Category Archives: BEER Home Brewing

Articles that I write about my adventure in brewing beer, everyone should be doing this!!!

Beer Hops growing from start to finish, with pictures…

Posted on September 21, 2013 by ray kodiak

This short post shows with lots of pictures the progression of growing a hop plant, harvesting hops and drying them out. Remember!!! – Hops are deadly to Dogs, so keep them away from your pets at all times, through all … Continue reading →

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Part II – How To Grow Hops Tip

Posted on May 12, 2013 by ray kodiak

One way to grow hops in your back yard, non-commercial setup for private use. Hops are bines and they like to climb.  We use a cow field panel flipped on its side and we used a grinding cutter to shorten … Continue reading →

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Hop roots – Rhizomes ( grow your own hops )

Posted on April 6, 2013 by ray kodiak

  roots: roots into plant, babies: prior years planting (hops come back every year):   Hop rhizomes are basically the roots of a hop plant.  Brew stores sell these in the Spring. My local brew stores had about a dozen … Continue reading →

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How to cut out the top of a Beer Keg, turn it into a Keggle

Posted on December 15, 2012 by ray kodiak

Here is an affordable way to cut out the top from a industry standard 1/2 barrel (15.5 gallon keg).  I used a 4″ inch cutting wheel (rated for stainless steel) mounted inside of a 4″ grinder.  Later once hole cut … Continue reading →

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Belgium Beers

Posted on December 1, 2012 by ray kodiak

We here at Kodiak LOVE!!!!! Belgium type of beers.  Our favorite is the Belgian Dark Strong Ale in the Winter months and in the summer months we like to brew the slightly lighter style, the Belgian Tripple Ale, which is … Continue reading →

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