Homebrew Supply Websites

[big bill]

I have used leeners.com to purchase many of my brewing supplies. The site is pretty easy to navigate and if you have questions the people are more than willing to help you out. I had an item leak during shipping and after I contacted them, they shipped me another one free of charge and without any hassles.

 

[Cornfed]

I ordered from Homebrew Adventures on Monday morning via homebrew.com. I'm in NJ and they're in NC, I think (I wanted to order from someone at least close to where I live). They shipped on Tuesday afternoon and I got the stuff this morning.

Not bad! I want to try the free shipping from morebeer.com, but I worry about stuff taking a long time crossing the country via cheap shipping methods...

 

[wyoohio]

My favorite is Grape and Granary in Ohio, www.grapeandgranary.com. They have super fast shipping and their prices seem cheaper than some of the others I've looked at like Midwest.

These guys are local for me, about 3 miles from here. I go to them for my beer and wine supplies, real nice people and very knowledgeable.

 

[cbg96]

I just went through the list and was surprised I didn't see Cellar Homebrew in north Seattle (The Cellar Homebrew - Brewing and Winemaking Suppliers), soooooo.... here it is.

Interesting note is their online prices are better than their in-store prices, but then again there is the shipping cost to deal with.

 

[mwcrrmorgan]

Jays Brewing at Jay's Brewing Supplies: Welcome is also a good place to get homebrew supplies. He's located in Fairfax County, Virginia.

 

[ChefyTim]

Listermann's is an excellent place for grains and various other items.

They are in Cincinnati

Listermann.Com - Home Page

Free Shipping!

 

[rjhockey]

Toledo, Ohio

Titgemeier's Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies

Just north of us is,
Home Winery Supply Company. Home of the master brewers and wine makers.

 

[Smurfe]

I normally order from either Midwest, Northern, or More Beer. I read all these posts and everyone seems hung up on free shipping. There is no such thing. The customer absorbs the cost one way or another. Northern and Austin's fixed rate shipping is decent but you have to watch the product price. I understand where they come from though and it cost money to operate a great business. It isn't a good idea to just buy from the cheapest place. Customer service is very important to me and I don't mind paying a "little bit" more for it. These are good places to shop. Another great online shop is Homebrew Adventures. I noticed a few here in Florida mentioned Hearts. Another great online source and getting more of my business.

Every time I order I open 4-5 browsers and complete the same order at all the listed places as well as AHB and a couple others. The "free shipping" places rarely, if ever have the best price and as mentioned have slower shipping unless you pay to upgrade shipping. I will add that all of these places are great places to shop though with great customer service and if you are ever in their area great places to visit. I have visited Midwest, Northern and More Beer and would die for any of them to be a LHBS for me. I order from all of them from time to time.

My "LHBS" is DeFalco's in Houston and it isn't local. It is a 4 hour or so drive for me but we do it every now and then just for a day trip and to visit family in Houston. Great shop, very knowledgeable staff and an overall good shopping experience. Prices are high on some items such as bulk grain but for me it isn't any different than paying shipping on 55 lb sacks even paying for the gas to drive over. I normally go with the guy I brew with, we stock up and in the long run save some cash and get to meet other brewers. We are working on opening a LHBS here and hopefully it will be a reality soon. Might as well make my Business Degree work for me in an area I love.

 

[BassettWrangler]

Anyone go to GREAT FERMENTATIONS in INDY?
I have to go to Indy for a Business Trip for a few days thinking of swining in ?

 

[Panzermann]

Homebrew Headquarters
Richardson, TX
Homebrew Headquarters

 

[brewstalker]

I'm opening a new small store in New Orleans.

Brew Ha Ha, the pre-Katrina homebrew shop did not reopen. I moved here recently and have decided to try and do my part to rebuild New Orleans by providing a small homebrew store.

You can order online, we ship anywhere in the world! Please support New Orleans business...I'm from Wisconsin (with a stint in New York City), and moved here to work in music, but realized I could help more by taking up one of the many vacant store fronts.

