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At first I thought I logged into the wrong site, sure looks different since I last logged in here. I don't know what happened, why I stopped coming here, I still visit other hobby forums. I see Homer is still around??

Anyway, I am thinking of doing a couple batches again.
 
Where is the best place these days to order stuff? I do all grain and want to an IPA and a Brett.
 
I guess I have been away too long, no one remembers me or welcomed me back, oh well.
 
Manufacturedevolution said:
I order most of my stuff from More Beer. My lhbs is a long drive. I also like Adventures in Homebrewing. For what it's worth, welcome back.
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Thanks! Been so long since I ordered I can't even remember from who.

When we had a pipe burst in the basement a few summers ago I discovered one of the boxes of empty bottles was actually a full box of a brett I made about 7 years earlier...that was a nice surprise, tasted even better then befoire. I plan to do another and store it for a few years too.
 
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jgln said:
I guess I have been away too long, no one remembers me or welcomed me back, oh well.
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I remember you! Welcome back. Some things have changed, but most things really haven't. @Homercidal is still around, but he actually has to work at work now so we don't "see" him as much some days. :)

I buy quite a bit of my supplies from Ritebrew.com . He's got great prices, and I can do SpeeDee shipping to my daughter's boyfriend's house to save shipping costs for sacks of grain (he lives across the border in Wisconsin). That might be worth a try to you, since he has great prices and reasonable shipping.

I have an IPA to dryhop today, so I can get it kegged this weekend.
 
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I remember you! Welcome back. Some things have changed, but most things really haven't. @Homercidal is still around, but he actually has to work at work now so we don't "see" him as much some days. :)

I buy quite a bit of my supplies from Ritebrew.com . He's got great prices, and I can do SpeeDee shipping to my daughter's boyfriend's house to save shipping costs for sacks of grain (he lives across the border in Wisconsin). That might be worth a try to you, since he has great prices and reasonable shipping.

I have an IPA to dryhop today, so I can get it kegged this weekend.
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Glad to have you back.

Yes, yes on Ritebrew.com. Great selection, custom grain milling, good pricing, super fast shipping.
 
I don't remember you, but that is probably because before you started this thread you had posted about 4 times since I had joined.

I usually order from MoreBeer. I used to order mostly from NorthernBrewer before InBev bought them out, but now they're more of my backup option. I just moved and I'm missing my old LHBS because apparently the one around here is only open a couple days per week. I mostly went with MoreBeer because they carry some ingredients like MCI Stout Malt that I like that not everybody carries.

I think that almost anywhere you look will have ingredients for IPAs, because that fad just wont go away. I just ordered (within the past month or so) some Brett-C that I'm going to use to make something resembling a lambic next month.
 
Yooper said:
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I remember you! Welcome back. Some things have changed, but most things really haven't. @Homercidal is still around, but he actually has to work at work now so we don't "see" him as much some days. :)

I buy quite a bit of my supplies from Ritebrew.com . He's got great prices, and I can do SpeeDee shipping to my daughter's boyfriend's house to save shipping costs for sacks of grain (he lives across the border in Wisconsin). That might be worth a try to you, since he has great prices and reasonable shipping.

I have an IPA to dryhop today, so I can get it kegged this weekend.
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I sure remember you, in fact I was just recently thinking about Yoopers (then thought of you) because here we have Shoebees which I never heard of but it is an old term for people out of state who would come to the Jersey shores with the sandwiches and stuff in a showbox...I had to look that up. On the way to the shore for years I saw I sign on a tree "Shoebees Go Home!" probably because on weekend during the summer the traffic is bumper to bumper for 10 even 20 miles before you get to the shore. Funny.
I remember Laughing Gnome well too, he still here? Funny guy.
 
Kent88 said:
I don't remember you, but that is probably because before you started this thread you had posted about 4 times since I had joined.

I usually order from MoreBeer. I used to order mostly from NorthernBrewer before InBev bought them out, but now they're more of my backup option. I just moved and I'm missing my old LHBS because apparently the one around here is only open a couple days per week. I mostly went with MoreBeer because they carry some ingredients like MCI Stout Malt that I like that not everybody carries.

