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You mean the BrewBuilder from Brewmaster's Warehouse? I'm bad at just buying from a convenient source, so last batch I actually priced it from a few different places. I calculated that my LHBS would cost about $40.29 and BMW was $33.98 including and a gel pack for yeast and shipping. I was pretty surprised that it's cheaper for me to sit on my a** than drive over 1 city to get ingredients. It actually would have cost me even more at the LHBS because specialty grains have to be purchased in 1lb packs.

Was that with a discount code for 10% off as well?
 
I've been using the Hombrew store in Birmingham, Alabrew since I regularly visit the city every couple of months. While my starting equipment didn't come from them I have loved every kit I've purchased from them. I just say what I want and they print out the instruction sheet. They gather all the ingredients, mill the grains put everything in their mesh bags and then a ziplock. All the hops bags are labelled as bittering, flavor, or aroma and they are referred to that way in the instructions. Makes for a very easy brew day.
 
Its Alpharetta at that point. Its not far from 400 or North Point Mall.
Thats where I got my starter kit and first 2 batches of stuff. But now that I found Ed's store. If its not from the internet, it will be from his store.

Same here. My office is about 5 minutes from Beer Necessities, but since the day BMW was able to sell to GA residents, I'll run over to Marietta instead. Ed doesn't sub out grains without telling me. :)
 
I didn't really feel like reading 5 pages worth of "how rude they were" and my LHBS does _________ for me no questions asked.

All I wanted to say is why the hell does everyone have such a thin skin? Grow a pair and deal with it. If I swore of buying someplace because I had to deal with someone with a bad mood I'd be hard pressed to find places to buy stuff. I think it's a cultural problem in the US, people get offended way too easy.
 
Gotta love Defalco's :) Scott is a really nice guy so I have no problem supporting my LHBS.

We must have gone to different locations.
Even when I walked in and knew exactly what I want, the guy at the counter was more or less telling me what I wanted instead, despite knowing exactly what I was looking for.

Ugh. If they weren't one of the only ones around my area that I know of...

Anyone know good LHBS' in the Ottawa, Ontario area?
 
There are several stores around, none are local. One is mainly a wine lab, one has a rude owner and the third is okay. About the only problem I've had with the last one was when they caught me running a dark grain bill through the main crusher. This is verboten because it contaminates the system and might darker someone's Pilsner. They have a separate crusher for dark grains.

Both are labeled now.
 
Its amazing the spectrum of shopp owners discussed here and in similar threads. Makes you wonder if not for the interent promoting the hobby thru vendors and forums, how would the hobby expand. There are people i have met you have yet to find the net. If it wasn't for my LHBS i wouldn't have gone 100mph into this hobby. It seems the more negative shop owners would drive people away from the hobby. thank goodness for other outlets

Luckily I am fortunate enough to have a good one Artisan Homebrew in Downingtown. Only a few miles from the house. Good little store, pricing competes with online vendors. (last batch was a few bucks cheaper v. online).
 
You were there so you should know if she was being rude or not, but asking that question depending on tone does not necessarily mean rude. She could have just been trying to confirm the fact you could not do it yourself. Another example="I don't know what this is used for" she replies "What? You don't know what that is for? Well, let me show you!" I hear that kind of response all the time, just a way of speaking some people have where they kind of repeat what you say.
 
There are several stores around, none are local. One is mainly a wine lab, one has a rude owner and the third is okay. About the only problem I've had with the last one was when they caught me running a dark grain bill through the main crusher. This is verboten because it contaminates the system and might darker someone's Pilsner. They have a separate crusher for dark grains.

Both are labeled now.

my lhbs doesn't do this, and I was wondering about this when I was in there. I just tapped out the chute thoroughly before and after i crushed. they have two mills, this is a good suggestion.
 
Where I stay the nearest HBS is about 3 hours away! That being said the online shops in the UK are just phenominal when it comes to cost and thanks to forums I get all the advice I need with the minimum of asshat and thanks to tabbed browsing, I get porn too!
 
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