- Website Update
- Liquid Malt Extracts (Sorghum)
- New Recipes
- April Harvest
- Homebrew In Hard Economic Times
- In the News
- Yeast Vials
- Classes:
- Wednesday Service Community Discount
- Upcoming Events:
WEBSITE:
We are making a major update to our website to make navigation easier. Hopefully the changes will be finished within a few weeks. If you are having any problems at all, give us a call at the shop (757) 245-2739 and we can process your order the old fashioned way. Most Virginia orders are delivered next day so orders placed by Wednesday should definitely arrive by Friday in time for the weekend. Neighboring states do not take much longer so a little planning goes a long way for weekend brewing activities.
LIQUID MALT EXTRACT & SORGHUM:
In addition to the Extra Light, Golden, Amber, Dark, Wheat, Pilsner and Munich malt extracts we already carry in bulk, by this weekend we should also have Sorghum on tap. We already carry a number of GMO and Gluten Free Yeast.
NEW KIT RECIPES:
In keeping things fresh, we now have the Myers Brewing/ Sam Adams award winning hefeweizen recipe as a kit. Tommy D. of Alt Platz has also given us his recipe for “Mighty Broo” and that is available as a kit as well. Thanks Andy, Patrick and Tommy D.! You guys truly are the greatest!
APRIL HARVEST:
During the month of April, we will be offering a 20% discount for the purchase of two or more Winexpert wine kits. There is no reason to wait months for grape harvest when we can create wine now! They make wonderful holiday gifts and now is the perfect time to get them started so they can age to perfection in time for gift giving. Please note you will have to call in your order while the website is under construction to receive the discount.
HOMEBREW IN HARD ECONOMIC TIMES:
We all know that making beer, wine and mead is much cheaper than purchasing the same products, but did you know that a lifestyle including homebrewing saves you money in other ways? We were asked by “Brew Your Own” magazine to forward homebrew money saving ideas. This was easy because we just forwarded stories from our customers. Many people are opting to have homebrew parties instead of expensive weekend nights out on the town. People are also pulling out their brew pots on rainy days instead of heading to the mall. In a few weeks they have a tasty homebrew instead of credit card bills! Makes “cents” to brew! Okay, maybe that was a bad pun!
IN THE NEWS:
Utah one of the lasts states to change law legalizing homebrewing
March 24, 2009, Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. of Utah signed into law legislation that makes homebrewing beer legal. The “Exemption for Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing License” was sponsored by Representative Christine A. Johnson and made Utah the 46th state to legalize homebrewing. The US Government made homebrewing legal on a federal level in 1978. Since then all but four states; Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Oklahoma have made homebrewing legal. Click here to read the full article.
YEAST VIALS:
Please return your yeast vials to the shop for recycling. We are well on our goal of 5000 and if everyone returned their vials, we would meet our goal in a very short time!
Classes
BEER BREWING CLASS:
The next beer making class is Saturday, April 11th at 11am. This is a beginning/intermediate extract class. The cost is $10 and the class size is limited. Reserve your spot in person or by phone (757) 459-2739.
WINE MAKING CLASS:
The next wine making class is Saturday, April 18th at 10am. This is a beginner class highlighting wine kits. The class is being taught by award winning mead and wine maker, Carl McGowan. The cost of the class is $20 and the class size is limited so sign up as soon as possible to reserve your spot. This can be done in person or by calling the shop at (757) 459-2739.
WEDNESDAY SERVICE COMMUNITY DISCOUNT:
We will now give a 10% discount to show thanks to our service member community that often makes sacrifices for our safety. This will include military personnel both active duty and retired, fire fighters, police officers and ambulance personnel. Please show your ID at the register. Since we try to keep our prices low, this discount cannot be taken in combination with other discounts. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Upcoming Events:
8TH Annual Virginia Beer Festival
April 25-26, 2:00pm-6:00pm at the Nauticus Pier. More information can be found at www.festevents.org. The tickets are less expensive if purchased in advance. Last year the event sold out early in the day and many people were turned away at the gates.
National Homebrew Day
May 2, all day at HomebrewUSA. Bring your brewing equipment and join us for a brew party or just stop by for fun and food if you can’t brew that day. Brewers usually begin setting up around 9am. A continental breakfast will be available in the morning followed by a cookout in the afternoon. There will be tents so this is a rain or shine event.
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