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Belgian Pale Ale – 5 gallon batch

A lighter Belgian beer, similar to a English Ale – with a medium copper color. Not overly hoppy or malty. Brewed on 4/7/2013 – OG was 1.059 Kegged Beer on 4/14/2013 – FG was 1.015 ABV% 5.78% Standard mash at … Continue reading

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IPA/Indian Pale Ale – All Grain – 5 Gallons

You will love this IPA, and that’s about it, there is nothing much else to say! Of course everyone knows, but just incase – IPA = Indian Pale Ale. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Pale_Ale If you want to do a bigger or a … Continue reading

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Belgian White Ale – All Grain Recipe – 10 Gallons All Grain

 Dude, its like drinking WOW in your mouth! ( the picture above was of only a 3 week old test pour out of Keg that was cold dropped only for overnight, that’s less than 24 hours!!! – makes HUGE difference! … Continue reading

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

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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Silver Dollar Porter – All Grain Recipe

Silver Dollar Porter – O.G. 1.052 – 1.056, F.G. 1.012 – 1.016. Bitterness 43; Color 40 SRM (80 EBC) This is a great porter to start out with if you have never brewed a porter. A full-bodied bittersweet version of … Continue reading

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Copper Ale – All Grain Recipe

Copper Ale, 5.2% Alcohol, OG 1.052, Avg IBU 31 [time to ready 6 weeks] – use 1.25 quarts per lb of grain for Mash, then 1/2 gallon per pound of grain for the Sparge. Total boil after mashing – 1 … Continue reading

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Noble Trappist Ale (Belgian) – All Grain Recipe

Noble Trappist Ale (Belgian), 5.3% Alcohol, OG 1.053, Avg IBU 37 [time to ready 2 months] – use 1.25 quarts per lb of grain for Mash, then 1/2 gallon per pound of grain for the Sparge. Total boil after mashing … Continue reading

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a 10% Belgian Tripple Ale – 5 Gallon All Grain Recipe

Belgian Triple Ale In case you are wondering if a 10% ABV beer would taste different, this one doesn’t really, and YES! a single glass WILL KICK YOUR ASS!  This is NOT a Coors Light, drink slow and responsibly – … Continue reading

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Belgium Beers

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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Re-Using Re-Capture Yeast after fermenting, Beer Home Brew

This process comes under different names, re-using, re-capturing, rinsing, cleaning, etc.. etc., but basically after you remove the beer from the fermentor – there is a lot of nice and high quality yeast that is left over.  You can re-capture … Continue reading

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