Recent content by Steve Lacey

Living a million miles away and having a great brewing group going here in Tokyo, I have been dipping into AHB less and less frequently and was not aware of this development in the long and fabulous career of Scotty the Magnifico. I do read the SMH on-line though and saw this article...

Are there any craft breweries in Australia that serve beer of questionable value? There are plenty in Japan. And wine comes in a wide range of quality around the $10-20 price point. Labels and brands count for nothing. You just have to trust your own taste and palette and enjoy what you enjoy...

Infinitee, glad you liked the thread. A little update from Japan. As you may or may not be aware, depending on how much attention you pay to world news, Japan had a change of government a couple of months ago. The first time there has been a complete change of government since the war. Yes...

Where are you in Japan? I may know some people who could help with your future ingredient stocks ;) ... better PM me.

OK, well, it depends what you are actually planning to do or have already arranged regarding places to go and how to go there. If you want to shoot me a PM about what you have already got planned and things that are still open or you have questions about, I'll do my best to give you some advice...

Darren, Chris has probably got his head stuck in a mash tun, so I'll answer. Yes, you can easily get there by train. Either Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo (or Shinagawa or Yokohama) to Mishima then switch to a local Tokaido line for a couple of stops to Numazu (1 hr/~$50), or Tokaido line...

Nothing much to add that hasn't been covered, but just chipping in to say that I too have been a bit busy and distracted and only just discovered this thread. If you let us know with some advance notice of your travel plans/schedule we may be able to organize something. But the pubs CJ...

Ah sorry. Jumped the gun, I did. I'm sure Barry C, the most winningest home brewer in the land c.1998 to 200? is on this forum somewhere. Hope he is still around and in good form. I agree. I really appreciate the input everybody has given. I got lost for a couple of hours in that site with all...

Amazing stuff, Barry, than you very much. Without wanting to associate you too closely to the subject line, I was kind of hoping that you might bob up and help out with this. ;) Are you still winning all the comps or is it getting a bit crowded at the top these days? Cheers Steve

Yes, Leary, there is definitely a different drinking culture, which by US and even to some extent Australian and UK standards, would be regarded as progressive. And thank God for it. Last Sunday I actually spent the afternoon wandering from Shinjuku to Shibuya, buying beer from convenience...

That is a cracker of a site orac, thanks mate. I liked the one on the most modern match I could find (The Canberra Times, Tuesday 20 January 1953): I think the proof system means that those numbers are about double, or a bit more than double, the actual ABV. Isn't it great that the journo saw...

Yes, I did wonder about parliamentary records; maybe if I ever get a chance to get back home and visit the library. The malt in health food shops is an interesting observation. My first awareness of home brewing was when I was about 15 and the local home brew shop sold Brigalow kits. I bought...

Hi Craig thanks for your post. I suppose I felt a little bit offended by the sense that I was being branded in some way, but at the same time I did understand that there was some truth in what you said, and that I should try very hard not to feel offended :mellow: . So please forgive me in...

Would you? I'll have to ask my die-hard hobbyist mates about that. While there is a grain of truth in your statement, the situation is, not surprisingly, many times more complex. You would be surprised at how little space you can get away with. My apartment is 63 m2 and I have a wife and three...

Thanks very much to everyone who replied. Pat, good luck with the exam, though it will be sad to see the number of Aussie judges move off the magic 69 :icon_chickcheers: Maxt, thank you for the information. That's great and fills in my hazy understanding with some more concrete info. As...