torrified wheat 0.5 oz Roasted Barley 0.30 oz East Kent Golding hops at 60 minutes 0.30 oz East Kent Golding hops at 10 minutes...

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8 August 2022

Best Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Best Bitterthorpe Continuing along with the tradition assorted English bitters, this is a low gravity, malty, easy drinking ale. I was running low on base malts, so this one is a bit of a helter-skelter of barley to make it happen. Ingredients 11 oz Maris Otter malt 8 oz Munich II malt (9L) 4 oz Amber...

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8 August 2022

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 at the end of the mash to extract more sugar to be converted to alcohol. I did my own research, it is a time hounored technique in brewing. Before I...

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1 August 2022

Irish Red Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Red Alethorpe Switching to a different part of the isles, this ale selection focuses on an Irish style red ale. Ingredients 1 lb 7 oz Maris Otter malt 2 oz Caramel malt (120L) 2 oz Caramel malt (30L) 1 oz Rye malt 0.10 oz Northdown hops at 60 minutes 0.20 oz East Kent Golding hops at...

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16 July 2022

Dark Mild

Codename : Mountain Portage Dark Mildthorpe Keeping with the theme of British style ales, this is a simple low gravity beer, commonly referred to as a session ale. I decided to do this with just a single hop throughout the boil. Ingredients 1 lb 5 oz Maris Otter malt 1 oz Caramel malt (120L) 0.7 oz Black malt (625L) 0.10...

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11 July 2022

American Amber Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Honey Amber Alethorpe For Fathers’s Day this year, I got Home Brew Beer by Greg Hughes from my family. I had most of the ingredients in stock, with some minor substitutions. So I adapted this one for the Mountain Portage series. Recipe inspiration : https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/359890/home-brew-beer-by-greg-hughes/9781465487377 Ingredients 1 lb 14 oz Maris Otter malt 4 oz Amber...

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Tag: Mountain Portage

Cream Ale

British Golden Ale

The Home Economics of Homebrewing

Scottish Export

Irish Extra Stout

Best Bitter

Dunk ‘n’ Spargethorpe

Irish Red Ale

Dark Mild

American Amber Ale