Triumph and sorrow......

Thanks for a fantastic first week. We were busier than we ever imagined!

For the poor souls that came on Sunday, we are truly sorry that we were picked clean.

We expect to be restocked on just about everything this coming week.

Don't forget to turn in your entries for Homebrew Alley 4. Judging is this coming Sunday the 31st.

We should have our own sign soon, instead of the old sign. We also have flaked barley, and peat-smoked malt on the way. We will have two new varieties of Stumptown coffee beans as of Tuesday. And in case you haven't heard the news, Wyeast #3711 French Saison yeast is now a permanent part of their lineup, as well as the #1450 Denny's Favorite and the #3763 Roeselare Blend, and are now available year round.

Also, we will soon have a few select varieties of White Labs pitch-able yeast vials... Such as the so-called Charlie Papazian yeast blend "Cry Havoc." Which can be used for lagers as well as ales, depending on your fermentation temperature, as well as the California Ale Yeast. we want to see how these babies are going to sell before we order more, so come and get em while there hot.

Thanks and come again soon.

We are Open!

Today at noon, we officially open for business at our new (and fantastic) location, 163 8th St. (Brooklyn, NY 11215, near the corner of 3rd Ave). We have not yet put up a new awning.... So we apologize for the confusion. We still have the old sign up from the Karate studio. We hope to have the new sign soon.

We also have a new phone number, 718-369-0776, and email address, Brooklynhomebrew@me.com.

We have doubled our grain selection, lowered some prices, increased our hop selection and supply (so we don't run out as often), added more spices & equipment, and we now have honey and Stumptown Coffee beans too!

We ARE SO SORRY! Yellow Truck (frieght company) lost our entire order somewhere in Ohio. So we are going to be very low (if not completely sold out) on LIQUID and DRY MALT EXTRACTS this first weekend. We are very embarrassed, and upset. It will limit how many partial-mash ingredient kits we will have in stock.

We haven't had a chance to updated the products on our web-catalog yet, sorry. So just come by and check it out. There is no need to call-in or email us your order anymore, (unless you would like to of course), just come by anytime during our normal hours. Tuesday-Saturday, 12pm-7pm & Sunday, 12pm - 6pm.

Thanks everyone!

Finish Line

We are so close to completion! Its hard to believe that we have made such a transformation in only two weeks. Though it has primarily been just Danielle and I working on the space, we do have to thank some friends that have helped a great deal.

Nick, Mark, Kevin, Dave, Jacky, Lucas, and Geraldine. We appreciate all of your support. And of course all of our customers too. We are so sorry that we have denied you your brewing necessities for the past week, and we have been away from our phone. But I think you'll find that it has been worth the wait. Thanks everyone, hope to see you Tuesday, and well into the future.

Things are going great so far! We have one more weekend at the old space and then Monday we move everything into the new one! We hope everyone is as excited as we are. Our projected reopening is still Tuesday January 19th, and so far everything is taking about as long as we planned. We will be having a special promotion for everyone who comes to see us and purchases at least $10 worth of goods on our opening day, 5% off everything you buy and a free gift for the first 50 customers!

We got our giant freezer (allowing us to double our hop selection), our grain bins (allowing us to double our grains), and a whole mess of other goodies on the way. We will proudly be carrying Stumptown Coffee, honey and more spices. We even made cotton tote bags with our name on them! It's like were playing ball in the big leagues. We can't wait for everyone to check us out.

On another note, we wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming beer competition Homebrew Alley. It's sponsored by the NYCHG and there will be hundreds of dollars worth of

prizes. It will be held on January 31st at Chelsea Brewing Company, whom will also be choosing there favorite beer to be brewed right there at the brewery. Everyone should enter if they have something that they believe is delicious. So on the way to the next Homebrewers guild meeting, drop off a few of your brews at Jimmy's. They are a drop off point and they are also offering something special for everyone who drops off there entries.

Thanks for the support, we'll be seeing you around!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Time to Move!

Well we hope the holiday is being as good to you guys as it is to us. We are gearing up for our move as the season comes to an end and we wanted to update everyone on where we are at. We will post our closing days on the front page of the website as we transition. Right now here is what we are looking at:

December 29th through 31st - Open

January 1st - Closed

January 2nd & 3rd - Open

January 4th, 5th & 6th - Closed

January 7th, 8th & 9th - Open

January 10th - 15th - Closed

We are aiming for an opening on Saturday January 16th. If everything goes as planned it shouldn't be a problem, but things alway come up. So wish us luck on the move and we will continue to keep everyone updated as we go! Also, anyone who has an emergency or needs something on the fly while we are closed, should Email us. We will find a way to get you what you need, whether it be meeting us at the old space or the new one.

We also wanted to remind all of you homebrewers that The New York City Homebrewers Guild is having there annual homebrew competition, Homebrew Alley, held at the Chelsea Brewing Company. Anyone can enter, and it only costs you $7 and 2 beers, and there are some very worthwhile prizes. Jimmy's No. 43 is a drop off point, so enter your favorite brew today!

We also wanted to remind everyone about Beer Table's Homebrew Meet-Up on Monday December 28th with a special guest from Sixpoint Craft Ales. We hope to see you guys there.

Lastly.....

Tickets for our homebrew class on January 28th are officially on sale at Whole Foods online. So for those of you who have been asking about classes, now is your chance. The cost is $35 and I know at least a few seats are already gone....

We hope everyone has a great holiday and once again we appreciate everyones support through everything! We can't wait to see everyone in the new space!

So much to talk about.... and so little time....

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We have oodles of fantastic news! First up, we have found our space, signed our lease and plan on beginning our big move January 1st. It is the exact location we have been wanting this whole time, in the Gowanus, so we are extremely excited. Please keep in mind that we are still here for the entire month of December! So come on down and help us make our transition into the larger space a smooth one. We will have more information about the move as we get closer to the date, but we will definitely be having a party, with lots of beer, homebrew to be exact, stay tuned.....

As you all know Christmas is suddenly right around the corner. We have a new kit for anyone who would love to splurge on a gift for there loved one. It is called the Quintessential. It literally includes everything you will need for years of homebrewing success, a wort chiller, a boil pot, and lots more, all for $265 (what a deal!). And if you are just looking for a gift certificate for that special someone, we have them available on the front page of our website for $25, $50, $100 and $200.

Lots of people have also been asking about classes. Our next class is going to be on January 28th, at the Whole Foods Bowery location in the culinary center. Keep an eye out on there calender to see when tickets go on sale.

Some more fun news.... Justin and Tricia at Beer Table have been throwing around the idea of a South Brooklyn Homebrew club for a little while. A lot of you have been asking us if it could ever happen... and it looks like it will. The first Homebrew Workshop will be at Beer Table, Monday December 28th at 9pm (free), and this will likely be a monthly occurrence, with a professional on hand to answer questions. So grab your homebrew and we will see you there. Beer Table is also taking requests if anyone is looking for bottles, you can pick them up at the meeting (the bottles are awesome by the way), so shoot them an Email if your interested.

We are currently taking requests for things you would like us to carry in our new space. We are making our very own wish list which includes doubling our grain variety, finally carrying coffee and honey, and also expanding our spice selection (along with lots more equipment). We are taking a hiatus on adding any new products after this week but we are finally carrying Briess C-80 (crystal malt) and Oxygenation systems. We look forward to seeing everyone at the new space and we will be in touch!

P.S. Come see the lighting of the bottle tree this weekend!