After many years of watching Bill homebrew, I’ve decided to get out of my comfort zone and try homebrewing on Learn to Homebrew Day. To try to get ready, I started looking through “How to Brew” by John Palmer. I was flipping through the book to get an idea of what the nuts and bolts … Read more
In the first expansion to our roster of homebrewing supplies, we’re proud to announce that we’re now carrying products from Omega Yeast Labs. Right now, we have several pouches of their new dried Lutra Kveik on hand. Lutra is an Omega exclusive yeast that’s described as being “clean, crisp, dry, grainy, and ‘lemony dough.’” Since … Read more
A34 Julius: New Seasonal Strain (available until the end of May) Imperial Yeast recently released A34 Julius as its new seasonal strain that’s available until the end of May. According to Imperial, “traditional American IPAs are Julius’ specialty. Bright citrus notes of orange and lemon along with light apricot-like esters come through with low … Read more
One of the first things that people say when they find out that we carry Imperial Organic Liquid Yeast is: “But, you’re a bookstore.” The second thing they do is ask why a bookstore is selling homebrewing supplies. As much as I’d like to say that we have a profound and meaningful reason for carrying … Read more