Noble Hop is a new brew supply store in Toronto, at 1567 Dundas West (right near Dufferin street). As soon as you walk in, there's a big shelf with 3 lb bags of DME (no LME yet, but the owner says he's working on that) and various-sized packages of grain; it looked like a good mix of base malts, steeping grains, and adjuncts, though I'm no expert.
Next to the grain racks is a large fridge that looks like it came out of the soda section of a convenience store, packed with a wide variety of vacuum-sealed hops. Another fridge of the standard kitchen variety has Wyeast smack packs, vials of liquid yeast, and packets of dry yeast. Plenty of liquid yeast, only about 7 varieties of dry.
After that, you're at the counter at the back of the store, where the very friendly owner is available for a chat about ingredients, equipment, and recommendations for your next brew. It wasn't too busy in there when I went, so he even took the time to show me the Belgian wheat beer he had boiling in the garden behind the store.
On top of that, he's got all the basic fermenting equipment (carboy, hydrometer, airlock, etc), yeast nutrients, Whirlfloc, StarSan and Iodophor, and other things that are too advanced for a beginner like me to know what they're for
I'm not sure how many other forum members are from Toronto, but hopefully this will help a few of you As a downtown resident, it's nice to have someplace accessible by a quick streetcar ride!
Next to the grain racks is a large fridge that looks like it came out of the soda section of a convenience store, packed with a wide variety of vacuum-sealed hops. Another fridge of the standard kitchen variety has Wyeast smack packs, vials of liquid yeast, and packets of dry yeast. Plenty of liquid yeast, only about 7 varieties of dry.
After that, you're at the counter at the back of the store, where the very friendly owner is available for a chat about ingredients, equipment, and recommendations for your next brew. It wasn't too busy in there when I went, so he even took the time to show me the Belgian wheat beer he had boiling in the garden behind the store.
On top of that, he's got all the basic fermenting equipment (carboy, hydrometer, airlock, etc), yeast nutrients, Whirlfloc, StarSan and Iodophor, and other things that are too advanced for a beginner like me to know what they're for
I'm not sure how many other forum members are from Toronto, but hopefully this will help a few of you As a downtown resident, it's nice to have someplace accessible by a quick streetcar ride!