doug1395

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I'm going to be ordering several kits by mail for the first time and I was wondering if anybody ever used grape and granary out of akron ohio.I was going to try norther brewer or midwest like everone says.Grape and granary are close and I would not mind giving they a try if ther kits are tasty and fresh. Thanks

Ace_Club

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I started my brewing obsession with equipment and kits from Grape and Granary. Never was disappointed. Even won a blue ribbon with their American Hefeweizen kit.

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Cheaton

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They are a semi-LHBS for me. Definitely the one I shop at when I need ingrerdients. They do a brisk local business as well as mail order. Freshness of ingredients should never be a problem with them. I did their holiday ale kit this year and it was a big hit. Just went this past weekend to pick up ing's for my latest adventure. I can reccomend them, however, I think their prices tend to be slightly higher than the competition. Sicne i Can shop them locally and not deal with shipping costs I come out within a couple of dollars to the mail order joints.

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Primary - Plain Pub Bitter

Bottled - Brewer's Best English Brown Ale (Suprisingly good!), EdWort's Apfelwein, Cleveland Winter Pale Ale

Tap-A-Drafted - Sweet Baby Stout

On Deck -

Omegagodly

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i shop at the grape now, they are a great place to get supplies at. there prices are very competitive with most online stores especially if you have to pay shipping online, or if the grape is close to you. i havent tried their kits, but i did do an AG of edworts haus pale ale with all ingredients bought from them, and their 1 stage equipment setup, and everything has worked great for me, bottling that brew this weekend. good luck with what you plan to do!

tygerman

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I was sorting through books last may and ran across 2 of my old books I used with my Mr. beer 16 years ago. Bought the mr Beer at sears when I was 18, If i could not buy i would make. I used that and there kits for a fe years and then forgot about it. I decided to do some research online. I looked for a local shop. I work about 15 miles away from the store. I stopped in one day and spent 2 bills on equipment, bottles and kits! I have brewed their Belgian wit, light ale, cream ale, dortmunder, Irish ale, german wheat, american wheat, american IPA. All are excellent except the light ale was too light for me, if you are looking for a bud ight it is perfect. If you want a tasty lighter beer, the dortmunder is amazing. If you like IPA that are not extreme, the american IPA is a great crisp beer. The german wheat is close to a hoogarden. I also did a pumpkin kit from midwest, came out great! Grape and granary people are great! The quiet guy with the beard and glasses that is always working has great knowledge and answers any questions.

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Drinking G&G Belgian Wit
G&G Lite Ale
Primary G&G Irish Red
Secondary G&G German Wheat
ON Deck G&G American Wheat

cochise78

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Lived in Akron for three years while my wife was in law school. Got all my stuff from them. Good folks, and reasonable prices. They've got lot's of grain, and their stuff is fresh. Most of their kits, from what I remember, are the best recipes that they've come across both from employees and helpful patrons.

Bruin

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Moving up from Mr. Beer to 5 gallon. Just put together a list of equipment centered around Better Bottle, and selected the Grape and Granary Dry Irish Stout, Steam Beer, Helles Bock/Maibock, and IPA to start with. Gonna be about 300 bucks, but I'm driving out to see my sister in Kent this week, so I figured I'd stop by and buy the stuff while I'm there. Save on the shipping to NJ since I'm gonna be driving anyway...I'll let you know how it went.

Hugh_Jass

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tyger? where do you live, TM? Are we close?

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Pigs are fantastic creatures. They convert vegetables into bacon.

Hermit

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A friend from Akron told me that the folks at G&G used to be partners with the folks at L.D. Carlson. They had different views on what the wanted to do and went their separate ways. No mention of it being a 'hostile' break so they probably still get a lot of their stuff from the nearby L.D.C.

cheezemm

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I started off with Coopers kits on a whim and found out I like this beer thing...Once I visited "the grape" I got hooked even more. I've purchased their robust porter and oatmeal stout extract kits. All have turned out well. They even have a Belgian Tripel with 11-12 lbs of fermentables. Needless to say it's like a 10% beer, but dang that box was heavy. Very good staff and I've always had good service from them. It's my LHBS

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"If you forget what you were about to do, just walk into the garage and grab a homebrew, it'll come back to ya."