best place for supplies: Canada

[DroolingNeoBrewery]

I sell hops and I will gladly ship to canada.

Contact me [email protected]

Trolls and Zombie threads run!

There is a section for legit retailers. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/vendors/

On that note now that this is resurrected. +100 to hopdawgs.ca. All I can get in town is malt extracts, select hops, coopers and mr beer cans, and coopers yeast. All my sanitizer, grains, half my hops, and most of my yeast come from there. Quick shipping too, normally less then 48 hours to my door.

 

[opusx11]

Another +1 for HopDawgs.ca
Great prices, fast shipping, but SUPER helpful service.

 

[geckler]

Another huge +1 for Chris at hopdawgs good selection decent price and really fast shipping also his customer service is top notch

 

[philjohnwilliams]

I have to give a major plus one to www.hopdawgs.ca . Chris has exceptional customer service, is very helpful and gets orders out really really quickly. His selection is pretty good on everything as well and he adds to it all the time. Check it out guys!

Clark

+1 to this. I ordered from Hopdawgs a month or so ago. Ordered 12oz Centennial and 4oz Amarillo, got 13.5oz Centennial and 5 oz Amarillo. Shipping was fast and the service was great. Most of the time I can get stuff cheaper at my LHBS, but when I need something they don't have in stock, I would use Hopdawgs again

 

[Varroa]

+1 again for Hopdawgs. One of the best in Canada. It is pretty sad that I can order something from BC and have it delivered to Quebec and it is cheaper than buying local!

 

[matthewrozon]

I've been using torontobrewing.ca with good results. Shipping to Quebec seems cheaper than hopdawgs

 

[estoppel]

Matthew: Thanks for the tip. Their site looks good with some malts I can't get at Hopdawgs.

 

[redketchup]

I've been using torontobrewing.ca with good results. Shipping to Quebec seems cheaper than hopdawgs

Yep, I've just ordered some stuff from torontobrewing.ca. I really recommend. Good price, many sort of ingredients and equipments and the web site is nice.

 

[Varroa]

Ontariobeerkegs just started selling pots and are going to be selling stainless hardware soon. Their pots are a excellent price and come with 1/2 welded fittings for adding your stuff.

 

[atreid]

Only talking about equipment, I'd also like to give another +1 to hopdawgs ! (I only need biereetvin.com for grain/hop/yeast, since it's local for me in Montreal)

Super service really, very prompt. Prices are very good, a lot better than those god awful prices at homebrew-supplies.ca (often 50% higher than hopdawgs!!! ex: female camlocks at 15$/10$ jesus...)... The only place I could find with better prices was ihomebrewing.ca but the equipment selection isn't as great as hopdawgs... (ihomebrewing does have a super cheap selection of SS ball valves)...

Anyone know a CHEAP place IN CANADA that I could order online for Stainless Steel fittings? Some kind of bargainfittings.com based in Canada ;-)

 

[ThePonchoKid]

bump

 

[jangevaa]

I keep a list of some of the best suppliers available to us canadians here: http://justinbrewsbeer.ca/?page_id=57

 

[jwwbrennan]

I just received an order from Beer Grains and couldn't be happier with product, service, shipping and packaging. Pricing was good, particularly after free shipping based on total order.

 

[OntarioBeerKegs]

Only talking about equipment, I'd also like to give another +1 to hopdawgs ! (I only need biereetvin.com for grain/hop/yeast, since it's local for me in Montreal)

Super service really, very prompt. Prices are very good, a lot better than those god awful prices at homebrew-supplies.ca (often 50% higher than hopdawgs!!! ex: female camlocks at 15$/10$ jesus...)... The only place I could find with better prices was ihomebrewing.ca but the equipment selection isn't as great as hopdawgs... (ihomebrewing does have a super cheap selection of SS ball valves)...

Anyone know a CHEAP place IN CANADA that I could order online for Stainless Steel fittings? Some kind of bargainfittings.com based in Canada ;-)

We added some of the basic stainless fittings (no camlocks yet) and plan to have another 15-20 items in the category soon. We also expanded our list of Canadian HomeBrew Supplies here:
http://canadianhomebrewsupplies.com/

 

[cramar]

TorontoBrewing.ca is a good site to purchase online, done a few orders with them, good selection and the prices are about as cheap as I've seen, although on a typical order we're only talking a couple of bucks difference.

 

[jwwbrennan]

I used to wonder how I could get the prices and variety available south of the border but over the last year or two Canada has become home to new, more enthusiastic suppliers whose success enables them to stock ample product.

Ontario Beer Kegs does a great job and can have well-priced product picked from a wide selection on your Canadian doorstep very quickly without the border mystery. I haven't tried them for ingredients as I have been very happy with Beer Grains but being associated with OBK is a good sign.

Fromagex in Quebec has a remarkable assortment of cheese related products, reasonable shipping and respond quickly to inquires. I am waiting on my first order from them.

Speerville Flour in New Brunswick, while local is very well stocked and the product is top notch. I wonder if there aren't others like them across the country.