I think that almost anywhere you look will have ingredients for IPAs, because that fad just wont go away. I just ordered (within the past month or so) some Brett-C that I'm going to use to make something resembling a lambic next month.
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Yeah, I used to come here a lot then I got a job where they snooped on work computer internet searches and visits and I thought a beer making forum would get the wrong attention...so I joined a guitar forum and made new friends there. I am also a member of a saltwater reef forum, don't go there as much now either...still have my 125g tank though.

So 2 votes for Morebeer and 2 for Ritebrew....guess I will have to look at both. Crazy how much prices went up since I bought stuff last. I love brewing except I don't care for getting the bottles cleaned and filled, that is no fun anymore.
 
Yooper said:
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I remember you! Welcome back. Some things have changed, but most things really haven't. @Homercidal is still around, but he actually has to work at work now so we don't "see" him as much some days. :)

I buy quite a bit of my supplies from Ritebrew.com . He's got great prices, and I can do SpeeDee shipping to my daughter's boyfriend's house to save shipping costs for sacks of grain (he lives across the border in Wisconsin). That might be worth a try to you, since he has great prices and reasonable shipping.

I have an IPA to dryhop today, so I can get it kegged this weekend.
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The whole layout of the website changed, what happened? Is it an improvement? For me is means trying to figure it all out again. Of course I like the old format because I was familiar with it. When I logged back in I thought I had the wrong site, then when I was still able to log in I knew I was in the right place, then saw familiar names.
 
Kent88 said:
I don't remember you, but that is probably because before you started this thread you had posted about 4 times since I had joined.

I usually order from MoreBeer. I used to order mostly from NorthernBrewer before InBev bought them out, but now they're more of my backup option. I just moved and I'm missing my old LHBS because apparently the one around here is only open a couple days per week. I mostly went with MoreBeer because they carry some ingredients like MCI Stout Malt that I like that not everybody carries.

I think that almost anywhere you look will have ingredients for IPAs, because that fad just wont go away. I just ordered (within the past month or so) some Brett-C that I'm going to use to make something resembling a lambic next month.
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I think my first or one of my first threads was to ask if I could make a wheat beer with shredded wheat cereal and I did, tasted great. I think I did it one more time but I think cereal is more expensive than wheat so..
 
jgln said:
The whole layout of the website changed, what happened? Is it an improvement? For me is means trying to figure it all out again. Of course I like the old format because I was familiar with it. When I logged back in I thought I had the wrong site, then when I was still able to log in I knew I was in the right place, then saw familiar names.
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Don't get us started. But know there was pain involved...

Cheers! ;)
 
The thing I like about morebeer is the free shipping when you spend 50 or 60 bucks. Also my orders usually arrive in 2 days if it comes from the east coast warehouse. The prices at rightbrew are great. The shipping cost ruins it for me. I do mill my own grain. I couldn't speak on the crush from any online store.
 
jgln said:
I love brewing except I don't care for getting the bottles cleaned and filled, that is no fun anymore.
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I hear you. If I ever mysteriously disappear from this forum be sure to check the "what did you get in the mail today" thread. I might leave a note about buying a kegging system and kegerator without having previously discussed it with my wife.

What can I say, schematix's story over on the "Don't Do That" thread (page 36) inspired me. He might be my new hero.
 
I've ordered a lot from both MoreBeer and Ritebrew. I'm about 3 hours from Ritebrew so when either I or a buddy go by there, we get an order. "Free" shipping at that point, and their prices are terrific.

I've ordered probably <checking....checking> geez, something like 18 times from Morebeer. Not quite as much from RiteBrew, but I tend to get larger orders from them (150# of grain, other items).

And welcome back. I don't remember you as I'm a newbie but I'm looking forward to reading your contributions to the site.
 
mongoose33 said:
I've ordered a lot from both MoreBeer and Ritebrew. I'm about 3 hours from Ritebrew so when either I or a buddy go by there, we get an order. "Free" shipping at that point, and their prices are terrific.

I've ordered probably <checking....checking> geez, something like 18 times from Morebeer. Not quite as much from RiteBrew, but I tend to get larger orders from them (150# of grain, other items).

And welcome back. I don't remember you as I'm a newbie but I'm looking forward to reading your contributions to the site.
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At this point I know enough to brew all grain and I usually make it up my own brews as I go along, only in the beginning did I try to follow a recipe, to me that is part of the fun, designing your own beer. I will probably be posting here mostly. I have not much to add to brewing.

