Where do you buy your kits?

Sadly there are no local brew stores in my area. I'm forced to buy online. I've been doing eBay. Lately I've wondered if there are other easy to use online stores. Just out of curiosity, how much do you get your kits for? My first Pale Ale kit cost me about $35. I'm now looking to buy an Imperial Stout kit. The cheapest kit I could find was $57.

 

Try Midwest. Home wine making supply and home brew supply available on-line at Midwest Homebrewing Supplies. Search for wine recipes and beer recipes.
pale ale kit = $22.95
Imp Stout = $34.95
Good service. Quality ingrediants Best prices.

 

Not sure if you are wanting an extract kit or an All grain kit. Northern Brewer has some really good beer ingredient kits, and they still have the $7.99 shipping. Look them up online.

 

Midwest Homebrewing Supplies

I mostly order equipment from them, but have ordered grains/partial mash kits in the past.

 

+1 for Midwest. Ordered home brewing kit and Cherry Wheat recipe kit from them recently and I've got no complaints. You can also view the recipe instructions for each kit on their website which is quite helpful.

 

midwest brewing
morebeer.com
northwestern brew supply
austin homebrew

I've used all 4 exclusively and excellent service from all.

 

My LHBS. They have a nice website which lists their kits with recipe/ ingredients. So you can replicate them by buying the ingredients elsewhere if you desire.

Culver City Home Brewing Supply Co.

 

I bought my first kit last month at Homebrewing, Beer Brewing, Wine Making, and Home Brewing Supplies in Michigan

 

I look for places with flat-rate shipping, like Northern Brewer (NORTHERN BREWER), Austin Homebrew Supply (http://www.austinhomebrew.com/), and Brewmasterswarehouse (http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/). I think Midwest charges by weight, which can get a little pricey. Brewmasterswarehouse may be the answer for me - lowest shipping ($6.99 flat) and they let me order less than a pound of grain (the others have a one-pound minimum).

I recently discovered that Austin has a ton of kits replicating commercial brews. Although I have more fun putting my own ingredients together, I'm planning to try a few of their kits, like the New Belgium 1554.

 

Also, every kit you buy this month from Austin Homebrew Supply enters you in a drawing for a $500 gift certificate.

Forrest

 

Where is your area? I know of a lhbs in northern IN and indy, I haven't looked but their are probably several others.

That being said I still buy most of my stuff online.

I have ordered from midwest, austin homebrew, and brewmasters warehouse.

The fastest shipping to indiana was from midwest, although all 3 have been great to deal with