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Autor: Betreff: American Brewer starting in Germany Jamesbrackett Newbie Beiträge: 1 Registriert: 18.10.2011 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 03:10   I am an American living in Winnweiler Germany and I am new to brewing beer. I don't know anything about brewing in Germany. Is there a store locally where I can buy ingredients? I have made my own equipment but it would be nice to buy some special equipment like a hydrometer. I know I can use the internet but I was wondering if there is a cheaper and quicker way. Thank you ____________________ james brackett Biermann Posting Freak Beiträge: 1905 Registriert: 7.12.2006 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 04:29   Hi James, welcome to this forum, one of the best exchange platform for beer knowledge I have found anywhere. I live in Canada, so I don't have much knowledge of the stores in your area, but I am sure you will get some helpful info tomorrow when everyone wakes up and had some time to digest your question. All the best to you and I hope you will enjoy you time in Germany. With kind regards, Joerg P.s.: it always baffles me how many home brewers exist in Germany, a land that I consider one of the best industrial beer brewing countries in the world, with very, very affordable prices. It is just about close to have beer come out of the sink faucet. ____________________ Ich braue Hoppesäcker Ur-biere nach dem Hoppesäcker Reinheitsgebot von AD512 (Dokument ging leider verloren). Antwort 1 Boludo Moderator Beiträge: 9432 Registriert: 12.11.2008 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 06:12   Hi James, There aren´t really stores in Germany where you can go an buy equipment. Most of us order online in the internet. One internet store I can really recoment ist hops-and-more. They can obtain nearly everything if you ask and their service is superior. You pay 5 Euro shipping each order, no matter how much it is or will weight and delivery time is very short. If you have american recipes it could be difficult to get some of their special malts or it could be that they have different names. Good luck and keep asking questions. Stefan [Editiert am 18.10.2011 um 06:27 von Boludo] Antwort 2 emjay2812 Posting Freak Beiträge: 1784 Registriert: 27.3.2005 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 07:57   If there is a microbrewery near Winnweiler you can try to ask for some ingredients. I get my yeast from a microbrewery for example. I hope you can german, otherwise the brewer don´t understand you ;-) In some areas in germany are malt factories, where you can buy malt in big quantities (25kg). ____________________ Immer wenn man denkt das Niveau ist schon im Keller, kommt ein Bagger und hebt noch 4 Etagen aus. (Oliver Kalkofe) Antwort 3 tauroplu Administrator Beiträge: 10493 Registriert: 23.10.2005 Status: Online Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 08:08   Hi, James, the next malt factory near to you is Palatia Malt in Kreimbach-Kaulbach, just give it a try and ask there for malt but I am not sure whether they are willing to sell minor amounts of malt (< 25 kg). Unfortunately there is only a phon no.: 06304/9215 BTW: the next brewery directly in Winnweiler is Bischoff, just contact them. EDIT: You are staying in a famous wine area, so try to get a socalled “Oechsle Waage” you can calculate the °Oechsle into % Brix or °P later on. Just seek for a “Reformhaus”, the are usually well equipped in wine making materials. Best thing to obtain hops, yeast and malt is to ask someone in the Bischoff brewery Good luck! Cheers Michael [Editiert am 18.10.2011 um 08:31 von tauroplu] ____________________ „Lass die anderen mit Fichten- und Tannensprossen würzen, der Hopfen ist das Beste, was die Natur uns bietet.“ Aus "Das Erbe des Bierzauberers" von Günther Thömmes, Gmeiner Verlag Antwort 4 hiasl Posting Freak Beiträge: 958 Registriert: 9.6.2007 Status: Online Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 08:50   If you are living arround Nuremberg, there is a local store called "Eberle Brauereibedarf". They also have a homepage which can be found by Google or in the wiki. If you are living arround Bamberg, there is a store called "Heinrich Leicht GmbH". Both offer brewery equipment. In those two regions, you can find some malt factories, too. Weyermann, Donaumalz, Steinbach Malz & Klostermalz. ____________________ Mehr vom Bier wissen, heißt: Mehr vom Bier haben! --- Eigene Homepage BIER-BRAU-PROjekt der Uni Erlangen Antwort 5 tauroplu Administrator Beiträge: 10493 Registriert: 23.10.2005 Status: Online Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 09:38   Hi, aber er hat doch geschrieben, dass er in Winnweiler wohnt, das ist recht weit weg von Nürnberg und Bamberg. Gruß Michael ____________________ „Lass die anderen mit Fichten- und Tannensprossen würzen, der Hopfen ist das Beste, was die Natur uns bietet.“ Aus "Das Erbe des Bierzauberers" von Günther Thömmes, Gmeiner Verlag Antwort 6 jamesdererste Member Beiträge: 71 Registriert: 29.3.2009 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 12:13   Hi, a by my Malt at Palatina Malt in Wallertheim. Ist half an hour from Winnweiler. They sell amounts of 25 Kg, around 0,7-0,8 € per Kg. Call them a day before (or send an email) and they will prepare the malt ready for you. All the other stuff I by at hops-and-mor - in my opinion, the best shop. Have a good brew... Frank Antwort 7 hiasl Posting Freak Beiträge: 958 Registriert: 9.6.2007 Status: Online Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 12:14   Ah, hatte ich übersehen! ____________________ Mehr vom Bier wissen, heißt: Mehr vom Bier haben! --- Eigene Homepage BIER-BRAU-PROjekt der Uni Erlangen Antwort 8 Matthias H Posting Freak Beiträge: 901 Registriert: 9.5.2006 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 12:30   Hi James, welcome! Our fellow home brewer "Braupaddler" is a nice guy, living only a few kilometers from Winnweiler. You could ask him, I'm pretty sure, he will help you. ____________________ Viele Grüße Matthias H "..was lange gärt, wird endlich gut!" "..und immer schön ausgären lassen!" Hausbräu seit 1986 .de seit 2006 Servicefragen zu MattMill bitte per E-Mail! Antwort 9 KliTscH Senior Member Beiträge: 318 Registriert: 22.1.2011 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 12:39   Hi James! I lived in Winnweiler for two years. I absolved an apprenticeship at the local brewery "Bischoff". Their Weizenbeer and Premium Pilsener are excellent by the way!! Anyways I also startet brewing when i lived there and the easiest way is to purchase your equipment online at www.hobbybrauerversand.de. Have a great time in Winnweiler. I know there`s not too much to do there but Kaiserslautern and Mainz are close Cheers! KliTscH Antwort 10 aegir Posting Freak Beiträge: 2153 Registriert: 8.2.2011 Status: Offline Geschlecht: erstellt am: 18.10.2011 um 13:48   Welcome in Germany. I can second the recommendation about the homebrew shop. You will find excelent service and low shipping costs there. If you´re used to gravity readings get a "Oechsle Waage" like mentioned and you don´t need to transfer. Where in the US are you from? Antwort 11