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Hi everyone, I've been lurking on these forums for a while now and thought it was time to post an introduction. I'm British, homebrewing in Tokyo, Japan. I started less than three months ago with a shop bought kit and have since: - moved onto partial mash and all grain - bought a...

A number of my homebrewing friends are harvesting yeast from commercial bottles or reusing yeast from previous fermentations. I wanted to know how it was done so I've researched it and then written up this guide - hope it is useful to people! :mug: Reusing yeast from commercial bottles and...

I was rather disappointed by the recipes I put together for myself so really want to just brew something to restore my faith that I can brew something nice. Any suggestions for a DME + steeping grains recipe using some of (not necessarily all) the grains below: 300g C60 300g C75 300g...

The IPA that I kegged was a little hop-less in aroma/taste so I made a hop tea and added it to the keg with the hops (in small tea bags). Only problem is that when I was opening the keg (after venting) the large o-ring fell in. Doh! I sprayed a ladle with sanitiser and tried to get it out but...

I found this graph from brewsupplies.com which tells the effect of adding hops at various times in the boil. The graph seems to say this: Adding a hop about 7 minutes before the end of the boil will give maximum aroma. The aroma will start to disappear if the hop is left boiling for...

Hi, I made my first extract recipe two weeks ago on March 31st (link). OG was 1.055. On April 5th it was down to 1.018. Today, almost 2 weeks after putting it into the primary, the airlock is still bubbling once every 10-20 seconds. The gravity today is 1.016. Should I give this...

I'm looking to make an English style bitter using DME and speciality grains. I'd like to use a single hop because I want to get an idea of individual hop flavour - but if that's really not recommended, I can combine hops. I'm quite limited in my choice of ingredients in Japan. - I can get...

Is this product common knowledge? I found it on a Japanese website. - Two kegs which you brew in - A box which chills the beer as you pour it - Mini CO2 cylinders You actually brew in the kegs - pour your wort in there and pitch your yeast, then leave it there for 3 weeks. Link 1...

My fermentation was stuck (same hydrometer reading for several days) at 1.018-20 so I added amylase enzyme, which is supposed to aid in restarting stuck fermentation. My question is: how long does it take? I can see there is activity (lid bulges up in fermenter) but after two days there's...

Hey, I've just finished making my first beer which didn't involve a "kit" tin. It's a variation of TheJadedDog's All Amarillo IPA which has received good reviews in the Recipe section of this site, but changed because I can't get the Amarillo hops in Japan. I've written up the whole...

I am about to do my first extract and hops beer, a variant of the All Amarillo IPA from this website (changing the main hop to centennial, which I can get in Japan). My stupid noob question is this: when I add hops at flamedown, how much time should I leave those hops in before straining...

I have a kit of this. I'm wonding whether people have deviated from the kit instructions in any way - eg, replacing sugar with malt extract; adding cherries to the secondary. If you have experience with Brewferm Kriek, please post how you made it and your results. Thanks!

Maybe a stupid question but I've tried searching Google and get confusing answers. I can see some Crystal/Caramel malts listed as 40L and some as 40EBC. Eg: Ypsilanti Brewing Company - Malts Durst Crystal 40 EBC Briess Caramel 40L I thought Caramel and Crystal are essentially the...

My first beer (Black Rock Lager with sugar) fermented down to 1006 without any problem But my second beer (Black Rock Whispering Wheat with Munton's Wheat Spraymalt) has issues. Firstly, on day 1, it almost exploded: Something wrong? « Homebrew Japan I then left it, went on vacation, and came...

One of the extracts I'm looking to use next is the Suggestions to enhance Black Rock East India Pale Ale. I'm a big IPA fan - with a preference towards a fruity taste and not overly bitter. I've heard the kit is a bit weak. Anyone have suggestions on how to enhance this? Grains to steep, dry...

I had my first bottle tasting of my first beer (Black Rock lager with 1kg sugar) last night. I have to remember that technically, according to kit instructions, the beer is not ready yet - it has been in the bottle carbonating for 5 days and now has another 7 days to condition. General advice...

I was thinking to dry hop my wheat beer with cascade, but I've read that wont give me the fruity flavour I want and that orange peel might be a better option as a dry hop. Searching on Google I can see a lot about orange peel being added to the boil, but less about using it as a dry hop...

How important is it to remove the labels on old bottles? The beer will be on the inside and the labels on the outside, but I'm thinking about when the bottles are emersed in sanitizing solution.

I'm currently fermenting my second beer - Black Rock Whispering Wheat with Munton's Wheat Spray Malt. It's in the primary now and I think the OG is near the right level to bottle (will check with the hydrometer before bottling, of course). Rather than bottle the full amount, I was thinking...