We have a great host with great prices. Don’t like that AB InbBev bought them out but I digress…
I confess that I often buy yeast through another vendor because NB takes at least 3 days to get me my yeast once it ships. In summer, that’s a LONG time (in fact I’ve tried to convince them to open something in Columbus, OH since a major competitor has opened in PA not to mention we are 8 hour drive to 70% of the US population).
Any who I ordered yeast 7/3 from another vendor for the three beers I have planned for this weekend. They finally shipped today, but likely won’t make it tomorrow, and will sit until Monday. I had to go to a LHBS to buy the yeast. Three yeast @ $30! Don’t ya hate when this happens? I hardly use the LHBS place because it’s SLOW with only one worker, EXPENSIVE, and they often give advice that isn’t wrong per se, just opinionated (that 3oz of Citra in a 10 gal batch is WAY WAY to much).
I hate when this happens. Now, my yeast is going to arrive and I’ll have to figure out what to do with it.
Yeah, when I order liquid yeast from NB, I always plan to order it on Friday. That way the few days it takes to process the order it typically arrives the following week. I have had too many times in the summer where I’ve ordered on a Monday, they’ve shipped on a Thursday and it sits all weekend before delivery Monday. Yes this is my choice based on my preferred shipping method with them, so I just try to plan my ordering better. My LHBS that’s close doesn’t stock any liquid yeast and the other one is 40ish minutes away. In the winter it’s not a big deal, I just need to plan a bit better to use liquid in the summer.
I do buy most of my yeast from our local up in Duluth… Many years ago, I did order in the summer… The smack pack was ready to pitch when it got here… Thats was why I started building up the yeast as soon as I got it so I would have some, lurking in the fridge… ready for use… Obstacles to jump over sometimes, makes you get creative! Sneezles61
Living in the Twin Cities, I’m a bit spoiled: NB is my LHBS, and my struggle is trying to determine which store to visit when I need to pick up supplies.
My nearest LHBS Store is about an hour or so away but i,ve been burned a time or two by summertime shipments. I usually order dry yeast or do the drive…6.99 for liquid yeast here.
Some peeps can fall into a barrel of poop, come out sucking lollipop… Me, I could fall into a barrel of nipples and come out sucking my thumb… Sneezles61
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