Beer Making Supplies in Harrisburg Area
We carry Harrisburg area´s widest selection of home brew supplies. Whether you are just starting out as a homebrewer or are an experienced all grain brewer, we have the equipment and ingredients you need. We pack our own 5 gallon home brew equipment kit which contains a five gallon glass carboy, plastic primary fermenter bucket, hoses, brushes, hydrometer, and more - everything you´ll need equipment-wise with the exception of a brew pot and bottles - for $85.00 plus tax. We recommend that new brewers begin with a Brewers Best ingredient kit which contains high quality ingredients including malt, hops, yeast and additives appropriate for the style you are brewing. Brewers Best Kits come in a huge variety of beer styles from American Light to Oatmeal Stout and everything in between.
We carry an extensive variety of grain malts including specialty malts. Plus we feature bulk malt extract in wheat, light, amber and dark - bring your own wide-mouth container and buy malt for only $1.99 per pound.
Of course we carry only the freshest White Lab liquid yeasts along with dry yeast. If we don´t have what you´re looking for, we will be happy to order it especially for you.
We recently added to our Brewers Garden corner and now have all kinds of herbal ingredients for your brews as well as belgian candy sugars. Come in and browse!
Q&A
"What kind of yeast will work best with my batch of beer."
We currently carry several types of yeast but our largest selection is White Labs liquid yeast. Below we have included a link to their yeast directory website that gives detailed descriptions and reviews of all the strains they currently offer. We carry approximately 40 different types of strains to best fit your needs and encourage you to browse through their selection and see what they can best offer you for your beer.
Click here for White Labs Yeast descriptions.
"Are cleaners and sanitizers the same thing?"
No, this is a common misconception among brewers and wine makers alike. A cleaner is exactly that, they are best used for long soak cleaning of equipment and miscellaneous parts. These chemicals will remove stubborn deposits, build up, and other tough organic material. Most require little to no scrubbing when soaking properly and need a hot rinse to remove any leftover residue from the cleaner. A sanitizer is used after your equipment is already clean and about ready to be used. Most are no rinse and food grade safe which gets your equipment ready to be submerged in your beer. Sanitizers do not take away tough stains or debris, they simply make the surface of your tools sterile and safe to be used when in contact with your beer. Keep in mind any piece of equipment that touches your beer must be sanitized before it comes in contact with anything else.
"What are the varieties of hops, and what will go good with my beer?"
Again, this is another question that we are encountered with frequently and this is a big part of your beers´ final outcome. We always have approximately 40 varieties available depending on the crop harvest and supplier yield etc. We encourage you to check out the link below which gives full descriptions of each variety and even gives flavor profiles and alpha acidity.
