Rye

Finnish Style Farmhouse Ale

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Codename : westfort kotitila kippis redemption Alternate codename : mullin mallin olut This is the next up of my redemption series, my first attempt was an epic brew fail. This is a do-over to prove I can do it right. The original spirit of sahti, is to slowly warm the mash up from room temperature, incrementing … Read more

Red IPA

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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 … Read more

Black IPA

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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, … Read more

Oatmeal Stout

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Codename : Westfort Ryetirement Oatmeal Stout The second in my Ryetirement series, building on what has become my cornerstone beer, an oatmeal stout. Ingredients 1 lb 8 oz Pearl pale malt (2.8L) 3 oz Rye malt (3.5L) 3 oz Oatmeal 2 oz Caraaroma malt (130L) 2 oz Carafa Special III (525L) 1 oz Chocolate malt … Read more

Rye IPA

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Codename : Westfort Ryetirement IPA When a friend asked me if I was going to do a special batch of beer for my retirement, I was inspired to do a series of beers. All of which will rely heavily on rye malt, paving the way for the “clever” naming scheme. As I was researching IPA … Read more

British Brown Ale

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Codename : Westfort Old Brown Shoe Redemption My previous attempt at this was a brew fail. I didn’t get the sugar to alcohol conversion I was looking for, and cheated by adding brown sugar. This is yet another one in my redemption series. Just to prove I can do it right! The name is inspired, … Read more

Specialty IPA

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Codename : Westfort Specialty IPA Redemption My previous attempt at this was a brew fail. I didn’t get the sugar to alcohol conversion, nor did I hit the IBU taste one looks for in an IPA. This is yet another one in my redemption series. Just to prove I can do it right! Ingredients 1 … 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 IPA

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Codename : Westfort Pig Dog IPA Doing an English IPA has been in the pipeline for a while now, this will will be dry hopped. The clever name is an hommage to Monty Python’s “Holy Grail”, the exchange between the French sentry and King Arthur. 🇫🇷💨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ingredients 2 lbs Maris Otter malt (3.8L) 2.5 oz … Read more

British Strong Ale

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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 fermentation. The title is loosely inspired by the song Heart of Oak, an anthem used by many Commonwealth navies. Ingredients 2 lbs 10 oz Maris … Read more