Canadian Roll Call!!

[phug]

And even with the mistakes it will probably still be beer

 

[actionjackson905]

How's it going from Toronto!

Just started brewing, seem to be making every possible mistake along the way

Welcome and learn from your mistakes. That's the best way to get your feet wet, sometimes literally.

 

[Canadianbrew]

I live in calgary alberta and I'm trying to find good priced beer kits. There around 65 bucks for 55 or so beer. Doesn't seem reasonable to me. Anyone get them online and where?

 

[brewerJase]

I live in calgary alberta and I'm trying to find good priced beer kits. There around 65 bucks for 55 or so beer. Doesn't seem reasonable to me. Anyone get them online and where?

Ontariobeerkegs.com has good pricing. Not sure on shipping to Calgary. But worth checking out.

 

[crajax]

@ CanadianBrew - Checkout WineKitz too. I went there when I lived in Calgary, as the name suggests it's more wine oriented, but they have basic beer kits too, and with a little extra hops and better yeast, they make good beer.

 

[Opiate42]

Toronto here!!! Hey gang!!!

 

[RaHarmakis]

I live in calgary alberta and I'm trying to find good priced beer kits. There around 65 bucks for 55 or so beer. Doesn't seem reasonable to me. Anyone get them online and where?

Hey Canadianbrew! Glad to see another Calgary Brewer here!

Sadly I think we are pretty lacking for Beer Stores in Calgary.

For Ingredients I find that Grapes to Glass has the best variety. He has a very good selection of Grains and will crush exactly what you need for a recipe.

For Equipment the VineYard by Chinook mall has a great selection (but kinda pricey) They also tend to have good hop and yeast selections

I also shop alot a the Wine Warehouse (for the wine... they are amazing for wine) and they are starting to stock Brewers Best and one other type of Brew in a Box Type Kits that I cannot recall the name of.

What I have been doing lately is finding recipes on line then cruising through the Vinyard and Grapes to Glass to get the stuff I need, and then making it up as I go if i cant find the obscure hop or grain I need

I also order from beergrains.com and HopDawgs site. they both have decent recipes and ingredient selections.

 

[Canadianbrew]

Thanks alot! I checked out grapes to glass and the guy there was awesome. The prices are also really low. I think I'm gonna go with that!

 

[Jason_W]

Try Hopdawgs in Vernon bc they ship all their product. OK prices not great. I get my grain from gambrinus in Armstrong but you have to pick it up unmilled. $30 for a kit or you can piece it together for cheaper.. But not sure on shipping to Calgary.

http://hopdawgs.ca/Kits/Partial-mash-kits

 

[watermelon83]

What's this all aboot?

 

[RaHarmakis]

Thanks alot! I checked out grapes to glass and the guy there was awesome. The prices are also really low. I think I'm gonna go with that!

Also you may want to check out the Cowtown Yeast Wranglers. they are the local Homebrew club in town.

I've never gone to meetings but have met some of the members at Beerfest events and they seem like cool folks.

 

[brewerJase]

Also you may want to check out the Cowtown Yeast Wranglers. they are the local Homebrew club in town.



I've never gone to meetings but have met some of the members at Beerfest events and they seem like cool folks.

Love the name.

 

[Ole_Smoky]

Hey guys checking in from Fort McMurray, AB.

Unfortunately no brew stores up here so I have to get everything online, most of my stuff I ordered from www.torontobrewing.com but got some stuff off ontario beer kegs yesterday, free shipping so you can't beat that. I find pricing similar between the 2.

 

[actionjackson905]

Hey guys checking in from Fort McMurray, AB.

Unfortunately no brew stores up here so I have to get everything online, most of my stuff I ordered from www.torontobrewing.com but got some stuff off ontario beer kegs yesterday, free shipping so you can't beat that. I find pricing similar between the 2.

I use Toronto (local) mostly for ingredients, and OBK mostly for hardware, and occasionally Canadian Homebrew Supply in Brampton for both or either as they seem to have things the other two don't. The guys in Toronto are great with their knowledge of ingredients also, but their hardware prices can't match OBK. Happy brewing!!

