We’ve been fortunate as a club to be supported by donations from local breweries, restaurants and homebrew shops. Though the restrictions have been lifted, the impact of the pandemic has still impacted many local breweries and other businesses. Let’s all help them not fade out of existence.
(Note: All information is shared to the best of our knowledge; it’s ideal to call ahead to confirm if they have something, can order it, and whatnot.)
Homebrew supplies:
Annapolis Home Brew: In Annapolis, MD (surprise surprise).
Maryland Homebrew: Online orders (or call) for pickup and delivery.
- Use “club” at checkout for 10% off.
- Quick shipping in Maryland and DC (likely also Virginia).
- Free shipping on most orders over $54 (can’t ship 55lbs grain bags free due to cost/weight), flat rate under $54.
MyLHBS: In Falls Church, VA.
- Swaps out 5 and 10 lbs CO2 tanks as well as sells filled tanks.
- Stocks modest amounts of blended “Guinness Gas” and nitrogen.
- Quick shipping in the DMV.
- Free shipping on orders over $69 (same limitation of grain sacks and fragile items).
- Offers an in-store, dollar-spent/point-earned loyalty program that is free to join and has discounts at three intervals:
- 250 points = $5 off
- 500 points = $15 off
- 1000 points = $50 off (or roughly a free sack of malt, for example).
- Has a very large, rotating selection of base malts, offers three dozen specialty malts available by the ounce, and often stocks some of the more unusual hop varieties.
- Sells beer, cider, and mead and fills growlers and crowlers.
The Brew Shop: In Arlington, VA.
CO2:
Roberts Oxygen: CO2 and beer gas (75% nitrogen + 25% CO2) tank swap outs. Three locations around the DC area, but the Bladensburg location is confirmed for both of these.
W.S. Jenks: Located in NE DC on Bladensburg Ave (near H St).
- Swaps out 5 lbs CO2 tanks (call ahead to check supply: (202) 529-6020).
- Has basic tubing and other hardware that can be useful for brew setups.
Breweries:
Bluejacket/Neighborhood Restaurant Group
DC Brau Brewing: AHA members get a 10% discount of their check (on-premises and to-go purchases).
Denizens Brewing: Now only at their Riverdale spot.
Bottle Shops:
Craft Beer Cellar: Unfortunately, CBC has closed its business as of early January 2024 🙁
The Brew Shop: In Arlington, VA.
Other supporters:
Adventures in Homebrewing, BeerSmith, Brewers Hardware, BSG, Fermentis, Grog Tag, Jasper Yeast, Imperial Yeast, Hopsteiner, Omega Yeast, White Labs, Wyeast
Other Resources:
Malts
- Malts Wiki: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Malts_Chart
- Malt Descriptions: http://www.winning-homebrew.com/malts.html
Hops
- Hops by beer style: http://www.byo.com/resources/hops
- Hop Profiles: http://www.homebrewstuff.com/hop-profiles
- Growing Hops: http://pw2.netcom.com/~dluzanp/backyard.htm
Yeast
- White Labs: http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/homebrew/listings
- Wyeast: http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain.cfm
- Danstar: http://www.danstaryeast.com/products
- Fermentis: http://www.fermentis.com/brewing/homebrewing/product-range/
- Yeast Strains by style: http://byo.com/resources/yeast
- Liquid yeast comparisons: http://www.mrmalty.com/yeast.htm
- Dry yeast substitutions: http://alestolagers.blogspot.com/2010/05/for-hombrewer-dry-yeast-substitution.html
- Rehydrating Dry Yeast: http://koehlerbeer.com/2008/06/07/rehydrating-dry-yeast-with-dr-clayton-cone/
Calculators
- Priming Sugar: http://www.homebrewing.com/calculators/?page=tools§ion=sugar
- Refractometer Calculator: http://seanterrill.com/2012/01/06/refractometer-calculator/
How-Tos
- John Palmer’s How To Brew: http://www.howtobrew.com/sitemap.html
- Building a Keggle: http://www.examiner.com/article/how-to-build-a-homebrew-kettle
- Yeast Washing: http://www.blog.dchomebrewers.com/?attachment_id=101
Misc
- Corny Keg thread sizes: http://www.dresselbrew.com/Keg_Info.htm
- Beer Troubleshooting chart: http://www.byo.com/resources/troubleshooting
- Water profiles: http://beersmith.com/Water/Waters.htm
- Cleaners and Sanitizers: http://www.bayareamashers.org/articles/Comparison of cleaners and sanitizers.pdf
- Where to get CO2 (reference thanks to the BURP Homebrew club): http://brew.burp.org/Brewing/CO2SourcesUpdated.aspx