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I'll second that. I've tried early batches and YUCK. but, give it a year and it's almost like your drinking something totally different.:rockin:

you can use regular rice, but you should use the short grain varieties and wash extremely well. Our rice in the states is heavy fortified, I actually have a batching starting right now. I bought the Koji-Kin from some online shop, to my surprise the mold seeds came from Australia. The Mold is...

Update: this did fail. I am not sure quite what went wrong but, it didnt produce anything palatable or that had any alcohol content that I can tell. Smelly oatmeal is right. I am going to try again I think that maybe i did not get the mold to culture right form the start.

I am looking to buy or snag a couple hops clippings to try and start a few plants so next season I'll have a head start on some decent hops.

I am looking to buy or snag a couple hops clippings to try and start a few plants so next season I'll have a head start on some decent hops. I guess maybe I'll put a post in the sell/trade section too.

awesome, thanks for the ideas. I also saw some seeds, but I heard that was a bad idea. Thanks again:ban:

Hey I know it's late in the season but I really wanna plant some hops to run along my fence. Does anyone know where I can get some rhizomes even though its not the beginning of the season?

Yes, I did have to add yeast as i bought the Koji-kin mold spores separate. :D As with the title of the post in china they supposedly sell BOTH Koji and yeast packaged into a single dry ball

I actually bought some Pearled barley, I am hoping that it will be sufficient . I am following the traditional Sake brewing technique. I started the mold culture with a cup of white rice I then boiled the 1lb barley (about 2 cups) and added it. Right now it is starting to produce a milky brown...

Another AV person welcome, I am fairly new around here too. :mug: I am trying to find out were other locals get their supplies. Culver is definitely to far for me.

Awesome:rockin: Thank you, I didn't even think about the local brew clubs I have been on several websites with lists like this but I didn't find any stores close by.:drunk: I e-mailed them hopefully they will be of some help. Thanks again!:mug:

Yes:ban: The Koji-Kin finally Arrived! :( Unfortunately i already got antsy and started a 1 gallon batch of beer with the American 6 row I had bought:drunk: I was thinking about just going to the store and picking up some generic Barley and wheat and trying it. Has anyone done this? I...

I finally started my first Beer yesterday, and It is already turning out great. :rockin: I started doing Mead and assorted odd-ball wine IE Lime wine, Red licorice wine. :cross: Most of these are actually still in the progress of working so I decided to pickup beer before I got bored...

Started my first Real batch of Beer yesterday night. only a 1 gallon batch so maybe i went overboard on ingredients 1 lb. 6 American 6 row 1 lb. Rice malt extract no hops in boil i just threw on top to dry hop maybe about a 1/2 .oz of it Oh, and I am using some Red Start bread machine...

Hi, I have been looking for the past couple of days for a local brew shop in the antelope valley I.E Palmdale, Lancaster, Quartz hill, Littlerock CA area and I haven't been able to find one.:( tjhere was a place called brewbuddys in palmdale, but the number has been disconnected. Does anyone...

The yeast eats the sugar and the by-products are CO2 and Ethanol. Welcome to Brewing, this is the start of a fairly interesting Hobbie you decide to continue:mug:

So, I did some more research and yes, the Koji will work with Barley. Apperently it is sometimes used to culture the mold. you can Wiki Aspergillus oryzae and you will see what I mean. From what I have read something similar is already made and sold, but as I said it similar but not the same. I...

I was actually looking for the Chinese Yeast Balls and found the "Koji" term I also found the term "Jiuqu" The Idea seems like it will work. Thank you for the speedy replies. I will definitely try to keep everyone posted, It should be a fun experiment once I find the Yeast balls or a source of...

Ok, So I am still new to home brewing and after a few fairly successful wines I am looking into exploring the wonders of beer brewing. Recently I have browsed the basics of brewing two things Beer, and Rice wine. From my understanding Rice wine is not brought to the 150 degrees to get the...