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White Labs does have a vial return program. See the link below.
http://www.whitelabs.com/white-labs-customer-club
I had heard there is a percieved shortage with all the folks who want to start planting....
The Thyme Garden has pretty good deals on 100 bundles. Excellent quality.
I never plan it this way, but I'm brewing a Barleywine saturday. The day is going to kick off at -13 with a windchill pushing -30. This will go down as the coldest February on record with an average temp of 13.5. It's the second coldest month ever to January of 1977. Average temp that month was 10.7. These records are for Youngstown, OH.
Wow! You da man. Don't put away the hat yet.
That hat is still in service! They are calling for another 4-6"on Sunday. It's been relentless this year. Barleywines do make the best Hot Scotchies though
Cheers to that, Frank. You're a trooper !
I never plan it this way, but I'm brewing a Barleywine saturday. The day is going to kick off at -13 with a windchill pushing -30. This will go down as the coldest February on record with an average temp of 13.5. It's the second coldest month ever to January of 1977. Average temp that month was 10.7. These records are for Youngstown, OH.
Wow! You da man. Don't put away the hat yet.
Malt plus water plus hops plus yeast equals beer, usually. Beyond that there are many methods that work. Lots of debate over which is best. Start simple. When making big purchases try to pick things you will use for a long time. When the gods speak, listen and try but dont take everything as law. Sometimes the experts aren't. Its pretty hard to not make beer. Its pretty hard to make world class beer. But in the middle is some fine and fun ground. Enjoy the journey
Ok, so more near Lima area then? If you order grains per batch, online is worth it. If you want to buy in bulk, where you cut massive cost, it becomes very pricy when it comes to shipping.Yea I live in Lima, the closest shop to me is in Ft. Wayne Indiana. Thanks for the info. Is there a certain brand anybody would recommend for buying all of the equipment? When I search a million things come up and I don't want to get stuck with sub par stuff
BIAB=Brew in a bag. Essentially you put all your ground grain in a bag, put it in your hot water for the required time and just pull the bag before boiling. If you look around, there are lots of instructions and videos on the net that people have put up to show you "how to" There are some on this site as well as on Northern Brewer and on More Beer's sites.I'm in northwestern Ohio, the bad part is there are no local groups that I know of and the closest shop to me is about an hour away. That's why I was looking for good online shops. I plan on making a trip to check it out but would rather not have to drive there every time I need supplies or equipment.
Don't know where you are, but I recommend finding a brew club or other brewer who can let you hang out and watch a brew day. Our club has members who mentor others and I have a full 10 gal. gravity set up that I will lend to new members in our club.
Welcome to the forum and prepare for a lot of fun and satisfaction. Don't be surprised if you pick up a bunch of new friends as well. People who brew, love people who brew.
