Just wondering what online sites others like to get brew ingredients from and what you like about the store front?
Love2brew is my lhbs now and i would highly recommend them... Northern brewer and Austin homebrew are both great as well All have amazing selections and top notch customer service
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/ http://www.northernbrewer.com/ http://www.austinhomebrew.com/ http://www.williamsbrewing.com/ http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/ These seem to be the top five. Where are you located? A local homebrew store (LHBS) would be a good start as well.
I order from Midwest or Northernbrewer because (1) they are sort of close, so shipping doesn't take long and yeast generally does OK. (2) Midwest used to have the best prices on the internet, but they may not be able to maintain that in the current economy. Recently, it seems like they have lost some ground in this area. (3) Northern Brewer has a great selection of ingredients, probably the best I've seen, and they support both Brewing TV and the Brewing Network, two projects that bring a little joy to my life. Additionally: Because the family visits and work sometimes take me to the Twin Cities, I shop at these places in person a few times a year. Customer service has always rocked when I have had a chance to visit their stores, and my appreciation of this is probably reflected in my on-line patronage.
Only ingredients I order are special hops that my LHBS doesn't get or that I want to buy in bulk. I usually get Citra, Amarillo, and Nelson by the pound once a year, and then I shop around for whoever has them for the best price.
I like to buy bulk grains from my LHBS and avoid the shipping costs on those big sacks. I'll also get sanitizer, tubing and whatnot from them more often than not. Most of my yeast and specialty grains I order from Williams Brewing, because they're close and really fast. (Often next day service for me.) I also order occasionally from Northern Brewer and some others.