I have a huge hop vine (vines, monster, weed) growing I now wish I never planted. The rhizomes keep spreading and have become a weed. I made a 15' trellis for them to grow on and now the buds are so high I don't bother trying to harvest them anymore. My wife bought me some seeds as a gift from a gardening catalog and I found out later it just said "hops" so I have no idea the kind. Not sure of the quality so I just buy them although I did make a nice beer with them once. The problem I had was getting all the tiny bugs out, too much trouble, so now I buy them.
 
mongoose33 said:
I've ordered a lot from both MoreBeer and Ritebrew. I'm about 3 hours from Ritebrew so when either I or a buddy go by there, we get an order. "Free" shipping at that point, and their prices are terrific.

I've ordered probably <checking....checking> geez, something like 18 times from Morebeer. Not quite as much from RiteBrew, but I tend to get larger orders from them (150# of grain, other items).

And welcome back. I don't remember you as I'm a newbie but I'm looking forward to reading your contributions to the site.
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Ok maybe it has been too long since I brewed. I have a question. I am about to order some grains and can't remember if they came cushed/cracked or I had to request it be done? I went to order 50lb sacks of grains from Morebeer but was afraid to place my order until I knew. They don't have chat but I did email them my question but they never replied. I swear when I ordered grain about 5-7 years ago there was a mention it was already crushed for mashing.
 
jgln said:
Ok maybe it has been too long since I brewed. I have a question. I am about to order some grains and can't remember if they came cushed/cracked or I had to request it be done? I went to order 50lb sacks of grains from Morebeer but was afraid to place my order until I knew. They don't have chat but I did email them my question but they never replied. I swear when I ordered grain about 5-7 years ago there was a mention it was already crushed for mashing.
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Ritebrew has a drop-down menu on the grain ordering pages that lets you specify crushed or uncrushed. Morebeer has "milled/not milled" buttons on their grain pages. Go through trying to order some and you'll see, even if you don't complete the order.
 
mongoose33 said:
Ritebrew has a drop-down menu on the grain ordering pages that lets you specify crushed or uncrushed. Morebeer has "milled/not milled" buttons on their grain pages. Go through trying to order some and you'll see, even if you don't complete the order.
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Ah, ok great thanks!
 
Only problem is they don't do 50lb milled so I had to buy 5 10lb. I don't use 50lb at a time anyway.
 
jgln said:
Only problem is they don't do 50lb milled so I had to buy 5 10lb. I don't use 50lb at a time anyway.
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Three words: get your own mill.

Oh, wait. That was four words.

Best bang for the buck, IMO: Cereal Killer. Runs off a drill or can be hand cranked. It's $99 shipped. I had a Barley Crusher, upgraded to a Monster Mill with motor, but if I had to do it over again, instead of the BC I'd buy the CK.

https://www.homebrewing.org/Cereal-Killer-Grain-Mill_p_2310.html?AffId=160
 
Welcome back! This hobby is always in your blood once you get hooked. I order a lot from MoreBeer and I usually get the order in three days. I do use other vendors as well here and there, but mostly from MoreBeer.

John
 
jcav said:
Welcome back! This hobby is always in your blood once you get hooked. I order a lot from MoreBeer and I usually get the order in three days. I do use other vendors as well here and there, but mostly from MoreBeer.

John
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Well, everything is to be delivered by the end of this week ($225 order) EXCEPT the wheat which will take another week. The thing is I was planning on wheat in all the beers I had planned (including the Brett) and I am on vacation next week and planning on one maybe 2 brews, now it may be none until the following week...oh well. Hey maybe I can add shredded wheat cereal again?? lol
 
So everything got delivered today and I think the wheat too, says it got shipped at the same time and wife says there are 2 boxes of grain so I am happy.
 
I'm back......would you believe I only brewed one 5g batch after I got that order last June? Got on a project that took all my spare time until October then it got too cold for me to brew outside. Once it warms up a bit I need to get going, but since I didn't finish the project (repairing 2 large decks, sanding to bare wood and refinishing) hopefully I can make some time.
 
jgln said:
I'm back......would you believe I only brewed one 5g batch after I got that order last June? Got on a project that took all my spare time until October then it got too cold for me to brew outside. Once it warms up a bit I need to get going, but since I didn't finish the project (repairing 2 large decks, sanding to bare wood and refinishing) hopefully I can make some time.
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Welcome back. Just plan a weekend for yourself and put your foot down. House projects will never end.
 

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