Melomel Mead

Codename : Westfort Running Back to Saskatoon Having hit a level of comfort in preparing mead, it was time to try something different, a melomel. Basically take a regular traditional…

Irish Red Ale

Codename : St. Paddy’s Red Alethorpe 2024 To aid in celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day 2024, this red ale has been brewed closer to the Irish tradition, without crystals malts…

Irish Stout

Codename : St. Paddy’s Stouthorpe 2024 To aid in celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day 2024, this stout has been prepared with chocolate speciality malts to change up the flavour just…

Traditional Mead

Codename : Westfort New Years Mead 2024 Building on the success, and lessons learned on the fly, of my first mead, I have been reviewing other recipes, checking out videos…

Ordinary Bitter

Codename : New Year Bitterthorpe 2024 This is the first batch of the new year, I decided I would keep it very simple with an ordinary bitter. A little blurb…

American Pale Ale

Codename : Westfort Oat APA I have come to appreciate robustness and flexibility of the APA. It can provide the taste of an IPA without all the punch of the…

Scottish Export

Codename : Westfort Scottish Export Alethorpe This one is being done in honour of the Bard of Scotland, to be enjoyed to celebrate Robbie Burns. A snippet about Scottish Export…

American Pale Ale

Codename : Westfort Fog Alethorpe A previous fog brew turned out with good success, so I am trying another variation with an American Pale Ale (APA). Along with the mash…

Traditional Mead

Codename : Westfort Beginners Mead I have been entertaining the idea of trying a homebrew mead for a long time now, it was finally time to take action. I did…

Biere de Garde

Codename : Westfort Bière Outrageant Redux My first attempt at this beer, mistakes were made, fortunately nothing I would consider a brew-fail as I mostly recovered on the fly. I…