beer Brew Supplies

Voodoo 6 · Nov 15, 2016

Been brewing on and off for about 10 years now and always try to buy locally. However, one has gone out of business and the other has moved locations. The last order I placed was with Northern Brewer, I like the 7.99 shipping. Do you all have a favorite place to order from?

grantmichaels · Nov 15, 2016

I like Stubby's Texas Homebrewing ( https://www.txbrewing.com/ ) and MoreBeer and sometimes love2brew (for ECY yeast), and then Northern and Midwest for things I can't get elsewhere ...

I buy my hops from Yakima: http://www.yakimavalleyhops.com/

I've sometimes ordered from Hop Tech, mostly only if I'm buying advanced hopping stuff like oils or enzymes: http://www.hoptech.com/

Voodoo 6 · Nov 15, 2016

I am liking Stubby's so far, prices look within range and liking the flat rate shipping. Gonna go ahead and check them out. Thanks for the links Grant, most awesome.

Some of the specialty yeast can be hard to find sometimes, I have been to Yakima many times, that place is nirvana for hops.

queequeg152 · Nov 15, 2016

just brew with stuff you can buy at a grocery store like anheiser... corn, rice, water and 60 micro grams of hops.

grantmichaels · Nov 15, 2016

Voodoo 6 said:
I am liking Stubby's so far, prices look within range and liking the flat rate shipping. Gonna go ahead and check them out. Thanks for the links Grant, most awesome.

Some of the specialty yeast can be hard to find sometimes, I have been to Yakima many times, that place is nirvana for hops.

Stubby's is consistently good. One thing I like about them in addition to the flat rate, there's a system as you shop that builds up credits ... and it actually amounts to real money ...

Also, Saturday delivery ... they use FedEx as an option ...

Good stuff, recommend fully ...

Voodoo 6 · Nov 15, 2016

I went ahead and created an account with them. Browsing through the cool stuff now. Thanks brother man!

queequeg152 · Nov 15, 2016

what about amazon? are their prices not competetive?

grantmichaels · Nov 15, 2016

The Amazon items typically are coming from homebrew shops ...

And the one's that aren't, haven't been as fresh in my experience ...

I love Amazon ... more than most people, probably ... but it's not been great for brewing stuff ...

Have had yeast come hot, have had grain come seemingly not fresh, and have def had LME come closer to expiry than a homebrew shop ...

I rest by my rec, and you can call Stubby's and the guy is cool and will get your order out that day if you need it ...

Voodoo 6 · Nov 15, 2016

doesn't seem right to get ingredients for beer from amazon, its seems like getting a replacement kidney from harbor freight. hehe

queequeg152 · Nov 15, 2016

i used to get extract kits from this place.

http://www.ritebrew.com/Default.asp

i think ... maby? they used to have an option where they would ship the yeast packets seperatly in these little insulated envelopes?

maby that was austinhomebrew though idk.

Voodoo 6 · Nov 15, 2016

liking what I am seeing from stubby. you check out the selection from them queequeq?

Rymerpt · Nov 16, 2016

Buddy of mine makes beer. He actually has hops growing on a few wires running up the side of his two story house.

queequeg152 · Nov 16, 2016

Voodoo 6 said:
liking what I am seeing from stubby. you check out the selection from them queequeq?

nah. i dont brew anymore.

it makes you a fatty. a real fatty mc. fat fat. atleast it does me.

i was just thinking though... can you brew with cotton candy?

or can you make cotton candy from malt extract? then brew with that? this should be explored.
cuz... isnt cotton candy made from spun syrup? like fiberglass?