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There is still one week before Christmas, come finish your shopping at Homebrew Exchange. We are offering 10% off your entire purchase when you spend over $100. This does not include gift certificates.

We have some great 5 Gallon Brewing kits, Cheese Kits, Soda Making Kits, and some fabulous T- shirts.

See you soon.

Fresh Mozzarella KitBoth Beer and Cheese ingredient kits are on sale from Tuesday Dec. 13th to Sunday Dec. 18th

10% off purchase in store only.

Includes: Our new Fresh Mozzarella Kit, as well as our Easy Paneer, Mascarpone, and Hard Cheese Kits.
Also all our beer ingredient kits are on sale, while they last.

This week we are offering 10% off any book with the purchase of a gift certificate. In store purchase only.

We have great books for beginners: The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, Beer Craft

For the more Advanced or Adventurous: How to Brew, Radical Brewing, Extreme Brewing, Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers

For the Cheesemaker: Homemade Cheese, Home Cheese Making, Making Artisan Cheese

And many more...

Thanks to all who came out over the weekend. We are pleased to announce the winners of our recent giveaways:

Jon Grossart: 5 Gallon Brew Kit ($80 value)
Peter Shaffer: Mozzarella Kit

This weeks sale, Nov. 29-Dec.4: 10% all Equipment Kits, including our Pico Brewery (1 Gallon) Kit.

We will be having more giveaways during the month of December. To catch the next one, follow us on twitter @HomebrewXchange or stop by the store.

Friday and Saturday come into the store and you could win a 5 gallon brew kit or a Mozzarella Cheesemaking kit. Also you can follow us on twitter @HomebrewXchange to have a chance to win.

The winning name will be picked on Sunday.

Remember the sale we are having, 20% off select items: HBX Ingredient Kits, Hops, Herbs, pH meters, Refractometers, and more.

This Friday and Saturday (Nov 25-26): 20% off all HBX-branded Kits: This includes our 5 gallon ingredient kits, Pico equipment and ingredient Kits, HBX cheese kits, and our rootbeer making kit

Also 20% off all Herbs and Hops.

Don't forget the gadgets, 20% off pH meters and refractometers. We have a lot of brewers who would love a refractometer for Christmas. These are high-end ATC (automatic temperature calibration) refractometers at the best price you'll find.

Sale is on in stock items only.

Remember to catch our sales and giveaways, follow us on twitter @HomebrewXchange, Like us on Facebook, or just watch this site for announcements.

Happy HolidaysWe will have a different sale every week, starting with Black Friday next week (November 25) and ending on Christmas Eve (December 24).

We're talking 10% off, 20% off, and free giveaways like a 5 Gallon Brewing Kit and Mozzarella Kits.

Watch Black Friday and Small Business Saturday for extra specials after Thanksgiving. Keep your dollars local this holiday season and get some awesome bargains.

To catch our sales and giveaways, follow us on twitter @HomebrewXchange, Like us on Facebook, or just watch this site for announcements. Keep reading for gift ideas...

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Learn to Homebrew Day was established by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) in 1999 to encourage people to homebrew. If you homebrew, you have probably shared your love of homebrewing with your friends and family. If you have never homebrewed before, but have thought about how much you’d like to make your own tasty homebrews. Now is the time. Fall and winter are a perfect time to learn to brew. Imagine controlling all the aspect of your homebrews. Like hops? Make an IPA with some Magnum hops. Like dark beers? Make a stout. Personalize your brew just as you like. Get creative with it an make a Chai Brown Ale. The possibilities are endless.Brewing Kit

Homebrew Exchange will be at the Green Dragon from 3-6pm on Saturday, November 5 sharing our love of homebrewing with anyone who wants to share a beer with us.

WinningLast month we hosted anther HBX "Exchange" Party. There were some regulars as well as some newcomers to the party scene. The selection of beers ranged from Banana Malted Wine (made by Aaron Fabbri) to many IPAs.
The Best is Show is voted on by the people that come to the party and this time the winner is Dan Adams.

Congrats Dan. Dan was nice enough to answer a few questions for me:

1.How many years have you been brewing?
I've been brewing a little under a year under the name Vanport City Brewing. In that time I've tried to come up with a couple recipes I could have on-tap all the time, experiment with some seasonals, and help teach others the first steps of homebrewing.
Keep reading after the cut...

Bob and IanEarlier this year HBX hosted an "Exchange Party". During the party, everyone voted on the best in show beverage. The winner was Bob and Ian. I had the chance to ask them a few questions about their brewing experiences.

How many years have you been brewing?
Bob: I started while I was in college, about five years ago.
Ian: My first solo batch was in Spring '06, but I kind of fell off until joining Bob in Fall '10.