Homebrew Info?

[MrTB]

Looking for info on homebrews. Anyone know of any websites for supplies and/or general info?

[riderx]

When buying ingredients, it's probably best to purchase local when you can, the stuff is generally heavy and shipping will eat up any savings you might get. Plus, homebrew shops are harder to keep up and running than an LBS, and we know why we try to support them. For equipment, mail order can save you a lot on certain items (like stainless steel pots for instance). That said, if you don't have access to a decent shop or they don't carry what you want, try one of the following:

www.mdhb.com - my local shop that also does a big mail order business
www.williamsbrewing.com - good selection, especially on equipment
www.morebeer.com - another good supplier

Resources:
http://hbd.org/brewery/index.html
http://hbd.org/

[angelo_caduto86]

riderx,

a friend of mine once had a thing that I called 'beer in a bag' it was something that was in a bag (like a giant camelbak) and you added the ingredients and a week later you had beer.

I looked at a couple of the web sites you listed and seared 'bag' but got mostly search results of 'coffee'

do you know what I am talking about?

PS
you should create a signature file with your web page
http://www.singlespeedoutlaw.com/
the link page is worth a look alone

[riderx]

Beer in a bag: Probably not worth it, but a Yahoo search should turn it up. Homebrew stores generally don't carry this. Similar to the Beer in a barrel. Better off getting the beginner equipment kit - around $30 at MDHB.com, then get the ingredient kits, which is almost as easy as the beer in a bag, but allows you more control if you like, runs $20-30 per batch. Also lets you get more advanced as you progress. It's not hard to get started, damn near as easy as baking a cake out of a box when you first start out. Just like biking though, things can get out of control quick ;) These days I'm purchasing 50# sacks of grain and brewing 20 - 24 gallons at a time.

BTW, thanks for the sig. reminder, been meaning to do that for a while.