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Okay, so I just went to Kanda Sta. and took a look inside Takano Rika Garasu. Warning: Lots of photographs! The shop features an array of lab supplies and equipment. Erlenmeyer flasks range from 600 yen for the small ones to 1600 yen for a 1 Litre one. Unfortunately, I could not find the...

Didn't they have a beer mug some time ago, where you press a button and you get foam all over? TBH I don't get why we Japanese like having artificial head to their beers, not much to lose from oxidation with those watery beers.

Unfortunately, I will be going before my classes so I won't be able to stop for drinks... unless they open in the morning :p FYI, this is what I got at Tokyu Hands today: 4x 10ml Screw-cap vials 1x Small test-tube 1x Rubber bung for test-tube 1x Syringe 1x Metal Syringe tip 1x Small plastic...

Also: Brendan, the die-cast burners I mentioned the other day are known as 鋳物コンロ (chuubutsu konro) in Japanese. http://www.e-yanagiya.com/shop_l.shtml?239:0 They aren't that expensive, just make sure you get the LP (Liquid Propane) types. It looks like you...

Indeed Tokyu Hands is a little expensive, but for some people it may cost less since you don't have to go too far to find one. Amazon also sells some. Another option is at near the JR Kanda Station in Tokyo, called 高野理化硝子株式会&#31038...

Just got a bottle of Ginga Kogen Wheat Beer - Silver Bottle. Here's one I opened a few months back: It has a nice layer of sediment on the bottom, so I might get a few vials from Tokyu Hands pretty soon and see if I can culture yeast from it. This beer is pretty cheap for craft beer, at 250...

Looking at the threads he has made in the past, he tends to ask questions but never post replies in it :( That's not his introductory thread, its another guy called "evolcoms".

You know, you could always ask for help. Get all the hard work off your liver and all that... I'm sure there are plenty of homebrewers in Japan who would be delighted to give a hand.

The key to collecting bottles by drinking them is to buy decent beer even it costs you a few more yen, so I'd say Ebisu is a good choice :) You could optionally go to a local Liquor store (Sakaya 酒屋), and ask if they'd sell you empty bottles. Weather isn't all that bad now and if...

Bottle caps are the same in all countries, so they should work fine. The bottle caps that are sold in Japan are made abroad anyway, and I've successfully capped imported beer bottles as well so the other way around should be ok also. Myself, I use Kirin's Heartland beer bottles because they're...

Tokyu Hands has a lot of chemistry supplies. -erlenmeyer flasks (for preparing starters) -vials (if you want to make agar slants for yeast cultures) -pipettes They also have things like: -rubber bungs -iodine -silicon tubing -plastic tubing Should be the best place to get supplies if you're...

Just noticed this thread. I have a relative living in Fujisawa who enjoys gardening and grows "Goya" bitter melons, tomatoes, tangerines, daikon, potatoes and all sorts of stuff in her front yard. The front yard gets a lot of good sunshine so it should be perfect for growing hops. I'm pretty...

Wait, you live in the United States where homebrewing supplies are in plenty, you haven't even made a malt extract brew for starters, and you're already giving up? I think you're worrying too much. I live in Japan, a land where homebrewing supplies are supposedly obtainable online, but for some...

I used to live in Hoffman Estates :) Welcome!

NeoSapienさん、ありがとうございます :)

Thanks Ohiosteve and Kahless! I agree putting the spigot on the green cap end would be better, and I'll wait for fermentation to fully finish before bottling (I was initially thinking about bottling 7 days after pitching, but I suppose 1 extra week in the fermenter will be 1 less week in bottle...

Hmm, I've looked up Baird Brewing before, but I didn't know the head brewer wasn't Japanese! Numazu is 2 hours by train and although the train fares are a little steep for me (I'm still in college), I will definitely attempt to arrange a trip when I start working in April. Thanks for the info!

Due to the construction of the spigot cap, I can get an inch and a half of elevation from the "bottom" of the tank when it is turned on its side. I suppose if I let the yeast settle for about 2 days, I should have no problems then?

I am currently brewing a 10 litre batch of hefeweizen in a polyethylene water tank, which looks like this: Currently it is upright, and where the red cap was, I have attached a rubber bung and airlock. Right now it is fermenting nicely. Initially I was planning to remove the airlock...

Thanks guys! Right now my brew is fermenting nicely at 26 degrees celcius - a little too high for my liking but can't help the local climate. Smelling nicely of bananas too. I'm also considering trying out partial mashes on a smaller scale (5 litres) to experiment a little - time to read...