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Ah, that makes sense. In that case I will place my order soon. What is the shelf life of the liquid yeast by the way? Is there any reason for me to not buy a large stock all at once?

Great -- thanks. So I guess I already missed the order for June then? In that case I will adjust by brewing schedule accordingly. Looks like I'll have to brew another IPA in the meantime. :-)

Nice! How often to do you place the order for White Labs? I would like to make a custom order for some Belgian yeast soon.

A fax machine?! Goddamnit Japan! So advanced in some ways and so 1980's in others. Anyway, could you please share this with me as well? Thanks!

I would be interested in joining in on a group buy.

Thanks! Looks like it's time for a trip to the store.

JimRausch Yeah, the pre-hopped LME came with the kit so I figure I'll use it this time, but next time I'll avoid buying them because I'm finding it difficult to figure out how much additional hops I should be adding. It's impossible to know how bitter the can is already. I guess I'll go light...

Sorry to hijack, but does anyone know of a good place to get a used keg? If possible I'd like to avoid spending an absurd amount... but hey... I'm in Tokyo so maybe it's shouganai.

Thanks for the advice guys. It's really helpful. This is good new about the volume. I'll use the recipe I posted and share the result in about a month! I think I'll use the Irish Moss since I already have it, but I'll be sure to use a verrrry small amount. This isn't the first time...

Thanks for the advice. LovesIPA, I will be topping off with water to fill the maximum capacity of the fermenter, save some room foam, so that the post-boil volume will be 20 Liters (5.3 US Gallons). Considering that, do you think this might be an appropriate amount of malt extract...

Thanks for the advice. I'm excited to get started. I was going to add both of the extracts to the boil, but would this be too much? I am going for a rich, malty, full-bodied brown... but is there such a thing as too much malt? Liquid Malt Extract: 1 can (1700 g) "Black Rock Nut Brown...

Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned that I have a hydrometer. It came with the homebrew kit. As far as I know though I wont be able modify this once the fermentation process has begun other than dumping more sugar in, which sounds like a bad idea. Based on the ingredients I...

Hey guys. Thanks first of all for all the great information on this forum. I am a complete newb to homebrewing and this will be my first batch. I was hoping that you all could take a quick look at my recipe plan and let me know if I should make any adjustments. I already ordered a starter...