Lactose for a cream ale

[Gtrman13]

I went to my LHBS to buy ingrediants for a 2.5 gallon batch of a caramel cream ale today but they did not have lactose. The recipe calls for 2 oz of lactose in primary (probably just add it at flameout for sanitation purposes) and then another 2 oz at bottling time. I've tried searching, but can't find much help, but is there a place like wholefoods, fresh market, etc. that might sell this stuff? I'd like to brew tomorrow and I just don't want to order from a website and pay shipping for just one item and then have to wait for it. Is there an acceptable and available substance I could substitute? Thanks for the help.

 

[ChshreCat]

You could order it online. Lactose can be added at any point between boil and bottling.

 

[wyzazz]

Yep, order it and add it all at bottling with your priming sugar.

 

[diverpat]

I could not find it at the LHBS but was able to find it at a health and nutritional products store. I used the store finder from this manufacturers link, http://www.nowfoods.com/