Any Canadians??

[boo boo]

Im from Toronto Ontario, but going to school in Fredericton New Brunswick!

Hmmmm.... Chupacabras is going to school this fall in Freddytown.

I'm from Heart's Delight Newfoundland myself, but am living very close to Chupacabras and IIRC he needs to drop by to pick up some of his bottles and to have a tasting before he goes. He will be meeting a few fellow M.o.B. members while up there AFAIK also. Perhaps he'll make the New Brunswick Big Strange Brew next year.

 

[mmadmikes1]

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 am sorta , I live in Washington next to border, have resident statues and spend half my time in Squamish at Girlfriends. Dont bother trying to cross border shipping. You will need to drive it across border and lie to UPS,USPS, or Fedex about what is in box you are shipping. Tell Customs you have the beer or whatever you are bringing in.
There is a shop in Abbortsford called Cork and Cap and another Micro brew called Clearwater Brewery . Between the 2, I get all the supplies I need.

 

[Devon]

Another proud Canuck here, from Nova Scotia.

 

[lady_brewer]

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...

 

[Guntr]

I guess I'll help add a few breaths to this thread as well.

I'm in Eastern Ontario. Close to Avonmore to be precise. About 45 minutes Southeast of Ottawa, about an hour from Montreal.

 

[krkelly]

I thought my google-fu was pretty good, but there are southern ontario grain suppliers listed here that I couldn't find online. Thanks, guys

BTW, I'm in Hamilton.

 

[jspence1]

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)

 

[BlackTieBrewing]

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...

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.

 

[likwidbliss]

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.

 

[krkelly]

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)

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

 

[Pivot]

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.

Haha so what, is this the whole mentality that if someone is from canada then "hey you must know so-and-so"

 

[osagedr]

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

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.

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. Lastly, if you have a good discount homeware store around, that might be a good place to look. I see Hamilton has a HomeSense; I bought a 22 quart stainless pot there for what I thought was a good price.

 

[krkelly]

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.

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.

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.

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.

As for the turkey fryer, I was thinking that eventually I'd get a propane burner, so I'd end up with a higher-quality equivalent, with a sturdier pot and more BTUs on the burner. Yes, not the cheap way, but I want a pot that also won't scorch the wort on an electric burner.

 

[krkelly]

Haha so what, is this the whole mentality that if someone is from canada then "hey you must know so-and-so"

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?"

Well, it was funny at the time

 

[boo boo]

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.

When I want bulk hops, I go Hops Direct also.

Even with shipping to Newfoundland, it is still cheaper than the LHBS.

 

[jspence1]

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.

No I don't know him, but we have lots them here.

 

[jspence1]

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

Now I have another person I need to get together to brew with.

I've never been there so I can't comment on them. I usually go to niagara restaurant supply in st catharines. I'd also recommend the turkey fryer I picked mine up for $50 at canadian tire last year. if your going the stovetop route you may want to consider 2 smaller pots and do a split boil to save a little time.

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?

 

[krkelly]

Now I have another person I need to get together to brew with.

Sure, but I'm still pretty clueless at this point

if your going the stovetop route you may want to consider 2 smaller pots and do a split boil to save a little time.

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.

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?

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 happy

 

[jspence1]

What you need to do is go to st catharines and experience steve's famous propane burner in the kitchen brewing system. I've been to a couple.

 

[phatmatt]

Just noticed this thread now. I am from st catharines, and make cider and started doing beer recently. Are there any good lhbs around here for hops? seems to be the only thing i am having problems finding localy.

 

[jspence1]

You are out of luck as far as I'm aware. I tried to get hops there once and found nothing. You can come to brewtime in hamilton they have a good selection of hops. they are on the expensive side all in the $5-$6 range for 50g. I just bulk order from hops direct.

 

[phatmatt]

thanks man its really sad that there isnt a good lhbs around here. I have been going to Niagara Tradition Hombrew store lately. They have a good selection, but i wanted a canadian place. I will definetly check that place in hamilton next time i need some i think.

 

[Huizer]

I am from Hamilton and I usually go to Brew Time on Upper James, they have another store on Centennial that I have not been to.

I have also been browsing this website:

http://www.homebrew-supplies.ca/viartshop/index.php

Located in Brampton. Lots of selection, have not ordered from them yet.
Anybody try these guys?

Dan.

 

[mhermetz]

From Oshawa here...

Homebrew-supplies.ca is by far the best source in Southern Ontario. they have the best selection and fastest delivery IMO. The also just got wooden Casks!

You can arrange local pick up as well. Might be good for you being in the Hammer....for me shipping is more worth it but you can save about $12 picking it up.

 

[Pivot]

yea homebrew-supplies.ca is pretty awesome. I live in brampton some of the year, and its awesome being able to just pick up locally. Its not a shop front though, you go to the guys house, which sketched me out the first time, but hes a nice guy. I also like how they accept paypal since I dont have a credit card

 

[mhermetz]

yeah it's the dudes house... but I'm pretty sure he's doing some amazing business. I'm wondering why he doesn't open up a store front now that it seems the business is rolling.

In either case I've never had a complaint.

 

[bdleedahl]

saskatoon, sk.... am i the only saskatchewan person on here, actually i saw one other person from regina, anyone else?

 

[Beer-Baron]

Another Hamilton here!

 

[KFBass]

Big up to the Hamiltonians! I say we rock a "Hammer gets Hammered" and brew up a huge batch all together.

 

[Erythro73]

Montreal here! Used Homebrew-Supplies once to buy some Star-San. Great service.