Ottawa here, but I'll be moving to Portland, OR soon.
Think there'll be any microbreweries there?
-WW
I realize that you are more than likely kidding! In the event you are not I'll let you in on a little secret. It RAINS good beer in Portland.
Ottawa here, but I'll be moving to Portland, OR soon.
Think there'll be any microbreweries there?
-WW
I live just off the Drive. Five minutes from Dan's!
Vanocuver Olympics. Most mismanaged event ever.
I realize that you are more than likely kidding! In the event you are not I'll let you in on a little secret. It RAINS good beer in Portland.
There's kinda one on vernon. They don't sell much as they are primarily a ubrew.
What are you looking for?
Im from Toronto Ontario, but going to school in Fredericton New Brunswick!
Any Canadians on this forum?
I mean, this IS a beer forum, there MUST be some fellow Canadians. We do, after all, consider beer drinking to be a professional sport. After all, you can't watch hockey in your igloo without beer...EH? ;P
Anyone know about shipping beer from Canada to the US??
I want to enter a beer in a US competition eventually, once it has aged (and if I hide it so I keep my hands off it. haha).
I love that this thread started in 2005...
I am in Newfoundland...
Out of curiousity, has anyone bought bulk hops and shipped to Canada? From where and how much did it cost you... haven't even started AG, but the hops seem to be the worst $$ for me so far...
Today I joined facebook just to hook up with SOB and get in on some purchases in the future. I'm just starting out, though, and it may be another week or two before I brew my first batch. (Probably an APA with extract.)Gilbertson and Page is in fergus ontario. The SOB's (Southern Ontario Brewers) do group buys about every 6 months. I'm in hamilton too
BrewTime has an OK selection of grains a little pricey but not unreasonable $55 for a sack of 2-row(they only have crushed)
I am not a Canadian. My great grandfather was from Hamilton, Ontario. His last name was Spence. I am as the crow flies 15 miles from the border across the pond.
Today I joined facebook just to hook up with SOB and get in on some purchases in the future. I'm just starting out, though, and it may be another week or two before I brew my first batch. (Probably an APA with extract.)
I've checked out Brew Time already, and I'll get my supplies there at least to start with. Do you know anywhere better than here to get a good-quality brew pot locally? I think I want a 32-qt aluminum stockpot that I can use (insulated) on an electric stovetop.
I'm looking forward to getting started
I have an old-school electric stove. I figure that with insulation and possibly a supplementary 1500W heat stick, I'll be able to control boils well enough.If you have a glass-top electric stove it might be difficult to boil even 5 gallons. My Jenn-Air will barely bring 5 gallons of water to a gentle boil.
There are stainless pots on that page further down, but they don't have the right size. (Wouldn't 27-qt be a bit too small for 5-gal boils?) A restaurant-quality aluminum pot would probably last forever as well. I really have to get down there and see them for myself, though.osagedr said:A lot of people pick up a turkey fryer for brewing. Should be somewhere around your area to check those out. Also your link is to aluminum pots; they seem to work fine but some people do prefer stainless.
That reminds me of when I was in Reykjavik in 1971. Everyone wanted to practice their English on me, and one guy asked, "You're from Canada? Do you know Frank Zappa?"Haha so what, is this the whole mentality that if someone is from canada then "hey you must know so-and-so"
I've ordered from Hops Direct. I paid $30 to have 5 pounds of pellets shipped USPS to Ontario. It's definitely cheaper in the long run to buy in bulk if you plan on brewing a lot.
I am not a Canadian. My great grandfather was from Hamilton, Ontario. His last name was Spence. I am as the crow flies 15 miles from the border across the pond.
Today I joined facebook just to hook up with SOB and get in on some purchases in the future. I'm just starting out, though, and it may be another week or two before I brew my first batch. (Probably an APA with extract.)
I've checked out Brew Time already, and I'll get my supplies there at least to start with. Do you know anywhere better than here to get a good-quality brew pot locally? I think I want a 32-qt aluminum stockpot that I can use (insulated) on an electric stovetop.
I'm looking forward to getting started
Sure, but I'm still pretty clueless at this pointNow I have another person I need to get together to brew with.
I think I can make it work by insulating the pot, but we'll see how it goes. I also expect to get a propane burner sooner or later, but I'd rather stay inside during winter. I guess it's a matter of weighing slower boils against winter weather. I'll need to experience a few brew days to decide what my preferences are.jspence1 said:if your going the stovetop route you may want to consider 2 smaller pots and do a split boil to save a little time.
No, I haven't joined the mailing list yet, just the facebook group and the forum. I'm sorry that Brew Time is cutting back on brewing supplies. It does seem as if everyone wants to make wine, but wine gives me headaches and cotton mouth. Beer just makes me fat and happyjspence1 said:The guys at brewtime are good guys. They have started to really scale back the ingredients they stock lately though. Fortunately the SOB's have kept me well stocked with grains. Are you Adam from the gain buy post on the SOB list?
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