Online homebrew shop?

[WaltG]

So my LHBS is closing so what are your recomendations online? I'm leaning toward morebeer. Thoughts?

 

[Rodent]

NorCal is closing?

 

[lump42]

I use morebeer, atantic brewing supply, adventure in homebrewing, and keg connection.

 

[okiedog]

MoreBeer and Williams Brewing are the two that I use. Both are good, have a wide selection in stock, and quick and reasonable shipping on the West coast. Birdman Brewing which is in New York (I think), has some great prices on Perlick faucets and beer line.

 

[cwise]

More beer is great! I'm in northern Jersey and shipping usually takes 2 to 3 days. Love2brew is also close to you and is a good shop.

 

[WaltG]

NorCal is closing?

Closing retail store to focus on Jaybird line.

 

[grampamark]

I use Morebeer for ingredients and AIH and kegconnection for hardware & equipment.

 

[azdavid]

I have used all the ones mentioned but recently have been doing some business with Texas Brewing Inc. decent pricing, reasonable shipping and quality of the grains I have received is very good.

 

[WaltG]

What online shops offer an AHA discount?

 

[treacheroustexan]

What online shops offer an AHA discount?

Northern Brewer does but I believe it's only 5%.

 

[lump42]

What online shops offer an AHA discount?

I'm not sure about AHA discounts, but Atlantic Brew Supply has several 15% discount codes from a few podcasts. Experimental Brewing podcast's code is 'brewfiles'. It usually makes them the cheapest ingredients for me.

 

[WaltG]

Northern Brewer does but I believe it's only 5%.

Northern Brewer not an option on principal alone.

 

[treacheroustexan]

Northern Brewer not an option on principal alone.

Well, just answering your question.

 

[MaxStout]

Morebeer for grain, and William's for most everything else that I don't buy locally.

 

[buckinin]

Great Fermentations was my LHBS but after moving away from Indy I still order from them online. They are independent and always gave good customer service in store, so I still normally go with them.

 

[Dgallo]

I’m not a fan of morebeer at all. Their customer service is great but their grains are all premilled and vacuumed sealed in advance and left on the shelf like that. When I used to get grains from them I would constantly get over dried grain and fall short on my gravities. I get my grains and yeast from Farmhouse Brewing Supply. They mill at time of packing so all the gains are freshly milled and beautiful fluffy after the mash. For hops, I only buy them from Yakima Valley Hops. Their in a 15 mile radius of 5 major hop farms so they get them direct. They also always have new experimental hops available as well. I 100% stand by both of these companies

 

[azdavid]

I’m not a fan of morebeer at all. Their customer service is great but their grains are all premilled and vacuumed sealed in advance and left on the shelf like that. When I used to get grains from them I would constantly get over dried grain and fall short on my gravities.

I feel the same about MoreBeer tried them a couple of times and always ended up falling short on my gravities too. These were brews that I have brewed many times and have always been fairly consistent with except with the grains from More Beer.

 

[Coastalbrew]

Has anyone tried homebrewsupply.com? I've never used them myself, but have been seriously considering ordering one of their true to style recipe kits for a while now. They are out of stock on some ingredients since the holidays so I'm waiting for them to restock before I order.

Think they are owned by the same people who own keg connection too. Not sure if they offer an AHA discount, but they do give a 5% dismount if use the code HHH from their podcast home brew happy hour.

 

[deadwolfbones]

My favorite is Atlantic Brew Supply. Specifically, because they'll sell grain by the ounce and are willing to double (or even triple or quadruple) crush grains at no extra charge. They have a great selection, ship quickly, and seem to always have fresh stuff. Really nice customer service, too. Only downside is there's no free shipping, but their prices are lower than the ones that offer free shipping and there's a flat rate $8 option.

 

[WaltG]

So far researching I'm kinda leaning toward txbrewing.com. a few things I've seen researching is whether they sell partial quantities on grains (crystal, etc), do they charge to crush, do they have flat rate shipping and whether they pre-crush grains.

I don't like that it'll still be about 20% more than my LHBS though.

 

[mongoose33]

Ritebrew.com and Morebeer are the two general places I've had great success with. It pretty much comes down to shipping costs. For particular fittings and such, brewhardware.

 

[verboten]

Has anyone tried homebrewsupply.com?

I have ordered a few times, mostly because I have my recipes on brewers friend, a couple of clicks and all ingredients are in my cart.

 

[Carolina_Matt]

I agree with the Ritebrew suggestion, depending on what you're ordering. Their regular prices are a lot lower than other vendors for certain items, although they don't offer free shipping.

If I add a pound of hops to my cart, it's $8.99 shipping. If I add 3 pounds, it's still $8.99. 5 pounds is a little over $10. So depending on how much I'm looking to buy, it can be much cheaper than other sites.

For bulk grains, I've found it tough to get decent prices because shipping is prohibitive. Most sites don't give free shipping on bulk grains. An exception is Northern Brewer. Their 2-row is $54 with free shipping, and they often have 20% off sales, which would make it $43.20. Many people don't want to order from Northern out of principle though.

Atlantic Brew Supply is good, although I'm in NC so I have to pay tax. I stopped in there a few months ago when I was in town, and it was a nice shop. I ordered a couple kits and they put them together on the spot, with all fresh ingredients, whereas my local shop just has pre-packaged kits that might have been there for months (if not longer). ABS is just a little too far for me to drive though - over 2 hours away - otherwise I'd go there for bulk grains.

 

[kh54s10]

The way I shop varies. If I have liquid yeast in the order I will choose a store that is close so shipping is only a couple of days. Otherwise I often shop around. I will use the cart and shipping calculator of a couple of sites then order from the one that costs less. My go to's these days are Farmhouse Brewing Supply, Adventures in Homebrewing and Austin Homebrew Supply. I think the last to are now connected in some way.

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

MoreBeer for liquid yeast and general ingredient stock

Adventures in Home Brewing for dialed in recipes and hardware (Grains by the fraction of a pound)

 

[Samudell]

Midwest supplies

 

[WaltG]

Midwest supplies

I don't like that they don't do partial quantities on grain.

 

[WaltG]

Midwest supplies

I will probably buy a big mouth bubbler from them though, that way not all of the money goes to Northern Brewer.

 

[WaltG]

Midwest supplies

Holy **** though, looks like free shipping applies to bulk grain.

 

[RPh_Guy]

I will probably buy a big mouth bubbler from them though, that way not all of the money goes to Northern Brewer.

Midwest is also owned by AB InBev.