The website is here-

Brewstock Homebrewing Supplies: Beer & Wine Equipment & Ingredients

I can be reached at-
(504) 208-2788 or [email protected]

Regards,
Aaron

 

[Glubki]

If you are looking for beginner's equipment try Mt. Washington Homebrew supply. Their 6.5 gallon fermenting buckets are $9.95 with the drilled lids. Brass bottle washers are less than $9. First time shoppers get $10 off on their shipping charges.

Mt. Washington Homebrew Supply, all your beer and wine equipment and ingredient needs

 

[Revvy]

In light of all the Post Christmas "new friends" may I suggest that this thread be stickied?

Also making sure that all of McKBrew's work gets included in it...

I would recommend any of the major retailers. Everyone has had decent success with the ones listed below.

Austin Homebrew Supply
NORTHERN BREWER
Beer Making and Home Brewing Supplies | MoreBeer
Home wine making supply and home brew supply available on-line at Midwest Homebrewing Supplies. Search for wine recipes and beer recipes
William's Brewing, Home Brewing Supplies, Winemaking Supplies, and Home Coffee Roasting. @ Williams Brewing

It's that time of year again, and lot's of peeps have Christmas Money burning a hole in their brand new levis....This will get asked a HUGE amount of times over the next week.

I looked around and didn't find a sticky in the beginner's forum where this info should be.

 

[dehn0045]

I live in Houston, TX so I have two local shops -- B&S Homebrewers Guild and Defalco's. However, I almost exclusively use Midwest Supplies and just have my orders shipped. I have not had great luck with the two local shops -- Defalcos was often out of stock with certain items and B&S just simply has a limited selection. If you live in Houston and want to brew "right now," then either one is ok. Defalcos has a more diverse selection, but B&S has a bit more clean and organized layout.

As for Midwest Supplies (Minneapolis, MN) I have always had very pleasant experiences. Their selection is diverse enough. Also, I end up paying less than the local shops for ingredient kits even with shipping because the WhiteLabs yeast upgrade is reasonably priced. The packaging is professional and the ingredients appear to be fresh.

I have used Austin Homebrew Supply in the past. I would say that AHS and Midwest are very similar, but I can get the extract kits from Midwest for about $5-$10 less than AHS so it is a no brainer for me.

 

[DOGBOY]

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I use these people ,great service,their stuff is very reasonably priced..

 

[Austinhomebrew]

I have used Austin Homebrew Supply in the past. I would say that AHS and Midwest are very similar, but I can get the extract kits from Midwest for about $5-$10 less than AHS so it is a no brainer for me.

We have just lowered our kit prices significantly. Double check if you haven't checked lately. The kit prices are based on the ingredient prices. Our new prices should be close or better than Midwest considering the shipping charges from Minneapolis to Houston.

Forrest

 

[loganweaver]

I got a good price on DME from GW Kent. They sell all types of wonderful equipment and some ingredients.

GW Kent - Suppliers of Winery, Brewery, and Creamery Equipment

 

[hotstack]

I just went through the list and was surprised I didn't see Cellar Homebrew in north Seattle (The Cellar Homebrew - Brewing and Winemaking Suppliers), soooooo.... here it is.

Shops that ship internationally, specifically to Japan. I am originally from Seattle and talked to the guys at Cellar Homebrew... they ship to Japan.

I searched the thread and it appears that morebeer also ships internationally.

If there are others, please let me know. There are really only 2 places here in Japan that I know of to buy supplies. If they don't have it, you don't get it... I will post the links if there are any other Japan-people here.

 

[starrfish]

Alternative Beverage, homebrew beer making and winemaking

Alternative Beverage
1500 River Dr Belmont, NC 28012

Quick shipping (good shipping rate shipped to my office) usually no more than 1-2 days
Time in Transit Map

Very helpful staff returns email questions quickly.

Good Prices

Closest thing I have to a LHBS

 

[Amity]

For any Canadians looking to buy online without insane shipping charges, or currency conversions (that nice 1:1 exchange is no longer!!), check out Canadian Homebrew Supplies

I placed my first order from them last week, and it arrived in 6 days. 5kg of grain and some Irish Moss. I've since placed an order for 20lbs more grain, plus StarSan and yeast nutrient, shipping was $18. I talked with the owner, very nice guy, was in the middle of a brew when I called.

