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Thanks guys. WhoZit, have you used one of those for fermentation? What kind of gasket is used under the cap? Free is always good if it works ;)

Hey guys, Any of you have a line on reasonably priced fermenters? I'm thinking about getting a couple of carboys or better bottles but want to stay away from the bucket types. I have a friend on one of the US bases that sometimes offers to order things from the States for me but was hoping to...

I actually just ordered 4 pounds total (8 different varieties at .5 pounds each) from Yakima valley. Their prices seems a bit cheaper than nikobrew for the varieties I wanted. The price for 4 pounds, including shipping, was US$68. I thought it was a pretty good price compared to the cost of...

Yeah, I guess it might be best to keep it to PMs if anyone is interested. Honestly though, what homebrewer out there could justify having 25kg bags of say, Melanoidin, when they are doing 5g batches and only using a few hundred grams at a time? Many of the other specialty malts, like Caramel...

Hey guys! I'm brewing down in Numazu, Shizuoka. This thread has really blown up recently! Lots of great info. Thanks. I'm finding getting specialty malts quite frustrating these days. Anyone interested in doing a share on some larger bags. Sakeland carries most of the Weyermann malts in...

Bottled a honey brown ale today and brewed a smoked maple porter. Wish I had a time machine so i could see how they turn out now...

I'm not in Tokyo either, but I live just down the road from the headquarters of Baird Beer Fishmarket Taproom and Brewery. If you make it down this way (Numazu city) I can introduce you to some of the guys around there. Have fun in Japan!

Thanks for that! Looks like it will be some help. Cheers!

This looks like such a good recipe and I love Scotch ales. I'm going to give this a go in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, it's not so easy to get some of the malts here in Japan. Specifically the melanoidin and the aromatic. Does anyone have a good substitute for these two... something...

Howdy! I'm loving all the helpful information on these forums. Thanks for all the help. I'm just getting back into brewing after a 15 year hiatus. I'm on to my second batch of beer here, a honey nut brown, and really looking forward having a taste. :tank:

Yeah, I'm actually only a 7 minute bicycle ride from Baird. In fact, I just got back from there tonight. Let me know what you find out with hops. There are several things I can imagine are problems in this area but the main one is the temperature. Kanagawa gets almost the same weather as...

Otaru has a couple of good beers! I was there two winters ago on a snowboarding trip around Hokkaido. The Baird beer you mentioned is great... and the original Taproom is only a 10 minute bicycle ride from my house! BTW, in that first photo, not a single can on those shelves is beer. They...

Konnichiwa! I'm just getting back into brewing after almost 15 years. Another of my hobbies is gardening. I'd be very interested to know what you find out regarding growing hops in Japan as I'm living just down the road from you (kind of). Next spring I'm going to spend some serious time on...