Saturday, March 6, 2010

Updated the brewery (DIY heaven)

My brewery is a continuous DIY project. Of course if I was back in the US I'd just by a structure and call it done. But buying and shipping one over to Japan would be ridiculously expensive. Hence my efforts to build a horizontal brewing structure from parts locally sourced. Why horizontal? Because I live in a condominium and brew on the balcony, and have limited head space. Each year I've been upgrading and expanding. Last year I spent a fair bit of money to upgrade and early this year I've been putting it together. Now I'm very close to being able to duplicate a recipe that I like. Yesterday I brewed my 3rd generation of the Geisha Pale Ale and was able to nail it down on the numbers. There's something to be said about being able to control mash and fermenting temperatures.

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