Brew Supplies

[HawleyFarms]

Alright people. I finally said something to the local wine supply store about why they didn't carry more beer supplies. He said he just doesn't know what to carry because he doesn't drink a lot of beer and doesn't make beer himself. So we talked a little longer and I offered to put together a list of beer brew supplies that you would expect to be able to walk in and buy at your average brew shop.

He already carries tons of hops and carboys and other equipment but hardly any beer yeast, only hopped extract, rice hulls and irish moss along with a few more miscellaneous things.

So my questions are these:

What are 5 beer/lager yeasts that you would expect to see?

What are 5 specialty grains / extracts you would expect to see?

What are 5 miscellaneous ingredients / non-wine related equipment you would you expect to see?

I have a list started but would like to see what others have to say to get items that the average brewer might want to pick up when they stop in to a hbs.

 

[supermutantbrewmaster]

For yeast tell him to go with dry yeasts first since he probably won't sell much right away. I personally like us-05, s-04, wb-06, SafAbbey, T-58, and s-33. For grains I'd think 10, 20, 40, 60 L and probably munich. As for ingrediants, coriander, bitter orange peel, brewers licorice, and lactose are what I like to use most.

 

[Chadwick]

Fermentis and Danstar dry yeasts along with the most commonly used liquid strains.

Base malts like 2-row pale, Munich, Belgium Pilsner, 6-row, the basic stuff.

Inexpensive grain mills, BIAB bags, hop bags, and some 10 gallon kettles with ball locks and temp. gauges built in.

Those are my basic suggestions. However, if I was running the shop and wasn't sure on if I had a market, I would start with offering to get anything on request and assure the customer that they would keep stock of anything they would be a regular customer for. That would personalize things a bit while helping ensure there won't be a large loss on an inventory that doesn't move in a reasonable time period.