HB in China

Boonie · Post by **Boonie** » Thursday Nov 29, 2007 9:41 pm

ryan wrote:
Chris wrote:Ok, so a Chinese man walks into a bar...

Oh, ryan's gone. No point continuing.
Before I go-what was his name, anyway?

Wun Hung Low.........He has one testicle

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 6:41 am

Actually it was Hung Wei Lo

Longwood-65 · Post by **Longwood-65** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 7:42 am

Quick google search found the following

Nanchang Beer - Nanchang Asia Beer Co.,ltd.
Raw material of beer; Beer; draught beer
Phone Number 86-0791-5207243
City NANCHANG
Province Jiangxi
Address 183 SAN DIAN XI Road; NANCHANG, Jiangxi

Fushun LUZHOU Starch sugar Products Co.,ltd.
Malt syrup; Super maltobiose slurry; Special syrup for beer; drink syrup; preserved fruit syrup; Maltodextrin; dairy special dextrine; Polyisomaltose; Native starch; Powdered glucose; Zein powder; Corn syrup; Corn germ; Corn fiber
Phone Number 86-0413-6202057
City FUSHUN
Province Liaoning
Address GAOWAN Economy Development Zone; FUSHUN, Liaoning

Shandong Linyi County HENGCHANG Malt Co.,ltd.
Barley; Malt; Barley root; Bei
Phone Number 86-0534-4423827
City DEZHOU
Province Shandong
Address 1 XIN HENG YUAN Road; HENGYUAN Economy Development Zone; LINYI; LINYI County, DEZHOU, Shandong

Cheers
Ron

ryan · Post by **ryan** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 8:26 am

Chris wrote:Actually it was Hung Wei Lo

Who took Mai Bung Twot in Holy Matrimony

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 8:32 am

There's nothing holy about matrimony- or so all my married friends tell me.

ryan · Post by **ryan** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 8:46 am

ryan wrote:
Chris wrote:Actually it was Hung Wei Lo
Who took Mai Bung Twot in Holy Matrimony

And so the happy couple were forever bathed in a Golden Shower Of Piss.

ryan · Post by **ryan** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 8:47 am

PEACE, I meant- golden shower of peace.
sorry

Kevnlis · Post by **Kevnlis** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 9:04 am

ryan wrote:PEACE, I meant- golden shower of peace.
sorry

Sure you did...

I think you guys forgot about Dong Tu Thai Nee

ryan · Post by **ryan** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 9:07 am

old mate Dong was Groomsman.

rwh · Post by **rwh** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 9:56 am

Those sounds like good companies to contact, even if they do sounds like they might supply by the tonne...

Trough Lolly · Post by **Trough Lolly** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 10:31 am

aurelius121ad wrote:Thats good to know that hops are not 100% necessary. I was definitly planning on experimenting quite a bit once I get a first batch or 2 behind me. There is this spice available in china that i cant wait to try. I dont know how to say it in English, in Chinese it is Hua Jiao. it is similar to black pepper but it is more spicy and has a numbing effect. It may go really well in the beer process... and there's only one way to find out!

A possible source of info is a brewer with the moniker CJ, who's in Chiba, Japan - you might want to send him an email and see if he can give you some more info on possible sources of brewing material in China or Japan. He's on a number of brewboards, including aussiehomebrewer and brewboard.com and the northernbrewer forum...

Hope this helps,
Zaijian,
TL

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 11:17 am

Funny you should mention Dong Tu Thai Nee, as that was the former name of Hung Wei Lo! He met a genie who granted him one wish, and he asked for a miniture piano player, so that he could get rich showing him to people.

The genie assumed that Dong meant something different, and he was instantly transformed into Hung Wei Lo. Go figure.

aurelius121ad · Post by **aurelius121ad** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 12:30 pm

Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it. I think I may actually know CJ though. I know an Ozzie by the name of CJ who lives here in Beijing. If I recall correctly, the last time I saw him he mentioned somehting about homebrewing. The pieces all fit together, it very well could be the same guy. I will have to give him a call and see where he is getting his supplies.... if it is the same CJ.

I will also be looking into buying supplies from those companies... if they are willing to sell a small and modest amount! However, I am a bit concerend that if they were to sell to me that would have the ingredients for making Chinese style beer which is lacking in the delicous department. I will defintily be asking though!

Tyberious Funk · Post by **Tyberious Funk** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 12:32 pm

Chris wrote:Hops aren't essencial for beer. For hundreds of years (if not, thousands) brewers have used various herbs and spices.

Yup. It's called "gruit" for anyone wanting to research the matter further. I've been trying to track down some gruit recipes in order to make some experimental beers. To date, my attempts at making gruit haven't gone well... it tastes terrible and I haven't had the patience to keep experimenting. Finding some good quality reliable recipes would help.

Unfortunately, one of the reasons that hops became a more popular bittering agent than gruit is their natural preservative effect on the beer. Beer without hops doesn't last as long. But I suppose, if you come up with a good gruit mixture, the beer isn't going to last long anyway

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 12:35 pm

Sounds like you need some of Doc S's mini fermenters to experiment in.

KEG · Post by **KEG** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 12:40 pm

2 litre Port/Sherry flagons are great for tiny experiments.

Tyberious Funk · Post by **Tyberious Funk** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 2:10 pm

I have a couple of 5 litre glass carboys for experimental stuff. Being glass, I can see everything going on which helps with experimental brews.

Christo-F · Post by **Christo-F** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 2:19 pm

G'day mate.

I also live in Beijing, Wu Dao Kou to be exact.

I am also quite keen to get some brewing going. I was recently in Tianjin and on my way to the station I actually spotted a brewing shop. I missed the opportunity to visit the shop myself but would really like to find out what they stock, whether they will deliver/mail to Beijing and whether there is anything in Beijing alike. I also know a few shops that sell one of Australia's most loved beers; Coopers. A full flavoured, cloudy beer (Pale and Sparkling Ale) that has bucket loads of flavour.

Let me know if you are keen to look into this shop in Tianjin or if you would like to know where the stockists of Coopers are. I will be watching your brewing efforts in China quite closely too!

aurelius121ad · Post by **aurelius121ad** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 3:56 pm

I have been living in Beijing for a few years now and I obviously know the wudaokou area. Since comming here I am familair with Coopers however I think you Ozzies are a bit biased, it isnt exactly one of my favorites. I am big on really hoppy beers (nothing beats an IPA). Although in comparison to the standard Chinese stuff Coopers is amazing. As far as imported beer I like the numbered Russian beer (Baltik I think)... it isnt the greatest beer on the planet but it is only 10 kuai for 500ml and they have a few varieties. There are 2 shops near the Lido hotel that both have a decent selection of imorted beers (and hard alcohols): Jenny Lous and some other import shop 20 yards away.

I am looking at brewing to have something to do on the weekends in the winter and see if I can actually do it here. I am sure I will be able to come up with some kind of alcoholic beverage... how drinkable it will be is going to be a different story.

And I would like any info at all you have about this illusive Tianjin brewers shop. Anything would be helpful, I have a friend from Tianjin who may or may not be able to go in and see what it is all about. Or maybe thats going to be the next motorcycle destination for me and my partner in crime with this homebrew undertaking.

ryan · Post by **ryan** » Friday Nov 30, 2007 4:11 pm

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