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Ok, currently building a magnetic stir plate prototype. The materials used costs 1391 yen, excluding super glue (which I had to buy, but I think most people should have around the house) and the external power supply (because this one runs via USB power and so you can just plug into a pc for...

As far as I know, because fermentation CO2 constantly pushes air out of the carboy and through the blow off tube, dust and other particles that cause contamination cannot get into your carboy. So, as long as there is CO2 being produced there should be little risk of contamination. Still, it...

Yeah, hops from elsewhere. I'm still at the stage where I need to get familiar with the brewing techniques/process and messing around with recipes isn't going to be as effective as making a SMaSH with the same hop and malts each time and comparing the results.

WhoZiT, that's good to know! Thanks :) I think I'll order a bag of the ale malts, get me some fuggle, EKG or willamette and start making some SMaSHs...

Regarding ABM's malts... Munich Malt is fine, Clean Roast looks like Chocolate/Patent, Brewing Malt is US 2-Row and German 2-Row by the looks of it. But what is "Ale Malt"? Their website says it is produced in the UK, so would it be just "UK Pale Ale Malt" in general? I asked if they could name...

As long as the wort is boiled to sanitation, and the container you store them in is sanitized as well, then you should be fine. I take unfermented wort and put them into clean 500ml bottles to use for krausening later. Just store them in the fridge, and they should last a couple of weeks...

I just received my list of prices (mitsumorisho) for grains from Asahi Beer Malt today. "Brewing Malt (Canada)" : 20kg@3700yen "Brewing Malt (Germany)" : 20kg@3740yen "Ale Malt" : 20kg@3860yen Munich Malt : 20kg@4040yen "Caramel Malt C150" : 25kg@5250yen "Caramel Malt C70" : 25kg@5250yen "Clean...

Fill a bowl with water to the top, then place your bag of dextrose inside. Collect the overflow in a larger bowl or tray, and measure how much overflowed. The volume of the bag shouldn't make too much of a difference. Therefore, you can divide the volume of the overflow by 1000 grams. Now...

I assume they will only sell to other businesses (will have to check) Technically we should also be able to start a company to buy from them, order in bulk, and "resell" to ourselves for zero profit (only expenses). It is a shame since they have malt extracts and a fair selection of malts...

Yum yum. Gueuze. Cheeze/Leather on the nose and ripe lemons or grapefruit in flavour. I wonder if there are any lambics made in Japan, commercial or homebrew.

It seems that the clear ones with braiding is food-grade material and can be used under pressure... so if you're going to keg, it might be an option. http://www.sanyokasei.co.jp/product/hose/hose022-2.html

The pink tubes, if I remember correctly, are for alcohols(not specifically ethanol, but "alcohols" as a chemistry term). Dunno exactly where they are used, maybe lawnmowers and the such? They are durable I suppose, but too little elasticity isn't good when you're trying to slip on copper tubing...

Finally tracked down those vials sold in smaller quantities. Until now I was only able to find ones sold in packs of thousands (since these are intended for research institutions and such) http://www.toseiyoki.co.jp/material/glass/491 Comes in packs of 100 or 50, and at 100ish apiece. Amazon...

I have a stout/porter thing going in the primary but I think it's stuck at 1.040ish (OG was 1.065ish). I fear it may be because I did a 60 minute boil and yet forgot to aerate the wort. What to do... I'm doing krausening with this one and I have a small amount of unfermented wort, I could...

I knew there were personal interests involved. There is a section for vendors by the way, instead of advertising your store in every asia-related thread. Also: What the hell are poo bags?

I try not to trust a online shopping website that doesn't mention company details, that no one has ever mentioned until recently, and is being repeatedly mentioned by a new user with 5 out of his 6 posts recommending it.

Probably secondary, or maybe the narrator on TV didn't understand the difference between fermentation and bottle(keg) conditioning. I'd love to make an attempt at harvesting lambic yeasts/bugs from the Cantillon or Boon, but I'm not sure if slants are the best way to harvest those. If I were to...

Or you can always ask a Japanese local to help you out (wink) I live in Yokohama, and I know that a local liquor store chain offers CO2 tank refills. The first time you pay for the CO2 and a deposit charge for the tank, which is returned when you return the tank as well, or you can just pay for...

Bay Brewing Yokohama was introduced on some late morning programme on TV today, as well as homebrewing. They did a quick show of how they made beer, and it looks like Bay Brewing ferments their beer in converted kegs :) By the way, got a bunch of beer today :D

Yup, beer served at sub-freezing temps. Japanese people like their beer ice cold , because in Japan, beer is better when it tastes less.