My point is things have changed - actually have been changed very much for the better by an illustrious group of merchants. Before placing an order elsewhere, run it through one of these Canadian suppliers as well and then guess the cost of importing everything, add the exchange rate and then compare. (If you don't actually know anyone using a particular supplier you may want to check the shipping date before ordering.) I find prices are consistently better in Canada and knowing the final cost from the get go may lack mystery but more than makes up for it with pleasant results.

 

[JDGator]

my local brew shop sell Coopers extract for $18 so i buy that, but most of my supplies come from Toronto Brew supply. reasonable price and cheap shipping with Canada Post. talk to Zack or order online.

 

[DroolingNeoBrewery]

18 for coopers is a little steep. The grocery stores sell them here for 15 sometimes they go on sale for 12.

Try your local large box grocery or dept. Even super store sells a brand of pour and stir kits for about 12.

 

[JDGator]

No box stores around here sell Coopers kits. My local shops sells them for $17.

 

[SmithsonBrewer]

http://www.torontobrewing.ca/servlet/StoreFront

These are the guys I've been dealing with. As expected the prices are a bit higher than NB and companies like that. But, there selection is excellent and they are awesome to deal with. Anything you order shouldn't take more than fives days to get to you. Probably less if you're just in Peterborough

 

[JDGator]

I've ordered from them before and usually 2 days and its in. They are pretty easy people to deal with.

 

[cramar]

I'd like to ammend my review of TorontoBrewing.ca
My last order took 7 business days to process...I don't understand that, I think the turn around time can be better than that.
They have a great selection, good website and good prices for the Canadian market, but that processing time is too long.
My last order also took long.

Does anyone know if PayPal processes payments slow or something? I figured it was the quickest way, never had this length of time on other PayPal purchases.

Think I'll try somewhere else next time.

 

[JDGator]

i'm surprised it took that long. i pay with visa and it has take 2-4 days for the last couple orders. i don't think it's a real big company so staffing may be an issue. i just placed another order today, so we will see how long it takes.

 

[kombat]

My first stop is always Ontario Beer Kegs. Their selection has been growing rapidly, to the point where they now have just about everything you could want for brewing. In addition, they sell all their grains for $1/lb. (up to a 20 pound limit) and they ship extremely quickly.

That said, there are a few things they don't seem to carry or have trouble getting in stock, so my second choice is Canadian Homebrew Supplies. If CHS doesn't have it, then it's likely that *nobody* has it.

 

[cramar]

i'm surprised it took that long. i pay with visa and it has take 2-4 days for the last couple orders. i don't think it's a real big company so staffing may be an issue. i just placed another order today, so we will see how long it takes.

Ya, seems odd, never had that long of a processing time thru PayPal on any other online transactions.
My supplies just arrived today: 7 business days to process and 2 days to mail 700 km, something is backwards in that!

 

[ercousin]

My first stop is always Ontario Beer Kegs. Their selection has been growing rapidly, to the point where they now have just about everything you could want for brewing. In addition, they sell all their grains for $1/lb. (up to a 20 pound limit) and they ship extremely quickly.

That said, there are a few things they don't seem to carry or have trouble getting in stock, so my second choice is Canadian Homebrew Supplies. If CHS doesn't have it, then it's likely that *nobody* has it.

The problem with the $1 grain prices is that you pretty much need to order that 20 lbs to break even after shipping.

I can buy 20 lbs of the same grains and pick it up locally at TorontoBrewing.ca (Yonge and Eglinton) or pay the $1 OBK asks for and it turns out about the same cost after shipping. If I had no LHBS things may be a different story.

 

[andy6026]

i'm surprised it took that long. i pay with visa and it has take 2-4 days for the last couple orders. i don't think it's a real big company so staffing may be an issue. i just placed another order today, so we will see how long it takes.

If I'm thinking of the same place, it's actually a young guy in his 20s (maybe early 30s) running it out of his house. You would never guess that visiting the website - very professionally done. I find that prices are slightly marked up, but I don't get the impression that he's making a killing - so it seems like he's trying to make an honest go of it. I put in an order for equipment and picked it all up several hours later.

 

[Geordan]

I order almost all of my supplies from Brewer's Pantry -- great service, quality, and prices: brewerspantry.com

Having said that, I just received a big order of kegging bits from OBK and was very impressed so far, including their AWESOME price on WL yeast, so I may start ordering my supplies from there...

 

[kombat]

I can buy 20 lbs of the same grains and pick it up locally at TorontoBrewing.ca (Yonge and Eglinton) or pay the $1 OBK asks for and it turns out about the same cost after shipping. If I had no LHBS things may be a different story.

That's a valid point, if you live close to a LHBS. My problems are a) my LHBS is a 20 minute drive away; and b) they have a pretty limited selection of malt, hops, and yeast in stock.

With OBK, I'm much more confident that they'll have all the ingredients I'll need, and I save 40 minutes of driving. I order it online from my iPad while I'm watching TV, and 2 days later, it magically shows up in my mailbox. To me, that kind of convenience and reliability (in knowing they'll have everything I need) is worth paying a little extra. YMMV.

 

[JDGator]

I've placed 3-4 orders from Toronto Brewers and had good service there too. I'm in northern Ontario so selection is next to none. i have to order pretty much everything.

I'm gonna check out brewers pantry and maybe place an order.