Author Archives: ray kodiak

Semper fIPA – All Grain Recipe

Posted on July 17, 2015 by ray kodiak

  Above picture credit: Danny Ferguson next we are going to try a recipe by a fellow brewer from the Brew Nerds community on Google+  credit goes to Danny Ferguson The Semper fIPA was targeted 7% ABV & 70 IBU / … Continue reading →

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Dog Biscuits/Treats from Spent Grain (Beer Brewing)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by ray kodiak

Dog Biscuits/Treats from Spent Grain You can now buy these from us – this is our way or raising cash to fund our operation/blog, since we can’t sell you beer.   HOPS ARE POISONOUS TO DOGS – if you add … Continue reading →

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Copper Ale – All Grain Recipe

Posted on February 17, 2015 by ray kodiak

Here are pictures of our brew 3/22/2015 – after a one month rest ( keg in a fridge at 36F )…  first 2 pics are from artificial light and last 2 from natural window light. If you want the color … Continue reading →

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Brasserie Dieu du Ciel Rosee d’hibiscus ( clone ) all-grain Ale

Posted on February 16, 2015 by ray kodiak

This recipe comes from a Brew Your Own magazine, January-February 2015 issue, page 40.  We are planning to tweak it a little bit and change it around especially for the yeast and grains that we have access locally from our … Continue reading →

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Why Belgian Beers are so delicious and expensive

Posted on December 8, 2014 by ray kodiak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium tip: Never, ever pass judgment on a beer style based solely on your home-brewed experience/interpretation of it, ever!!!!! If your batch didn’t turn out like you hoped, try comparing it to several commercial examples first, then aim to duplicate … Continue reading →

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Belgian Stout All Grain Recipe

Posted on December 5, 2014 by ray kodiak

  September 11th, 2016 Brew: ( 10 gallon batch )… OG 1.080 // Sep 11, 2016 FG 1.012 // Sep 24, 2016 Fermentation took a solid week.  ABV 8.9% // SRM 25 90 Minutes Mash at around 148F, followed by … Continue reading →

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Counter Pressure Bottle filling // a must for every beer brewer

Posted on October 10, 2014 by ray kodiak

A Counter Pressure bottle filler is a great device that is almost a need to have for any serious home brewer.  You can make your own too, but it is recommended to just buy one – unless you have a … Continue reading →

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60/5 ManBearPig Single Hop Black IPA

Posted on August 31, 2014 by ray kodiak

Video of pour from keg: Brewerd on 11/1/2014: We started with 12 gallons of total water, this is for the initial mash and then the followup sparge, we were shooting for 7 gallons, but might have been a little more, … Continue reading →

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Apricot Ale – All Grain Recipe

Posted on June 7, 2014 by ray kodiak

2018 Brew – 11 Gallon Brew 03/10/2018 / Today we brewed this recipe again, 11 gallons.. we used 18 lb of Copeland 2-row (native to Washington state) 4 lb crystal 20 L bittering – start of boil 1 ounce of … Continue reading →

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Grodziskie redivivus, Polish mid-16th century Historic Beer and other Polish Beer and History

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ray kodiak

Sources: people I’ve met on G+ Community and various Beer Brewing Communities and Web sites. Piwo = Beer. In Polish the letters X, V, Q don’t exist and some additional letters are also present that are missing from English.  For … Continue reading →

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