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Really great tips here, getting hyped for brew day! I think I'm going to do a little bit more research on rice varieties here and the starch content, what makes them different, etc. (ie. mochi rice vs sake rice vs sushi rice [all different here]). It'll give me some more Japanese practice, I'll...

DEFINITELY. I feel the last 10-15 years Australia has been increasingly influential on Japan. In regards to beer, this is very apparent as almost all of the imported yeasts, extracts, and equipment are sourced from Australia. I think the first yeast I used was a "Brew Cellar" yeast which I...

I brew all grain. Without getting into it too much, rice is just different here. I don't think I'll be able to find minute rice exactly like in the states, but they do have plain instant rice here (link to a google search of the word in Japanese). I'm interested in the cooked rice option...

Actually, I'm American by birth--I live and work in Japan with my wife. Used to be an English teacher so my English better be pretty dang good, lol. Looks like Diacel has a research center and a couple other buildings in Himeji, about 20 minutes on the train from where I live. If for some...

It depends on how to define "active society," right? And surely there's more to life than fraternal organizations? I'm a relatively new brewer (couple years) and I smetimes felt/feel like there is already so much information on the internet that I don't have much to contribute that hasn't...

Just learning this whole multi-vessel thing myself. My main qualm is keeping my hot liquor hot because my brew-pot isn't insulated. This was my same qualm with BIAB because I'd have to wrap a blanket around my pot and take it off to heat it up and stuff. It was kind fun and felt very DIY, but I...

Hello! Hailing from rural Japan. Long time reader second time poster (posted earlier today regarding a post from about 5-7 years ago). Got quote a few beers under my belt. Have used this website countless times to sate my curiosity. Skipped straight to all-grain because I inherited...

Well this thread is years old now, but I have the same question. Surely they must sell rice solids in Japan, I just can't find what they're called (the translation must not be correct). Looks like the OP hasn't been around since 2012. I was looking to make a Dos Equis clone and noticed a...