Ok, currently building a magnetic stir plate prototype.
The materials used costs 1391 yen, excluding super glue (which I had to buy, but I think most people should have around the house) and the external power supply (because this one runs via USB power and so you can just plug into a pc for power).
Posting vid here.
http://s1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj561/surumesmellman/?action=view¤t=00208.mp4
The problem is that the stirring rod/bar is also a magnet and I'm not sure if its okay to be sticking magnets into what would be going into your mouth.
Also, the whole thing is rather unstable and I need to fine tune magnet positions as well as buy some screws and washers to keep the fan in place. Total budget should come down to around 1600. I also bought steel rods to experiment with, but couldn't get them to spin properly.
EDIT: I got a bottle of the Sankt Gallen brewery's 2012 Barleywine, just released today! ;D 1050 yen, ouch.
http://www.komei.or.jp/news/detail/20121110_9593
Looks like the Komei Party received a request to make homebrewing legal. Hope this passes in the parliament.
BIG NEWS! Its been quite a while but the next organized Homebrew meeting is happening in December! I hope you can all make it to Tokyo for this, I'd like to meet you in person and share some brews! I went to one in June and had a lot of fun and met many homebrewers there (but neglected to get a lot of their contact info).
Place: Popeyes (Tokyo)
Time: December 16th 2pm-4pm (leaving plenty of time for afterparty)
Tickets: 5000 Yen ( I don't know what we get for that price, details to come)
I believe we should find some details soon at this section of advanced brewing: (http://advanced-brewing.com/club.html)
Has anyone who has ordered from Advanced gotten any notice or info yet? I have never ordered from them yet so I got this information second-hand.
Homebrew 忘年会を開催します。
 ・日 時   :2012年12月16日(日曜日 14:00~16:00
 ・場 所   :麦酒倶楽部 POPEYE
 ・会 費   :5000円
 ・その他   :ご厚意により、休業日の貸し切り開催と
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I just popped down to Costco at Shin-Sugita and found a stainless steel 15 litre pot for less than 3000 yen. Dunno if it is any good, doesn't look as sturdy as the more expensive counterparts but it definitely is a bargain at this price.
I'll use it in my next all-grain attempt.
The homebrew party sounds great, although I don't have any brews I feel are good enough to give out to people, I think I'll pop by.
This website has stainless steel cooking pots of all sizes for really cheap.
http://www.daishin-syouji.co.jp/SHOP/46847/67993/t01/list.html
There is a 22 Litre one for 6280 yen, 24 Litre one for 7680, or a 31 Litre one for 6750 yen. The "Han-Zundo" pots are more expensive compared to their holding capacity than their "Zundo" counterparts... The only difference is shape, the Han-Zundo or the "Half" Zundo is shorter and wider. Probably more expensive to produce those than the tall and slim Zundos.
I have never ordered from them though.
This website has stainless steel cooking pots of all sizes for really cheap.
http://www.daishin-syouji.co.jp/SHOP/46847/67993/t01/list.html
There is a 22 Litre one for 6280 yen, 24 Litre one for 7680, or a 31 Litre one for 6750 yen. The "Han-Zundo" pots are more expensive compared to their holding capacity than their "Zundo" counterparts... The only difference is shape, the Han-Zundo or the "Half" Zundo is shorter and wider. Probably more expensive to produce those than the tall and slim Zundos.
I have never ordered from them though.
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 25kg bags. Prices are high~ish at anywhere from 6900¥~8000¥.
Anyway, good to know there are some very active homebrewers out there.
I just hope that we don't get the "hammered nail" treatment because we are discussing this out in the open. There are other active homebrewers around but they don't publicly discuss it much as to avoid attracting trouble.
Brendan, what do you mean? Homebrewing is completely legal in Japan, as long as it is under 1% alcohol
I mix all of my "beer" with gut-rot-cheap-ass Shochu from the local discount store and drink it like a Hoppy Which I assume everyone commenting on this board does as well
WhoZiT said:Do you need IH? This brings up the cost quite a bit.
I bought a new 50L stainless zundo from yahoo auctions for about 5000 yen shipped. It's thin, only about 5kg, but it gets the job done. Of course I use an outdoor 3-ren burner. 70L was not much more and I think the next step down was about 30L.
nah, whenever I make a mistake it goes straight into the garden to fertilize monster tomatoes. I didn't mean to sound paranoid and I dont feel a need to rely on PM messages about group buys.
Surume, Thats the "Maris Otter" type right? I'd be interested. When are you planning your buy? I'd be interested in getting a bag of wheat too, care to split one? I Haven't done any wheat beers yet.
Looking at the Asahi order form section for hops, I am bit confused. Is that price per kilo or price for the whole 20kg? If its for the 20kg that is a ridiculously cheap option for Hallertau, Nugget, Cascade, and (saaz? zeus? what's ザーツ?). I would be down for a group buy of Hallertau at that price, there's even an option to have 8 separate bags shipped Oh look, we have 8 members of the Japan group right now
tektonjp said:The pot you listed is for IH use. Not sure how it would work on a propane burner. Here are some SS ones on Yahoo.
15 liter pot? What's your batch size?
50 liter : http://page14.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s306634199
30 liter http://page14.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s306633785
WhoZiT said:IH refers to a bottom designed to work efficiently with the all-electrical stoves that are trending now.
I thought the same thing about the hops at first. It's a per-kg price, sold in lots of 20kg or whatever.
tektonjp said:The pot you listed is for IH use. Not sure how it would work on a propane burner. Here are some SS ones on Yahoo.
15 liter pot? What's your batch size?
50 liter : http://page14.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s306634199
30 liter http://page14.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s306633785
surume said:I just ordered 10 metres of copper tubing and 10 metres of silicon tubing.
Oh gawd what did I do
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 25kg bags. Prices are high~ish at anywhere from 6900¥~8000¥.
Anyway, good to know there are some very active homebrewers out there.[/QUOTE
Okay y'all, I'm going to offer my malt list from Ohnishi Shoten in Tokyo. You can get specialty malts for just a bit more than regular malt. You can buy direct from them. The only problem is that sometimes you need to remind them of your order because you are a small guy. They don't always just right on it like the people at Asahi. Anyone who wants the list and how to contact, PM me. I don't really want to stick it out here in public. EDIT: I can't seem to attach images to PM, so please include a regular email addy so I can post the forms to you.
BTW, specialty malts, kept right, will keep for a loooong time, unlike base malts. Split a bag between 4-5 people.
And no, I'm not afraid of the boogie man by being on this forum. The guys in the tax department have better things to do than to troll a homebrewing forum in english.
As for hops, there are a couple of hops specialty stores in the States which will ship 3.5-4 pounds of hops overseas for 18 bucks shipping. This is another way to buddy up and split stuff. See Nikobrew and Yakima Valley Hops.
Cheeers
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