Brewmasters Warehouse

[KayaBrew]

What the hell happened?!? Yeah, they were my go to for years. Loved the brew builder. Too bad....

 

[schoolhouse]

I have a question. How many of you miss the Brew Builder? If another online retailer had that capability and had your products in stock would you consider working with them?

I know I lost about 15 recipes from them. I think there is a way to get your recipes back.

Cheers.

 

[schoolhouse]

I have a question. How many of you miss the Brew Builder? If another online retailer had that capability and had your products in stock would you consider working with them?

I know I lost about 15 recipes from them. I think there is a way to get your recipes back.

Cheers.

 

[jbb3]

I have a question. How many of you miss the Brew Builder? If another online retailer had that capability and had your products in stock would you consider working with them?

I know I lost about 15 recipes from them. I think there is a way to get your recipes back.

Cheers.

I printed down all my recipes before it was shut down. But I do still miss the brew builder. It is so frustrating to go on other websites to make an order. Not to mention you get no feedback on the OG/FG, efficiency numbers from what you entered...

 

[limulus]

I printed down all my recipes before it was shut down. But I do still miss the brew builder. It is so frustrating to go on other websites to make an order. Not to mention you get no feedback on the OG/FG, efficiency numbers from what you entered...

Same here. I also took screen shots of the recipe in BrewBuilder and yes, I would use it again if another company had it.

 

[KayaBrew]

All my recipes are saved on my hard drive and in BeerTools Pro. It was easy however to just click on the recipe or grainbill I wanted and add it to my cart.

 

[peterj]

Yeah I have all my recipes on Brewer's Friend. But it did make it really easy to put it together and order on their website. Plus I could always get a 10% discount with the "BN Army" discount code. And I was close by so I would just go and pick it up without paying shipping.

I would love it if another local retailer started using the same type of Brew Builder format.

 

[cyanmonkey]

That's what I wish Beersmith could do so bad.

I put together a recipe, set all of my parameters and just wish I could hit buy ingredients and have them show up at my house.

Rite brew has a quick grain selector that I use, but the Brew Builder's interface was what set it apart.

 

[dmbryan]

I loved it as well. It takes a lot longer to keep entering in recipe ingredients for every order.

 

[Gringo_Bandito]

Plus I could always get a 10% discount with the "BN Army" discount code. And I was close by so I would just go and pick it up without paying shipping.

That's what I miss the most.

 

[limulus]

I know this is old and dead but I was working putting together two recipes today at ritebrew.com. The total for grains, hops and yeast was $69. The shipping comes to $23. At BMW, I got a great shipping discount. I'm not getting that at ritebrew. Is there a code that I may have missed?

 

[Bobby_M]

And that pricing model apparently put them out of business.

 

[limulus]

You may be right. They used UPS and UPS is headquartered here in Atlanta. I think he got a deal. I know they could not get supplies to stock their shelves or fill orders. Cash flow and working capital were not one of their strong points. There are still other suppliers who offer flat rate shipping. The $23 is not such a horrible thing. It is the fact that it is >1/3 the cost of my order. I still like to purchase a complete grain bill in one package and mill it myself. Ritebrew does that so, I'll just go with it.

 

[masonsjax]

His business plan is not why they failed.

 

[REJ]

Austin Homebrew has flat rate shipping and allows for grain bill to be put together in one bag.

 

[cyanmonkey]

His business plan is not why they failed.

Why did they fail?

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

They spent more money than they made.

 

[masonsjax]

He abandoned the business to focus on a family emergency from which he never recovered. Without leadership, everything collapsed.

 

[KayaBrew]

That is a shame.

 

[Yesfan]

He abandoned the business to focus on a family emergency from which he never recovered. Without leadership, everything collapsed.

Totally agree. The last few times I did business with them, there was always something that would go out of stock, after I made my order.

When they had their A game going, they were great. I really hate hearing the doors are officially shut. I'll miss the brew builder.

 

[kh54s10]

He abandoned the business to focus on a family emergency from which he never recovered. Without leadership, everything collapsed.

There is another side of leadership. Making it so things don't collapse without direct supervision....

 

[soulflow]

Looks like Ed sold the rights for BrewBuilder to Northern Brewer:

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/

 

[BigJack]

It will be cool to have BrewBuilder back, though I haven't used it in years because of the problems with delivery.

I am also fascinated at the consolidation we are seeing in the homebrew supply world. Northern and Midwestern merged, then AIH bought AHB, and now this.

 

[kh54s10]

It will be cool to have BrewBuilder back, though I haven't used it in years because of the problems with delivery.

I am also fascinated at the consolidation we are seeing in the homebrew supply world. Northern and Midwestern merged, then AIH bought AHB, and now this.

But meanwhile dozens of others open each year??? Including one in Texas that became a vendor on HBT last week........

 

[hunter_le five]

I'll miss the brew builder.

It will be cool to have BrewBuilder back, though I haven't used it in years because of the problems with delivery.

Homebrew Supply has a pretty good Brew Builder-type function on their site. Don't know how it compares to BMWH, as I never used it, but HBS's worked great when I placed my last order.

http://www.homebrewsupply.com/recipe-builder

Pretty sure it was developed by the same guys that did Brewer's Friend.

Including one in Texas that became a vendor on HBT last week........

Yes, that one. I think.

 

[bacgabe]

It will be cool to have BrewBuilder back

I also thought BrewBuilder was a nice feature. The main reason I find BrewBuilder's acquisition by Northern Brewer exciting is that it must mean that NB will allow incremental grain purchases. I like being able to buy the exact amount of grain I need for a recipe...especially if I am going to be adding 6 oz of this and 3 oz of that, etc. That is the primary reason I have been buying from other suppliers since I moved to AG.

 

[kh54s10]

Homebrew Supply has a pretty good Brew Builder-type function on their site. Don't know how it compares to BMWH, as I never used it, but HBS's worked great when I placed my last order.

http://www.homebrewsupply.com/recipe-builder

Pretty sure it was developed by the same guys that did Brewer's Friend.




Yes, that one. I think.

I looked at this. I couldn't find out about ordering ingredients, because I did not want to log in. It is a very simplified recipe builder.

I use Beersmith and buy my ingredients in bulk so any of these design and order ingredient sites don't suit me.

 

[Baja_Brewer]

Going to have to check it out once it hits NB. I'm currently buying from AIH (who allows for incremental purchasing) - but I've been frustrated by the fact that if Im buying for multiple recipes those ingredients get lumped together (I.e. if I buy three recipes that need Biscuit malt I end up w/ those three lumped together and maybe I've forgotten which brews it was intended for.) With the brew builder I would lump all the grains I needed into one basket and get them all packaged together, easy!

I'll also check out these other sites. I generally just need specialty grains.

 

[Gringo_Bandito]

He needs to take that money that he got from Northern Brewer and pay back the people who placed orders that he never filled.

He won't, but he should.

 

[Yesfan]

....- but I've been frustrated by the fact that if Im buying for multiple recipes those ingredients get lumped together (I.e. if I buy three recipes that need Biscuit malt I end up w/ those three lumped together and maybe I've forgotten which brews it was intended for.........

You must buy your grain already milled. I don't buy mine milled, but couldn't just weigh out the crushed grain?