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Thanks for the input guys. MindenMan, I am nervous about this beer, which is why I'm asking for advice. A beer similar to this is what knocked me out of the standardized megabrews, and I've been wanting to make it for a while. I'm probably going to wait to start on it until Feb or Mar next...

I'll definitely up the amount of coffee to 200g or so, and the cocoa NIBS to 6 oz, soaked in bourbon. I was considering using some Belgian dark strong ale yeast to finish it up, but I wasn't sure if that would give me a ton of fruity flavors. Thanks for the advice!

I'm down with the nomunication. :tank: I was thinking of something a little more often than 2-3x/year... I guess I'll have to wait until the next one, and try to rope wrangle of them into meeting more often.

I would like to ask for comments on my recipe here. This is an evolution of the first recipe I thought up when I started brewing, but have been too timid to try out yet. The main idea is an Imperial Oatmeal Stout with coffee, chocolate, and vanilla. I'm hoping for great head and body (who...

Wow Guzzibrew that is tempting, but I think SWMBO would force me to commit seppuku. Our small apartment is a bit crowded already. Does anyone know of a homebrew group in Tokyo / Chiba, or a way to find out about one? If there isn't an active one I might try to start one.

I clearly need to make friends in the military and use their awesome shipping abilities to smuggle in some good stuff, like liquid yeast. Anybody want to volunteer?

It was a small batch (<12L), so no serious issues. The mash was amazingly thick, though. My OG was 1.083, shooting for 1.088- not bad for a first-timer, I hope. I'm in Tokyo, but hoping to get up to Misawa soon for business (I is a vendar!). Maybe we can meet up for a beer then! :mug:

Just got my tripel in the fermenter. Thanks for the awesome advice, Brendan! The laundry bag worked great!

While looking in vain for something I could use to make a Grain Bag, I noticed this pump. It's apparently made to siphon kerosene for heaters, but I wonder if it would work for wort too. Has anyone tried?

Tomizawa Shoten This place carries lots of flours and sugars and other materials! I picked up some beet sugar for my upcoming tripel. Probably a Tokyo-only brand though...

Hey all, I'm just getting into homebrewing- started my first batch ever with a friend yesterday, and got bleach on my only pair of jeans. I don't know if you all know, but apparently Brewland is now listing their items on amazon.co.jp! (I discovered this by accident searching for cheaper...