Author Archives: Kodiak

Scottish Blonde Ale

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Kodiak

So this is basically a regular Blonde Ale recipe using a Scottish yeast, the Scottish Ale #1728 this yeast is pretty versatile, we did the Scottish Scotch Ale previously, so wanted to re-use it in something else and also save … Continue reading →

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Strong (Wee Heavy) Scottish Scotch Ale – All Grain Recipe

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Kodiak

Pandemic Brew 2020! About two and a half months ago, in the middle of our Regional Pandemic, I brewed this Scottish Ale. It felt weird and strange brewing it in the middle of the happening. Basically the recipe was used … Continue reading →

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Belgian/French Saison aka Farmhouse Ale Recipe +Fruit – All Grain

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Kodiak

Brew in 2020: Belgian Saison (no fruit additions) Beer came out delicious – this yeast/beer needs conditioning and aging, right off the bat it doesn’t taste all that good, but give it 3 months and what a difference, give it … Continue reading →

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London Stout

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Kodiak

8/31/2019 10-gallon primary batch sparge 18 lb 2-row Northwest Pale 1.5 lb Crystal 60 1 lb Chocolate malt 350 love 1.5 lb roasted barley 300 love Hops: 1.0 whole hops Yakima – start of boil 1.5 ounce Norther Brewer hops … Continue reading →

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London Brown Ale 10 + 5 gallon batch

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Kodiak

Today I am brewing a Brown London Ale using Wyeast 1318 yeast, which is a “London Ale III”. Here I will do my standard 10 gallon batch sparge, but also do a 2nd running on the (same grain) and brew … Continue reading →

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Wild Blonde Ale

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Kodiak

About 5 weeks ago we brewed a Blonde Ale / here I wanted to experiment more with the wild yeast culture that I have collected from raspberries in summer of 2018. This is my second attempt, the first was brewing … Continue reading →

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Wild Farmhouse Ale

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Kodiak

some warning – this was my first time collecting wild yeast and fermenting using it, there is a lot more to wild yeasts than meets the eye and more than I wrote in this blog, I am aware of it … Continue reading →

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Kviek Norwegian Farmhouse Ale

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Kodiak

10 gallon batch. Today 1/6/2019 we brewed a Norwegian Farmhouse Ale – but not using any traditional means, just a farmhouse grain stack with yeast – Imperial Yeast A43 Loki. I will brew this again in the future using the … Continue reading →

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How-To process the raw Beeruino data using R

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Kodiak

One of the first things after getting the Beeruino working, is to leave it running in your brewing environment where fermentation will take place. Let it capture a few weeks worth of data, maybe even during different seasons, then learn … Continue reading →

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Hazy Stone Fruit Ale / Single Malt, Dual Hop – SMaSH, SMaDH

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Kodiak

It is said that in order to become really good, or semi-pro or Pro beer Crafter, at the very least you need to be able to consistently create good beer from just one grain and either one hop or some … Continue reading →

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