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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
		Rob Gardner, Digest Coordinator

Contents:
  Mail orders (Martin Weinberg)
  More on Liquid Yeast (Mike Fertsch)

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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 88 15:03:55 EST
From: weinberg at duvel.ias.edu (Martin Weinberg)
Subject: Mail orders

> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 88 7:49:12 CDT
> From: jmiller at unix.eta.com
> Subject: Good supplier for wet yeast???
> 
> 
> O.K.  I've looked at the carrot long enough and I'm ready to try liquid
> yeasts.  Now the problem is where should I get it from?
> 
> I got a catalog from the cellar not long ago and I was checking out their
> . . . 
>
> Jeff Miller (jmiller at eta.com)
>

I have found that Hennessy Homebrew has consistently been the most
reliable and inexpensive mail order supplier.  Although their catalog
is not as extensive as the Cellar, their prices are much better and 
include shipping.  They carry two Wyeast varieties, Brewer's Choice
Ale and Lager  at $4.25.  One can call in orders and receive them within
the week.

	Hennessy Homebrew 
	470 North Greenbush Road (Rt. 4)
	Rensselaer, NY 12144
	518-283-7094

I can recommend the Brewer's Choice Ale yeast from personal
experience.  It provides a clean and full fermentation.

Martin Weinberg (weinberg at guinness.ias.edu)

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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 88 20:27 EST
From: Mike Fertsch <hplabs!uiucdcs!meccad.RAY.COM!FERTSCH>
Subject: More on Liquid Yeast

Jeff Miller (jmiller at eta.com) writes:

> The yeast comes in a pouch that you squish together to
> activate (is this common??)??? 

Wyeast yeast comes in a foil package containing yeast and starter. You
skwish it to start the process going.  It's very convenient.  Other liquid
yeasts such as MeV (Toronto, Canada) give you a little vial for which you
have to prepare the starter. 

> When I calculated the shipping costs it was over 1/4 the price 
> of the package.  Should I expect this when I mail order???  

One retailer in Western Massachusetts (Charlie Olchowski/Frozen Wort in
Greenfield) started carrying Wyeast over a year ago.  At that time he could
NOT SELL THE YEAST MAILORDER.  If I wanted it, I had to drive to his house
to pick it up personally.  I was told that the Wyeast Lab was concenrned
about spoilage and would not allow him to ship it by UPS or US mail. He
received his yeasts by overnight express in a special refrigerated package
(dry ice??).  If Wyeast still requires special shipping, that might explain
the high shipping cost.  They weigh only a few ounces, so shipping 
shouldn't be expensive.

> Does anybody have any recomendations as to a more reasonable
> mail order place?

I've done business with three local retailers here in Massachusetts.  They
sell Wyeast for the standard $4; I don't know if they ship it.  Wyeast Labs 
will not sell directly to individuals.

	Frozen Wort / 473 Main St, PO Box 988 / Greenfield MA
	Bierhaus International / 4 Corey St / West Roxbury, MA
	Beer and Wine Hobby / PO Box 3104 / Wakefield, MA

(I have no vested interest in any of these reltailer's business.  I'm just a
satisfied customer.)

Mike Fertsch
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