Prepare your charcoal grill: light charcoal briquettes with a charcoal starter or charcoal chimney. At all costs - don't use lighter fluid! Charcoal will be ready when it starts to turn ashy gray. Bank prepared coals to one side of the grill to cook the salmon indirect.

Meanwhile, get your wood chips soaking. Use whatever flavor you like, though I prefer something lighter like Apple or Cherry wood when grilling salmon. Soak chips for at least 30 minutes.

Oil grill grates. Lightly salt and pepper the salmon filet. Add salmon to grill.

In a small dish (or coffee cup!) microwave butter, garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, and brown sugar.

Cook until fish is still tender, about 20 minutes. When fish is ready, brush on sauce. Salmon is ready when it lightly flakes.