 

[Eh_Modern_Drunkard]

Keeping the ass in class from Vancouver, BC

 

[Ole_Smoky]

Keeping the ass in class from Vancouver, BC

How's van treating you lately? I moved from the lower mainland up here 2 years ago now!

 

[Eh_Modern_Drunkard]

How's van treating you lately? I moved from the lower mainland up here 2 years ago now!

Not doing too bad! Everything still costs too much, but it's a great place to be for great beer! Got setup in a rad spot in south van with an attached garage (now a brew dungeon).

 

[phug]

If you're in Toronto I've found noble hops grain prices to be pretty close to obk and a lot of their prices on other things are pretty good too.

 

[Branwilder]

Hey Guys..... Courtice, Ontario here..

Really close to Brewer's Pantry.... great store!

 

[Beer4ce]

Nelson BC, we have the beginnings of a brew club going on 4 meetings. My name's Luke. Art of Brewing is our LHBS. Selection gets better every week.

 

[Damoxemus]

Nelson BC, we have the beginnings of a brew club going on 4 meetings. My name's Luke. Art of Brewing is our LHBS. Selection gets better every week.

I used to live in the area and a buddy of mine (brand new brewer) just moved to Trail, but goes to Nelson a lot. Do you have a contact (email) I could give to him so he can maybe check out a meeting? Pm it to me if you prefer.

 

[pmpbrewer]

I'm in Fruitvale. Don't go to Nelson much but we should car pool to a meeting one night. There are a bunch of us who meet occasionally in Rossland.

 

[Mustard]

Anyone in eastern Ontario growing any hops? Know What varieties grow better? I have 5 options but only planting 2 maybe 3. (Cascade centennial Columbus Chinook and willamette)

 

[brewer_in_the_cap]

Anyone in eastern Ontario growing any hops? Know What varieties grow better? I have 5 options but only planting 2 maybe 3. (Cascade centennial Columbus Chinook and willamette)

Beer Grains sells all of those varieties so I assume they'd all do ok in eastern ON. I was going to grow Cascade and Willamette but am not going to have time with a busy 2 year old, next year though!

 

[actionjackson905]

Anyone in eastern Ontario growing any hops? Know What varieties grow better? I have 5 options but only planting 2 maybe 3. (Cascade centennial Columbus Chinook and willamette)

Pretty much all plants and Rhizomes you can get in Ont are good growing here. Richters sells most varieties online, as well as Dornoch Hops who are pretty much done selling for the season I believe.

 

[crajax]

Anyone in eastern Ontario growing any hops? Know What varieties grow better? I have 5 options but only planting 2 maybe 3. (Cascade centennial Columbus Chinook and willamette)

I planted Cascade here in Ajax late last June. I got a few hops from them last year, enough for one batch, but not much, as its the first year.

They just came back up about 10 days ago...and man are they growing ! over a foot already, and they're really thick and hardy shoots, not at all like the spindly little shoots I planted last year.

I'll be cutting a few of the shoots off, like I did last year, so the the plant can put all its energy into one or two vines - this is how I've read it should be done, and it seemed to work OK last year. -- why am I telling you this ?

Well, on a whim, I planted one of the shoots I trimmed off last year - when I say planted, I mean I just stuck it in the ground a couple feet away, and walked away, not expecting much to happen. boy was I wrong, a nice strong healthy plant is growing from that now.

So, if anyone wants a shoot or two that I'll be trimming off to try the same thing I did, then I'll be happy to put them in a zip lock bag or something, and put it in the mail to you instead of tossing them in my compost. just PM me if interested. I'll only have a few.

 

[Ole_Smoky]

I'd be interested. Definitely worth a try!

 

[Rhetorik]

Checking in from Ottawa.

 

[AppalachianMountainBrew]

Up on a hill in southern Quebec, 2 batches (Coopers) under my belt and 4 plants taking off in the garden (Cascade,Willamette, Golding and Mount Hood) from four horses farm.

 

[Ole_Smoky]

How's your hops doing? I planted a cascade, golding and Willamette rhizome about a week ago.