beer brewing kit

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

I want to get my brother a beer brewing kit, does anyone know if any of the local brew shops offer kits?

oh, also, bacon salt? anywhere local?

Thanks!

Comments

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, both Modern Homebrew Emporium (Mass ave in Cambridge, about two block north of parallel to Davis), and Beer & Wine Hobby in Woburn, carry beginners equipment kits.

http://www21.inetba.com/westboylstonhomebrewemporium/_beerequipment.html
http://www.beer-wine.com/category_page.asp?categoryID=1§ionID=1

[hdaemon.livejournal.com]

I don't know if they have a specifically prepackaged equipment kit (They definitely have prepackaged ingredient kits), but Modern Homebrew on Mass Ave will have everything you need.

[tamalinn.livejournal.com]

I wholeheartedly endorse Modern Homebrew Emporium on Mass Ave. My boyfriend and I got our brewing stuff here, and the staff has always been so helpful.

[whaler.livejournal.com]

...are you making bacon beer...?

[cnoocy]

I've seen bacon salt for sale at the Stop and Shop on Mass Ave. in Arlington. I suspect it's at many of the local grocery stores.

[valadil.livejournal.com]

I had a bad experience with Mr. Beer and highly recommend getting something a little more expensive.

[daviscubed.livejournal.com]

I got my kit from Modern Brewer, and got great service from them (example: stuff was going wrong on my first batch, and I called them up, and they helped me over the phone). In my experience, they really don't push anything you don't need on you.

Remember, sometimes these people aren't sexist, they're just a-holes (feel better). There's one employee over there I avoid, but on the whole, I'd strongly recommend them (not that I know of a local brick-and-mortar alternative).

You have to remember beer brewing is a hobby, so like any other hobby, you'll have people that take it a little too seriously.

If you're looking online, I have a friend that has ordered stuff from www.morebeer.com and liked it. Realistically, whoever you're getting the gift for will be better served by going to Modern Brewer and asking questions than trying to go it alone or reading stuff on the internet.

[pushupstairs.livejournal.com]

Stop & Shop at South Bay has Bacon Salt every time I think to look for it.

[davelew.livejournal.com]

Modern Homebrew Emporium on Mass Ave is the closest, but I haven't had good experiences with them since they changed owners 5+ years ago. It's never a good sign when a customer is giving the staff advice on going all-grain...

Other alternatives are Beer & Wine Hobby in Woburn, or online places like morebeer.com, northernbrewer.com, beer-wine.com (which is actually the website of Beer & Wine hobby in Woburn).

[zymurgist70.livejournal.com]

I know exactly the dick-ish guy everyone's been talking about and I think he's gone now. Oddly confrontational and offering opinions when not asked. When you do ask, it's condescending and annoying as hell. To the woman who thinks he's sexist, I can't speak to that, but he's definitely been kind of a jerk to me, and I'm a man.

Guy just has zero people skills and shouldn't really be working with the public.

Randy and the new woman (forgot her name) have been very, very helpful, indeed.

Wouldn't throw out the baby with the bathwater regarding Modern Homebrew.

[ron_newman]

Followup thread here: http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/2050085.html