Author Archives: ray kodiak

using AI for Beer Recipe Exploration

Posted on October 11, 2024 by ray kodiak

So this is a Quick introduction in the llama3.1 or 3.2 models which you can easily download and install on any computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) and the interface is very easy to use. Wanted to do something new and … Continue reading →

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English Brown Ale – brewed by a robot

Posted on June 21, 2024 by ray kodiak

So in case you haven’t seen in my recent posts, I have acquired a few picobrew machines / the original Zymantic and the Z1 and also a picostill (which I plan to use to make extracts with). Sadly the company … Continue reading →

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picobrew Zymantic leak fix

Posted on June 13, 2024 by ray kodiak

I have acquired some picobrew machines cheap / the original Zymantic, the Z series and even a new picostill. The Zymatic had [past tense 🙂 ] a leak, because the original seal that connects the internal bucket to the pump … Continue reading →

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EPOS ES14 speakers and custom tweeter Baffle – an adventure in HiFi Audio

Posted on April 2, 2024 by ray kodiak

So up to now this Blog site has been dedicated only to Beer Brewing, but I am going to start expand it a little bit into my vintage Audio hobby as well, so with that, this will be the first … Continue reading →

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Belgian/French Saison Winter 2023

Posted on December 12, 2023 by ray kodiak

This winter I’ve brewed a 10-gallon batch / more to come including the recipe I followed and how I mixed yeasts ( kind of unplanned ) but beer came out awesome…

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Next Brew / a Gulden Draak clone

Posted on December 23, 2022 by ray kodiak

Next up / I attempt to brew my first Clone of the Gulden Draak beer.

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Steuben Wine 2022

Posted on October 28, 2022 by ray kodiak

There is nothing quite like HomeGrown! +++++++++++++++++++++++++ The pour sample (picture below) of our wine from this year / when it was being transferred to secondary fermentation. It came out superb in color and taste! Of course it is still … Continue reading →

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British Brown Ale – rebrew 2022

Posted on June 15, 2022 by ray kodiak

Just a rebrew of our current recipe, it’s beautiful, isn’t it? Use the Search function to look for it if you want to brew it.

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Brewing a Saison using yeast from Mute Dog Brewing

Posted on November 11, 2021 by ray kodiak

The Beer came out Delicious!!!!! —++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have not brewed any beers in at least 5-6 months, simply because it takes much longer to go through what I brew and I also drink other craft beer, since social interactions have … Continue reading →

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next Brew – Baltic Porter

Posted on February 20, 2021 by ray kodiak

On 2/12/2021 – I brewed a 10 gallon batch of Storm Surge Baltic Porter, rated at 9.6% ABV. This beer has a large grain bill, as in expense, almost $70 just for the grains. Also reused the grains and reboiled … Continue reading →

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