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Thanks for the reply(s) and links - some good info out there. I scored some glycerine (甘油 in Chinese, apparently) that had some cloudy floaters in it... but should work. However, freezer space is limited (imagine your old college dorm micro-fridge) so I can't maintain much of a...

Long title, I know - but wanted to get the concept out early. I live in the ends-of-the earth third-world where "western" foodstuffs are hard to come by (my kingdom for some cheese!) However, I do have a stove, fridge, freezer and the internet. What more does a guy need? One permanent...

Great! Thanks for the beta. I think I may be able to justify some bulk purchases. Ganbei! (lit: dry glass, ie, drain the mug)

Actually, thats more true than you know... They really want to brew beer, and if necessary they might just clear some jungle for a barley field. Its either that or a rubber plantation.

Hmmm... unfortunately the chinese believe that light clear beer is a sign of purity and quality. I changed the original post a little bit to maybe get a different direction going.

Hello, As some of you know, I am trying to teach Chinese how to brew using all local ingredients... Two questions: 1) Anyone have thoughts on an all-rice recipe? Or a mostly-rice recipe? I guess this might be called Sake - but thats more rice wine. I want rice beer! Barley can be...

I'm in deep south china - almost in Laos... I too have read about the quality concerns with local materials. However, the plot thickens as I am now am tasked with teaching local Chinese scientists how to brew. They want to start making beer from local ingredients. Anyone done much malting?

Though in a strange twist of irony, here in the midst of the rice paddies, budweiser is the most expensive brew on the shelves (well, to be fair, the most expensive of the three sold in my hamlet...) Here's hope'n someone, somewhere has the inside scoop.

(Greg Brown and beer - always seemed a good fit...) Greetings, The down and dirty: I just moved to China, and did not have room in the suitcase for bags of grains, hops, yeasties, etc... Specialty supplies of any kind are hard to come by (though concerted effort this weekend did yeild...