Origin of the Name

The Nijikai Brewery was named from the Japanese word nijikai (nē・jē・kai) which means "after-party". In Japan, when you have a dinner or some other event, if you go to another place afterward, that is known as nijikai. (If you to go to a third place, that is called sanjikai and so on.)

Unlike the first event of the evening, the nijikai allows people to come together in a less formal environment to share a few drinks, get to know each other, and become friends.

Note: In Japanese, nijikai is written 二次会 but we use the alternate characters 弐次会.

Introduction

Welcome to Nijikai Brewery!

This web log (or beer log, or brew log) was created to document our experiences brewing our own beer. And this post is the very first of, we hope, many on the fine art of home brewing. We hope you enjoy your stay!