Thundercat 60 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Anybody else into it? I'm just starting to get into brewing my own beer. Fun stuff. Right now I'm waiting on a batch of IPA. I'll post some photos when I'm not feeling quite so lazy Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 It's on my to do list.......currently got another batch of bacon ready to go. Have even been thinking about making my own cheese as well Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Can't see the appeal myself but my brother used to brew some beer. Seemed a ton of hassle. Smells were good though. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Would be fun to do, but a bit of a hassle I guess! My father used to do home brewed beer. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 The first time I did it was almost 15 years ago. I only brewed beer twice then because at that time it was somewhat of a hassle. Beer kits have come a long long way since then though. It's basically add water, mix and wait for a really tasty result. As well, the cost is about 4000Y for 25L of beer (roughly 92Y per pint). It's also only a total of about 5 hours work... Not to mention you can make styles of beer that are not readily available here. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Where are you getting your kits from? My Dad has done his own for years and years.....always very nice beers. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 I got them from a Japanese website called Brewland (used to be called Sakeland). The kits themselves are only about 1800Y but if you get some extra hops and enhancer (rather than using sugar) it's closer to 4000Y. You can also buy all of the equipment necessary to make a quality beer. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 With the high cost and limited range of beer in Japan, I would say there is far more point to brewing here than doing it back home. Assuming you've got the space. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I got them from a Japanese website called Brewland (used to be called Sakeland). The kits themselves are only about 1800Y but if you get some extra hops and enhancer (rather than using sugar) it's closer to 4000Y. You can also buy all of the equipment necessary to make a quality beer. Sounds interesting...space wise what are you looking at? I mostly mean after it's brewed do I have to put all of it in the fridge? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 It's on my to do list.......currently got another batch of bacon ready to go. Have even been thinking about making my own cheese as well Aye, knob cheese I bet. Heard you got lots of that to go around! In all seriousness, is it difficult to make? Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 I got them from a Japanese website called Brewland (used to be called Sakeland). The kits themselves are only about 1800Y but if you get some extra hops and enhancer (rather than using sugar) it's closer to 4000Y. You can also buy all of the equipment necessary to make a quality beer. Sounds interesting...space wise what are you looking at? I mostly mean after it's brewed do I have to put all of it in the fridge? While the beer is brewing you need a place to put a 30L tank where it won't be disturbed for a few weeks (also out of the light with a regulated temp). I'm using space in one of my closets where I keep my camping gear. As for the beer itself, I bottle it into 48 500ml bottles. The bottles don't need to be put in the fridge until just before you want to drink them. They just need to be out of the sunlight. Apparently they will keep for as long as 6 months but since I'm sharing the cost (and beer) with 2 friends I doubt it will ever last that long. You can also do much smaller batches for your personal use. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Sounds good that.....although I don't drink anywhere near that amount of beer in 6 months. Red wine is more my thing and I'd like to give that a whirl one day. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 It's on my to do list.......currently got another batch of bacon ready to go. Have even been thinking about making my own cheese as well Aye, knob cheese I bet. Heard you got lots of that to go around! In all seriousness, is it difficult to make? knobcheese? no, just don't wash "under the hood for a day or two" Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Picked up some frozen small onions from the meat guy. Am going to make some pickled onions this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 that was another thing I had planned to do....did a little research for it as well but then I found out that the supermarket in Terrace Mall sells them...much easier to buy em there Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Love pickled onions. Always bring a few jars into Japan. Always glad the bottle doesn't smash in the suitcase! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 that was another thing I had planned to do....did a little research for it as well but then I found out that the supermarket in Terrace Mall sells them...much easier to buy em there How much are they? Do they make chilli pickled onions? Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I tried it once at college, bit of a disaster. Didn't look after it enough, decided cheap beer was the better option. Now I've grown up I'm kind of interested in trying again. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 that was another thing I had planned to do....did a little research for it as well but then I found out that the supermarket in Terrace Mall sells them...much easier to buy em there How much are they? Do they make chilli pickled onions? About 300¥ for a jar. No chilli ones.....that sounds good Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks for the tip on the onions. I like those little onion-like things that you sometimes get with a curry here. Can't think of the name. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Remember to get another lot going once you bottle the first lot, otherwise there'll be this big gap. Keep it brewing! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My brother does a bit of this, seems to have periods when he's well into it and then when he gets fed up with the hassle. Never really appeals to me though actually some of the stuff he has made has been quite tasty. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Just bottled 44 pints of a nice hoppy IPA. In a couple of weeks I should be good to go Also, started a new batch of honey brown ale. Looking forward for that one to be done! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 44 pints! Don't drink them all at once now. Honey brown ale sounds good. How were the smells? Does the wife approve? Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Ha. I'm actually sharing them with a couple of friends. They pitched in on the equipment costs. The smell of the IPA was actually quite pleasant, like baking bread (which I do a couple of times a week anyway ). Also, Mrs. BM is ok with it. I promised that I would make her a specialty beer after a few batches. She doesn't really drink beer but I'm going to make her a raspberry beer to see if she'll convert. Link to post Share on other sites
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