Is my LHBS Rep on Crack?

[Neonsilver]

Kuhennen's(could be spelled wrong). Mound and Old Chgo.

Ive been to cap and cork, but they are quite a bit more expensive, on everything.

I'm going to have to check them out, but not listen to their advice of course.

I just would have been very surprised if you got that advice from cap n cork because they told me I need to age everything longer. I really haven't been asking any stores for advice lately, I get most of my information from here before I even make the trip.

 

[osagedr]

Wait, are you saying in #2 that the LHBS is stupid for telling you extra head space is okay and then in #3 that they are stupid for telling you that extra head space is not okay?

I never used the word "stupid", but...

Head space for wine after it is degassed is bad news.

Head space for beer chock-full of C02 for the period of secondary fermentation is harmless.

 

[SFBEER]

I brew my own but my friend orders howmbrew from a LHBS. They won't sell it to you unless you have a dedicated fridge for the 8 cases and then they tell you it will be bad in a month and a half. When I explained that it takes close to that before I will bottle my homebrew my buddies remark was. "So that's why it tastes better." Some people just don't understand.

 

[Mike35673]

I'm going to have to check them out, but not listen to their advice of course.

I just would have been very surprised if you got that advice from cap n cork because they told me I need to age everything longer. I really haven't been asking any stores for advice lately, I get most of my information from here before I even make the trip.

Yeah and I am still a fairly green noob so when this guy, who I would expect to be an expert, tells me this, it gives me pause.
Trust me, I went home and chewed him out -to myself of course -.

 

[brew2you]

I have done many Brewers Best kits. I have never had any go bad over time. Some of them are a year old and still taste fine. The Russian Imperial Stout tastes better the longer it ages in the bottle. It didn't start tasting right until 6 months had passed. The only beer I have ever had go bad was kits built by my LHBS. The beer would go bad after 30 days in the bottle. According to everyone on here their extract was kept at too high of a temp in the store. So I would take their advice with a grain of salt. If something doesn't sound quite right, post it on here. You'll get the right answer.

 

[prrriiide]

I would NOT shop there, but his prices are very very good. I figure I will just go in there and not ever ask him for advice and believe I know more than him.

That's a good way of thinking about it.

Another way to think of it is that you might pay a little more at a different store, but if they are giving you consistently good information and treating you like a valued customer, you're still getting a good deal. In the end I'd rather pay 10-15% more to get the good information and treatment. That works out to about $5 more for a kit. Price and value are NOT the same thing.

That's the reason I'll choose a mom & pop store over Wal Mart 99 times out of 100.