we made beer ! an IPA and a cloudy wheat beer ...
not only is it unpasteurized and full of living goodness , it is delicious ! and cheaper than speedy beer !!!

here are the photos ...

here are my notes ...
Akio the brewer is a natural teacher and excellent with the details , thus things were simple .
It took about 7 hours we made 20litres . although the volume could be increased without taking much longer .

it will be left in the fermenter for 2 weeks , then bottled and refrigerated for 2 weeks , then enjoyed with good friends and good food .

Cosmos is a cafe in the foothills near the port town of Kamaishi . The port and surrounding lowlands were destroyed in the March 11 tsunami after a massive earthquake .

Cafe Cosmos became a central meeting place for the volunteer efforts and refugees .
The owners , Otoo-san , priest and caretaker of the local shinto shrine , and his exceedingly warm hearted wife Saiko-san .

Cafe cosmos is so called for the acre and a half of beautiful cosmos flowers in front of the cafe .

the radiant Emi-chan , maker of delicious things and all round ray of sunshine

and Emi-chans daughters , a-chan and mimi-chan keep thing lively and have become profficient signwriters in the process .