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chat, community, new products, website design - February 21, 2021

A Fresh Coat of Paint

If you follow us on social media you will undoubtedly know that last week we made the switch to Shopify. Even though we haven't been around for too long we thought it was as good a time as any to give the website a fresh coat of paint and improve things like speed & reliability.

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brewing, community, honey, mead - February 18, 2021

Calling All Mead Makers!

Scotts Local New Brunswick Honey is a locally sourced unpasteurized honey harvested in Pennfield NB. It comes in 1L reusable glass mason jars and is perfect for your next mead (or maybe honey wheat ale) brew day!

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collaboration, community, equipment, gear - February 12, 2021

Love The One You're With

We have had a few exciting weeks at our humble shop, thanks to our wonderful community of homebrewers and some friends of ours. First off, we added 12 new products to our lineup, restocked some favourites and brought in some unique ingredients we are excited to share. Second, we were part of a collaboration with Picaroons General Store in the heart of uptown Saint John, allowing us to test our skills on the big system. It was like moving up to the major leagues for a weekend. Stay tuned for our release. We brewed a Vienna Lager from an upscaled home brew...

Picaroons General Store Collaboration

On the weekend of Feb 5-7 2021 the good folks at Picaroons General Store in Saint John NB invited us to come in and brew a beer on their system. We take a lot of pride in our business and the ingredients we carry, so a collaboration that would give us a chance to show them off on a larger scale was something we were very interested in.

The Community Brew Shop - Brewing Basics Series

Over on our Youtube channel we have started building a playlist of videos catering to new(ish) brewers. One of our missions here at the shop is promote the home brewing community in general, and this includes helping to onboard new brewers! In this video I break down three tips to help you best manage when your latest brew is done fermenting, and how to tell when it’s ready to bottle or keg. Cheers! Derek

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