Artisan Homebrew

Bulk cider buy! From Weaver orchard at the end of September. If anyone is interested, message me here on facebook or send me an email, [email protected]. Sold in multiples of 5 gallons. You must provide your own pale to collect the cider.

POWER IS FULLY RESTORED! FULLY OPERATIONAL! BUSINESS AS USUAL!

Thanks to all who came in today and yesterday during this bump in the road. Your support is much appreciated. There are businesses and homes who were not so lucky and the road to recovery will be difficult. Keep supporting local. They will need it.

Artisan Homebrew is Open Today, 10-4 Generator will be supplying power to the vital areas of the shop. However, I will not be able to run Credit Cards. No internet. Obviously, good old-fashioned cash will work. Also, I will accept Venmo and PayPal for payment.

Artisan Homebrew is open for cash business only, today. Have a generator so I can run the mill, refrigerators and POS. Digital phone is out so can’t be reached that way. Can’t run credit cards. You can reach me through email. [email protected]. Hopefully, fully operational tomorrow. Stop on by today with a wad of cash.

Downingtown flooded but Artisan Homebrew is untouched! The shop is a few feet above street level as you know if you’ve shopped here. However, there is no electricity and the restoration time may be later in the day. So, I can’t run any transactions or mill things. I’ll announce when the power is back on and we are open for business. Thanks for your patience.

Downingtown flooded but Artisan Homebrew is untouched! The shop is a few feet above street level as you know if you’ve shopped here. However, there is no electricity and the restoration time may be later in the day. So, I can’t run any transactions or mill things. I’ll announce when the power is back on and we are open for business. Thanks for your patience.

Shop is s closed today. We will be open tomorrow(Friday) usual hours. Thanks.

We are open today, 2/2!

Just a reminder: Artisan Homebrew is open 12-4 today(12/26)!

Artisan Homebrew is open today until 3PM!

Special Hours for the Holidays: Saturday(12/19) 10-4. Sunday(12/20) 11-3. Monday(12/21) Closed. Tuesday(12/22)12-6. Wednesday(12/23) 12-6. Thursday(12/24) 11-3. Friday(12/25) Closed. Saturday(12/26) 12-4. Sunday(12/27) Closed. Monday (12/28) Closed. Tuesday(12/29) 12-6. Wednesday(12/30) 12-6. Thursday(12/31) 11-3. Friday(1/1) Closed.... Hours return to normal on 1/2/21 See more

Never forget the threats that are out there and how we respond to them. Take pride in who we all are as Americans.

Happy to announce that we got our hands on this dry yeast strain. Philly Sour was created in the labs of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. It's commercially produced by Lallemand. Produces a sour beer in 10 days without having to kettle sour or wait a year for it to reach its peak sourness. Too good to be true? Not from what I'm hearing. Talked to few people and they are very excited about this yeast. Official description below: Philly Sour produces modera...te amounts of lactic acid in addition to ethanol in one simple fermentation step. This first yeast in the WildBrew series is a great choice for innovative, sessionable sour beers with refreshing acidity and notes of stone fruit. With high attenuation, high flocculation and good head retention, WildBrew Philly Sour is an ideal yeast for traditional styles such as Berliner Weiss, Gose, American Lambic Style, American Wild Ales and its resistance to hops make it perfect for Sour IPA’s. In Lallemand’s Standard Conditions Wort at 20C (68F) WildBrew Philly Sour yeast exhibits: *Fermentation that can be completed in 10 days. *High attenuation and High flocculation. *Aroma and flavor is sour, red apple and stone fruit, notably peach. *The optimal temperature range for WildBrew Philly Sour yeast when producing traditional styles is 20C(68F) to 25C(77F). *In the Lallemand standard conditions wort, typical pH of 3.2-3.5 and titratable acidity of 0.1-0.4% lactic acid are achieved. Higher lactic acid levels will be achieved in worts that are higher in glucose.

Too hot? These Kveik strains say "Bring the heat!" There's a new Kveik strain called POG A37 in stock. The description is as follows; TEMP: 85100F (2938C) FLOCCULATION: HIGH ATTENUATION: 7585% ALCOHOL TOLERANCE: 10% Single isolate kveik known to produce huge tropical ester profile... After years of surviving in cold climates, this Kviek yeast is ready for the tropical lifestyle. When used at high temperatures, POG produces an extreme amount of topical fruit aromas including pineapple and guava. At the lower end of the range, more delicate citrus, peach and kiwi aromas are noticeable. The beer style options are expansive for this yeast. Use it in a hazy/juicy IPA to compliment the hops or use it in a sour fruited beer to maximize the extreme aromatics. POG likes to work fast at high fermentation temperatures. It is also strongly flocculent, which makes it great for a fast turnaround.

