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.
Homebrew supplies:
Maryland Homebrew: Online orders (or call) for pickup and delivery.
- Use “club” at checkout for 10% off.
MyLHBS: In Falls Church, VA.
The Brew Shop: In Arlington, VA.
Annapolis Home Brew: In Annapolis, MD (surprise surprise).
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 5lbs 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: In DC (H St. NE).
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