Portland Home Brewing Supplies and Gift Store

Homebrew ExchangeHomebrew ExchangeHomebrew Exchange (HBX) is a home brewing supply and gift store in North Portland. We carry supplies for making beer, wine, soda, mead, and cheese. We have relevant books and magazines, and a collection of recipes that you can look through and take home with you. We also sell unique gifts for beer and wine lovers.

Soon we will be holding regular demonstrations on how to make beverages and fermented foods at home. Come take a look around our store and enjoy a locally made soda from Hot Lips.


Homebrew "Exchange" Party 2

After the success of our first "Exchange" party we now getting ready for the Spring edition. Start getting your homebrews, cheese, soda, wine ready to show off to neighbors and friends.

In case you missed the first "Exchange", it is a gathering of fellow hobbyists that get together to taste each others DIY foods and beverages..

More details to follow...

Location: 
1907 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR 97217

Hop Rhizomes Available for Pre-Order

We are about to order a bunch of hop rhizomes (root cuttings). Hops are a very nice climbing perennial that grow great here. Even if you don't brew beer, they are a great landscaping vine.

We plan on ordering Cascade, Centennial, Willamette, Mt. Hood, Sterling, and Nugget. We will have limited availability, so we recommend pre-paying by the end of the week (by Friday, February 26 at noon), for the discounted price of $4 each. You can call our store or send your contact info and request via our contact page.

Beginner Cheesemaking Class (March 2010)

Beginner Cheesemaking Class
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:30 PM

If you have never made cheese before but would like to get started, then this is the class for you! Come learn how easy cheesemaking can be. This class will cover making paneer, fresh cheeses with direct set cultures, and yogurt.

More details past the jump...

Beer Tasting Class- February 24th

Class is full. Don't worry--we'll have another.

The Art of Beer Tasting -- Feb. 24, 2010 at 6 pm.
Place: Homebrew Exchange, 1907 N. Kilpatrick St.

More details after the jump...

Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers includes Homebrew Competition

The Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers (PCTBB) will have it's fourth annual festival on May 1, 2010 at Hopworks Urban Brewery. The festival consists of local breweries brewing Belgian-style beers, all using the same strain of yeast. This year they are adding a homebrew competition. Start brewing soon, especially if you want to enter a stronger brew that needs aging.

The yeast this year is a limited edition Wyeast 3726 Farmhouse Ale. Our store is one of the few carrying this yeast. It is a limited run so when we run out--we run out. More information past the cut...

North Portlandites Exchange Homemade Beer, Cheese, Wine in Kenton

January 16, 2010. Portland, OR. The first Homebrew "Exchange" party is a success on many levels. (Click to enlarge images.)

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Homebrew "Exchange" Party

Date: January 16, 2010
Place: Homebrew Exchange, 1907 N. Kilpatrick St. Portland, OR 97217
Time: 4pm

Join your neighbors for a fun exchange of homemade beer, wine, and fermented foods.

Bring a homebrew to share (beer, wine, cheese, etc) or just yourself. This is your chance to meet and talk with neighbors that have the same hobby/interest, learn from what others are doing, and get to sample some amazing beers.

Raffle for chance to win some great prizes.

Hope to see you there!

*Family friendly*

Rogue Pacman Yeast (Wyeast 1764-PC)

A new shipment of Wyeast just arrived. Available here is the Pacman yeast, from Rogue breweries. A fairly neutral strain with a dry mild fruit finish. Pacman's flavor profile and performance make it a great choice for so many different kinds of beers. A few that are suggested: American Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, American Brown Ale, Brown Porter, Cream Ale, American IPA, Imperial IPA, the list goes on.

Alcohol Tolerance: 12% ABV
Flocculation: med-high
Attenuation: 72-78%
Temp Range: 60-72F (15-22C)

Try this yeast in your next batch of homebrew.

Gluten Free McGee - New Beer Recipe

We just posted our first gluten-free beer recipe, and have all the ingredients in our store.

We started with a base of sorghum and rice, adding some amber Belgian candy syrup for carmelized sweetness. Maltodextrin and flaked rice add mouthfeel. We finish with a light touch of Saaz hops for gentle bittering and aroma.

Sorghum photo credit: Forest & Kim Starr.

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