English Barleywine

Codename : Westfort Pig Dog Barleywinethorpe Pilot This was my week for trying pilot batches, so I ventured into an English Barleywine. I have already had success with Imperial Stouts…

Imperial Stout

Codename : Westfort Fluffy Cow Imperial Stouthorpe Pilot Having had good success with other Imperial Stouts, I decided to elevate my game, and try a bourbon stout, using oak chips…

Strong Bitter

Codename : Westfort Ryetirement Strong Bitterthorpe The third and final in my Ryetirement series, adding rye to an English style bitter. Ingredients 1 lb 11 oz Golden Promise pale malt…

Oatmeal Stout

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…

Rye IPA

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…

British Brown Ale

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…

Imperial Stout

Codename : Ukrainian Imperial Stouthorpe Redux This is my second attempt at brewing this stout. In my first batch, I used a lot of substitute speciality malts, while adhering to…

Specialty IPA

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…

Oatmeal Stout

Codename : Westfort Toujour Pas St. Ambroise My previous attempt at cloning St. Amboise, was close, but not quite. I have adjusted the recipe to reduce the dark malts, in…