All five locations will be closed Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day. We will be open normal business hours the Sunday before, and Tuesday after.
Live Hop Plants Available NOW!
We’ve been selling the root cuttings of hop plants (rhizomes) for over a decade. They’re relatively unexciting things to look at, basically being a section of stick in a bag. Well, that’s all changing this year! We’re piloting a live plant program with an organic grower in southern Massachusetts. For a limited time and in[…]
Seasonal Yeast – White Labs WLP076 Old Sonoma Ale Yeast
This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. White Labs WLP076 Old Sonoma Ale Yeast “Yeast from an historic brewery in Northern California, this strain was embraced by the early pioneers of craft beer in America and continues to be a great[…]
Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 2575-PC Kölsch II
This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 2575-PC Kölsch II “This authentic Kolsch strain from one of Germany’s leading brewing schools has a rich flavor profile which accentuates a soft malt finish. It has Low or no detectable diacetyl production[…]
Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 2005-PC Cerveza Mexicana Lager
This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 2005-PC Cerveza Mexicana Lager “New in 2014, this strain is well-suited to delicate lager styles where balance is key. Neutral flavor with crisp finish allows refined, subtle malt flavors to come through. Production[…]
Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 1581-PC Belgian Stout
This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 1581-PC Belgian Stout “A very versatile ale strain from Belgium. Excellent for Belgian stout and Belgian Specialty ales. Ferments to dryness and produces moderate levels of esters without significant phenolic or spicy characteristics.”[…]
2014 Big Brew Day & Food Drive
Every year the American Homebrew Association encourages homebrewers around the world to gather around their kettles and welcome spring by brewing the biggest batch of homebrew ever! This event, Big Brew Day falls on Saturday, 3 May 2014 this year. We up the game by combining Big Brew Day with a food drive in[…]
All Stores Closed for Easter
All five locations will be closed for Easter Sunday, April 20th. We will be open normal business hours the Saturday before, and Monday after.
Kombucha – Fermented Tea for your Health!
Probiotics are all the rage, both in popular culture and in the scientific communities. It’s really about exposing yourself to certain classes of microorganisms that can support healthy digestive tract function. Homebrewers get a steady dose of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,which has long been a great source of B-complex vitamins but does occasionally raise its own problems.[…]
Making Meads the Modern Way
My meads have a terrible track record of being mediocre to rubbing alcohol. Try as I might I just never got the knack of making a good standard mead. In researching what I may have been doing wrong, I ran across this excellent sticky thread on the Homebrew Talk forums. The secret, they said, was[…]