I don’t have any home brew stores in my immediate area, the closest one is an hour away.  There are 3 that I know of, all an hour away.  I am not complaining, I don’t mind the drive and the stores are good but I don’t always have the time to make that trip for [...]

This past weekend I brewed my first all grain batch.  It was a small batch, just one gallon, but it was a lot of fun.  I have done three extract brews but really wanted to try an all grain batch.   I don’t have a lot of extra money to put into more home brew equipment [...]

A few months back we wrote about a new home brew store in Brooklyn New York called Brooklyn Brew Shop.  They sell primarily at local flea markets and online.  Their specialty is small 1 gallon kits perfect for people living in a small apartment in New York City.  They are all grain kits that you [...]

One of the challenges for me for my Year of Beer is to have an easy and cost effective way to experiment and try out new recipes without committing to a 5 gallon batch.  In my search for small batch home brewing I came across this new company, the Brooklyn Brew Shop.
The company is pretty [...]