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So it looks like Brock's Home Brew in Melbourne, FL has gone Tango Uniform. That leaves exactly one LHBS (that I know of) on the East coast of Florida from Key West to at least as far as Melbourne (Craft Beer Cartel in Fort Lauderdale), and the guy that I spoke to today said he's not sure if they are going to place another order with their supplier.
For those of you stuck without a useful LHBS, like I seem to now be, what seems to be the best internet option?
My concerns:
I don't want to pay freight from Seattle to South Florida every time I need a 25kg bag of Maris, so an Eastern seaboard location would be nice.
I don't want to get warm, old yeast when I order, so I want whoever I buy from to be willing to ship me their fresher stock in exchange for my loyalty. I'm also willing to pay a bit more if they pack it so it's still cold when it arrives.
I looked on Amazon tonight, and their prices were roughly 4x the price of Morebeer.com. No one is going to ship a 25kg bag of grain for free, so I wouldn't ***** about that, but Prime delivery doesn't come halfway to making Amazon a viable option. Furthermore, shopping for a Wyeast smack pack looked sketchy as hell.
My question for the group is obvious: Who do you feel provides the best balance of price, quality, and delivery?
For those of you stuck without a useful LHBS, like I seem to now be, what seems to be the best internet option?
My concerns:
I don't want to pay freight from Seattle to South Florida every time I need a 25kg bag of Maris, so an Eastern seaboard location would be nice.
I don't want to get warm, old yeast when I order, so I want whoever I buy from to be willing to ship me their fresher stock in exchange for my loyalty. I'm also willing to pay a bit more if they pack it so it's still cold when it arrives.
I looked on Amazon tonight, and their prices were roughly 4x the price of Morebeer.com. No one is going to ship a 25kg bag of grain for free, so I wouldn't ***** about that, but Prime delivery doesn't come halfway to making Amazon a viable option. Furthermore, shopping for a Wyeast smack pack looked sketchy as hell.
My question for the group is obvious: Who do you feel provides the best balance of price, quality, and delivery?