Artisan Homebrew will not be open on Saturday July 4th. We will be open Wednesday 12-6, Thursday 12-6 and Friday 12-7, however. Enjoy your 4th of July!

ARTISAN HOMEBREW WILL BE OPEN FOR WALK-IN CUSTOMERS STARTING TOMORROW(6/18)! New in-shop summer hours are; Wednesday and Thrursday 12-6PM, Friday 12-7PM, Saturday 10AM-4PM.... No admittance without a mask(for now). If there are 2 customers in the shop ahead of you, please wait until one leaves. Don't get in someone else's space(6ft). Give yourself a hand sanitizer squirt if you're going to touch stuff(do it anyway). *We are still doing Curbside Delivery during shop hours. *We will be closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday(for now). *Visit ArtisanHomebrew.com for more details.

Outside of what I brew, of course, this may be my go to summer refresher. Awesome! Support your locals!!!! Root Down Brewing Company.

Two new yeasts on the block from Imperial. Julius: Bright citrus notes of orange and lemon along with light apricot-like esters come through with low to moderate hopping rates to make a perfectly balanced beer. The high flocculation characteristics of this strain make it easy to work with and produce bright, crisp ales. Excellent choice for a house ale strain but also a great yeast for a hazy IPAs. TEMP: 6468F (1820C) FLOCCULATION: HIGH ATTENUATION: 7278% ALCOHOL TOLERAN...CE: 10% Que Bueno: Que Bueno creates refreshing light to dark lagers with very clean, low ester aromatic profiles and nice crisp and dry finishes. This strain is not just a great choice for Mexican lagers, but any lager where clean ester profile and dry finish is appropriate. TEMP: 4755F (813C) FLOCCULATION: MEDIUM ATTENUATION: 7377% ALCOHOL TOLERANCE: 8%

Brewing a batch of what I would call comfort beer. Anyone want to hazard a guess as to what that might be? This isn’t much of a test.

Hello creative producers of things fermented. I’m personally enjoying a dry stout I made a bit ago at home. The world may pause but we can keep rolling. Pat yourselves in the back. Yeast will never turn down a bite of sugar. We keep those critters happy, they always return the favor.

Artisan Homebrew will be doing curb-side pickup only, starting Thursday, 3/19. Here's how this is going to work: *The curb-side pickup will only be done on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 12 noon until 3 PM. *Your orders are to be sent to this email only [email protected]. *When I receive your email order I will review the request for availability of inventory and I will email you back with any changes if needed and a specific time window for your pickup.... *If it's a for a batch of beer ingredients please include the following: 1. If it is to be milled or not. 2. If it is to be all together in one bag as a single batch. 3. The ingredients in amounts. 4. Include any periphery items you may need. 5. Please include a preference as to what day you want to pick up. *All other non-batch items(beer kits, wine kits, sanitizers, siphons, hydrometers etc. etc.) are welcome to be ordered as well.(PLEASE NO ORDERS UNDER $10) *When you come to the shop for your pickup at your specific time please park behind the shop coming in on Wood Alley and call us on the shop phone 610-873-4677. *We will process your Credit Card and bring your order out to you. DO NOT CALL THE SHOP PHONE for anything else other than when you arrive at the shop for your pickup. I may not be there at the time of the call and I don't want to field any calls during the pickup time window except for those who are there for their pickup. *NO CUSTOMERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE SHOP. See more

With great difficulty, we have decided to not open Artisan Homebrew tomorrow(Sunday 3/15). The Governor and state government has put a lock down on Chester County asking that non essential businesses close for now. Yes, I too agree that homebrewing is essential in our world but I will play by the rules in an effort to help squash this thing sooner so we all can get back to awesome pre-corona days we took for granted. I will be evaluating the landscape of this situation daily to see when or how we can get the ingredients into your possession with minimal risk. Stay tuned here.

Made a 3 gallon batch of Russian Imperial Stout to pitch onto a dry stout yeast cake. Next, soaking a medium plus toasted oak spiral in bourbon to eventually join the beer in secondary for a long winter’s nap. Patience.