 

[mashingheads]

Hi We just opened mashingheads.com in London, Ontario! We offer starter kits, beer kits, a full line of Weyermann malts for less than $1.99/lb and 2008 harvest hops in vacuum sealed bags for $1.99 an ounce. Drop by and sign up and you can get a free t-shirt! We offer flat rate shipping throughout Canada and free delivery within London, Ontario.

By the way, we opened this store because we were frustrated at how expensive a batch of beer costs!

Sorry, we're not shipping to the US yet. If there's enough interest, we definitely will.

 

[HopKarl]

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I use these people ,great service,their stuff is very reasonably priced..

I used them as well... There was a server issue on Saturday when I placed my order, so I emailed them. Bright and early I got a response email from the owner apologizing explaining that their server was down over the weekend. He said my order would be shipped immediately, and that I would get a confirmation and tracking number shortly. Within a half hour, I had my confirmation number, and the NEXT day my order was at my door step.

(For what it is worth, I ordered the SUPER DELUXE Beer starter kit, with two 6.5 gallon buckets, a 5 gallon glass carboy, 2 cases of bottles, a Brew Master's Best kit, a 4 gallon Stainless Steel pot, amongst other things...)

Awesome service, and I highly recommend them!!!

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Wine and Hops - Home Brewing and Wine Making Supplies - local to the Rochester / Buffalo NY area but ships continental US.

Anybody use these guys lately? There prices on Hops are awesome, almost too good to be true

 

[Smurfe]

Anybody use these guys lately? There prices on Hops are awesome, almost too good to be true

I would definitely call them first before I ordered. Those prices are below wholesale. Either that site hasn't been updated forever as those are like 3-4 year ago prices, they are really really old hops or they are the buy of the year. Either that or the industry has bamboozled us the past couple years.

 

[Smurfe]

I would definitely call them first before I ordered. Those prices are below wholesale. Either that site hasn't been updated forever as those are like 3-4 year ago prices, they are really really old hops or they are the buy of the year. Either that or the industry has bamboozled us the past couple years.

I just went to that site to play around. It appears to be a dead site. You can click through the pages but if you try to add anything to the cart to buy, nothing will load and you get an error page. It appears they used a Yahoo store for eCommerce. I bet they took down the Yahoo store but their static pages are still around for some reason.

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

I just went to that site to play around. It appears to be a dead site. You can click through the pages but if you try to add anything to the cart to buy, nothing will load and you get an error page. It appears they used a Yahoo store for eCommerce. I bet they took down the Yahoo store but their static pages are still around for some reason.

Cool, thanks for checking it out. Like they say, if it seems to good to be true it probably is. $8/lb, yeah right.

 

[zippyslug31]

Just checked a couple of these on-line suppliers for the first time.
Unless I'm missing something, I really don't get it.

Seems that they charge something like 1.50 to 2.00+ for a pound of grain?
I have 2 locals suppliers who charge maybe 1.25 to, say, 1.75 depending on the grain.
Hops also are priced at least as expensive as what I can get locally.
Plus buying at my LHBS(s) I don't have to wait, don't have to pay for shipping, and can physically see what I'm buying????

Not doubting the value of on-line suppliers, but just gotta say that I must be missing something or I'm in the best brewing area on the planet (Portland, OR).
Anybody care to set me straight?

 

[DrunkwithPower]

I found wort chillers on sale at homebrewery.com. 3/8", 25' copper IC for $39.95. Bought one and it works great. Cooled 3 and a half gallons from boiling to 69 degrees in about 7 minutes. We have really cold tap water here. (From a well.) Not a bad price.

 

[Smurfe]

Just checked a couple of these on-line suppliers for the first time.
Unless I'm missing something, I really don't get it.

