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New Look, Same Great Kits!

Big News A few months ago, before the world was hit by a pandemic, we received big news about Winexpert, and thought that was going to be the biggest bombshell of the Spring. Compared to the virus, it seems pretty trivial, but big changes have been going on quietly at Winexpert, and they have finally reached our store. A Word from Winexpert Winexpert has completely overhauled each of their wine kit brands with a rebrand. Here is a quote from the brochure we just received, *“As the leaders in craft winemaking, we wanted to elevate the experience, starting from [...]

By |2021-06-23T15:18:38-04:00May 19th, 2020|Wine Kits|

Re-Opening!

For those of you who aren't on our email list, don't follow our Facebook page, or aren't following the news, due to the virus, the state of Pennsylvania was put on lockdown and all non-essential businesses were to close, or at least not be in close contact with customers starting at 8:00pm Thursday, March 19. We have been closed, and only accepting online or phone orders, and placing the complete orders on the back porch of our building for pickup since Friday, March 20. Thank you to everyone who utilized our online store, we really appreciate your continued business! [...]

By |2021-06-23T15:19:08-04:00May 10th, 2020|Latest Articles|

Avoiding Disaster When Fermenting

Recently, I almost found myself in a bit of a sticky situation, quite literally. A few weeks ago, I had brewed an imperial stout kit, and not twenty four hours later, the airlock was happily bubbling away. I didn’t think much of it, except I was glad that the yeast was doing its job. Well, the yeast was doing too good of a job, and beer started to infiltrate the airlock, which gave me flashbacks to a Belgian beer I had brewed months prior. The airlock of the Belgian beer got clogged, which made it so the carbon dioxide [...]

By |2021-06-23T15:22:24-04:00March 6th, 2020|Latest Articles|

BYOB (Brew Your Own Beer): How to Make Great Beer from a Brewing Kit

Beer is one of the oldest recorded recipes in the world. It was first written down around 4,000 years ago. If you're interested in this ancient hobby, you may be wondering where to start and what you need.  To help you get started, we've gathered some tips on how to brew your own beer using a kit. Keep reading to learn more about how to make the best homemade beer.

By |2019-06-19T23:17:59-04:00June 19th, 2019|Brewing Kits|
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