This is the first recipe that’s entirely my own design, based on the guidelines for English pale ale from Designing great beers. I designed it in the labour room waiting for the birth of my son, hence the name :-)

It’s a very simple, English-style pale ale, mildly bitter and nicely hopped. I love East Kent Goldings, and wanted to try to build a beer around them.

For 20 litres:

• 2kg Pale Ale malt
• 2kg Marris Otter
• 250g Munich 15EBC
• 25g Hallertau (9%) 60 mins
• 40g East Kent Goldings 5 mins
• 40g East Kent Goldings dry hopping in secondary fermentation
• Safbrew S-04

Standard infusion mash 1h@65°C