Seems that they charge something like 1.50 to 2.00+ for a pound of grain?
I have 2 locals suppliers who charge maybe 1.25 to, say, 1.75 depending on the grain.
Hops also are priced at least as expensive as what I can get locally.
Plus buying at my LHBS(s) I don't have to wait, don't have to pay for shipping, and can physically see what I'm buying????

Not doubting the value of on-line suppliers, but just gotta say that I must be missing something or I'm in the best brewing area on the planet (Portland, OR).
Anybody care to set me straight?

Yes, you live in brewing heaven. Use the local suppliers. I have a couple shops here finally and I buy everything there. Yeah, some things cost more but I know what it costs to operate the stores as I was working to open one myself before these 2 popped up right before I was going to open.

Let me ask you this, Did the Internet site you looked at off free or reduced shipping? If you compare prices over all at those shops you will see their prices are higher. There is absolutely no such thing as free shipping. Even the reduced shipping rate places are more expensive. When I ordered on line I would open 4-5 browsers and built exact orders at each different store. It was very very rare that the free or reduced shipping places were less than the places you pay shipping at or really even be anywhere close. THose places absorb the shipping and packaging costs in their everyday prices. Many of those sellers pay even less wholesale due to volume wholesale purchases than the small local shops.

Now every now and then you will get a deal on something heavy but overall, it is cheaper to shop from a place with the best rate and just pay the shipping. BTW, many free shipping places have restrictions on heavy item that are not included in their shipping promotions. For example, you can't buy a back of grain for $32.00 with free shipping. You can buy the 50# of grain in one pound increments and pay $2.00 a pound though with free shipping. You just paid around $70.00 to get free shipping. Pay shipping on that sack of grain and pay around $30.00 for shipping. At least the last bag I ordered online thats what I paid for shipping.

You are truly lucky in the brewing world if you have a comprehensive local shop. Many don't have the luxury. Use and support that local shop. Even the big Internet retailers are local shops for their area. I have visited a few of them in store and found their in store prices were cheaper than their online prices. But if you have a LHBS use them unless they are just completely worthless. We have a couple of those here as well.

 

[zippyslug31]

Yes, you live in brewing heaven. Use the local suppliers. I have a couple shops here finally and I buy everything there. Yeah, some things cost more but I know what it costs to operate the stores as I was working to open one myself before these 2 popped up right before I was going to open.

Let me ask you this, Did the Internet site you looked at off free or reduced shipping? If you compare prices over all at those shops you will see their prices are higher. There is absolutely no such thing as free shipping. Even the reduced shipping rate places are more expensive. When I ordered on line I would open 4-5 browsers and built exact orders at each different store. It was very very rare that the free or reduced shipping places were less than the places you pay shipping at or really even be anywhere close. THose places absorb the shipping and packaging costs in their everyday prices. Many of those sellers pay even less wholesale due to volume wholesale purchases than the small local shops.

Now every now and then you will get a deal on something heavy but overall, it is cheaper to shop from a place with the best rate and just pay the shipping. BTW, many free shipping places have restrictions on heavy item that are not included in their shipping promotions. For example, you can't buy a back of grain for $32.00 with free shipping. You can buy the 50# of grain in one pound increments and pay $2.00 a pound though with free shipping. You just paid around $70.00 to get free shipping. Pay shipping on that sack of grain and pay around $30.00 for shipping. At least the last bag I ordered online thats what I paid for shipping.

You are truly lucky in the brewing world if you have a comprehensive local shop. Many don't have the luxury. Use and support that local shop. Even the big Internet retailers are local shops for their area. I have visited a few of them in store and found their in store prices were cheaper than their online prices. But if you have a LHBS use them unless they are just completely worthless. We have a couple of those here as well.

All excellent info, thanks.

I really had no idea that Portland was THAT lucky with it's local suppliers. Sure we are a hub for microbrews, but didn't think this extended out to homebrews. Very cool now that I know this!

And the places I looked at had flat shipping rates of $6 to $7.... which I found very impressive considering some of those things like grains could weigh a ton. Interesting spin on how they recoup the costs though.

I will absolutely continue to support these local guys now that I know how honestly cheap they really are. Brew on!!!!!