Search
by catalog # or product name  

Choose menu style Click Here for more info
Java (High Speed. Faster site navigation)
HTML (Dial-Up)

Scroll Down for More Products
Equipment Kits
Equipment Kits
Kit Upgrades
Recipe Kits
Recipe Kits Info
Light Ales
Amber Ales
Dark Ales
Light Lagers
Amber Lagers
Dark Lagers
Wheat Beers
Belgian Beers
Specialty Beers
Meads
20 Minute Kits
Partial Mash Kits
Clone Kits
Kit of the Month Club
Ingredients
Grains
Hops
Hop Characteristics
Malt Extract
Yeast
Dry Yeast
Sanitizers
Beer Additives & Adjuncts
Rhizomes
Equipment
Brewing Equipment
Fermenters & Carboys
Temperature Control
Measuring & Testing
Boiling
Bottling
Tubing and Siphon
All Grain Brewing
All Grain Recipes Kits
Wort Chillers
Kegging Equipment
Keg Drip Trays
Mini Keg Systems
Beer Labels
Zymico Products
Homebrew Books
Glassware
Clothing
Winemaking
Equipment Kits
Wine Kits
Fruit Equipment Kits
Fruit
Books
Winemaking Equipment
Advanced Equipment
Sanitizers
Presses
Filters
Corks
Corkers
Bottles
Bottling Equipment
Wine Yeast
Additives
Measuring & Testing Equipment
French Oak Barrels
American Oak Barrels
Wine Labels
Wine Accessories
Misc
Soda & Liqueurs
Clearance Products
Gift Ideas
Hall of Fame
eNewsletter Sign Up
Catalog Request
Winemaking and Homebrewing Contests
Gift Certificates
Redeem Gift Certificates
Greeting Cards
Printable Order Form

3440 Belt Line Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
1-952-925-9835
1-888-449-2739

HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99% of hacker crime.
Internet Security By ControlScan

Beer and Wine Making Forum
Beer and Winemaking Questions?
Ask The Experts at Midwest
Do you like to Garden?
Link to our other site midwesthydroponics
or



 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
First Steps
What is the simplest, most basic way to get started?
How do your equipment kits vary?
Is homebrew expensive to produce?
Quick directions for brewing 5 gallons with malt extract, specialty grains, hops, yeast, and priming sugar.
 
Kits
Where do your recipes come from?
How does making beer from canned kits compare with our kits?
Why do some kits call for corn or table sugar?
Malt Extract
What is malt extract?
What are the differences between various varieties?
What is the difference between the syrup and dried forms of malt extract and what is the ratio between the two?
Grain
What are "specialty" grains and how do they differ from other types of grain?
How are specialty grains utilized?
How long will specialty grains keep?
Hops
What are hops and what is their function?
What is the difference between hop pellets, plugs, whole, and extract?
When do I add hops?
What is dry hopping?
What are alpha acids, AAU's, HBU's, and IBU's?
What does hop utilization mean?
What are the different types of hops?
How does beer gravity affect hop utilization?
Yeast
Can I use the yeast I buy in the supermarket or health food store to make beer or wine?
What's the difference between dry and liquid yeast?
What is the difference between ale and lager yeast?
What type of Yeast do you carry?
What are my yeast size options?
What is a yeast starter and how do I prepare one?
Water
What is hard and soft water?
What is temporary hardness and what affect does it have on the brewing process?
What is pH and why is it significant in brewing?
How can the pH of the mash be adjusted?
My water needs adjustment. How can I do it?
Where can I get information about my tap or well water?
Other Ingredients
What is yeast nutrient and when do I need to use it?
I want to use honey in my brew. How much should I use?
How do I use fresh fruit to flavor my brew?
How much fruit do I add to my brew?
I heard this unnerving rumor that you can make pumpkin beer. How does that work?
I want to make a heather ale. How much do I use?
Fining agents, what's out there, what are they and how do they work?
What is heading liquid?
Fermentation
I've pitched my yeast and nothing is happening.
My wort was fermenting happily and then it abruptly stopped.
What is two-stage fermentation and what are its advantages?
When should I transfer my beer from the primary fermenter to the secondary fermenter?
How long can fermented beer remain in carboy without bottling or kegging?
My beer has bubbled up through the airlock/has blown the bung and airlock off, what now?
Oh sh#t! I accidentally pushed my rubber stopper into my carboy! Is the beer ruined? Can I get it out? How do I get out? Aaaaahhhh!!
What are the ideal fermentation temperatures for ales and lagers.
Bottling and Kegging
How do I prime 5 gallons of beer with corn sugar or dried malt extract?
How do I prime my beer using other sugars?
My beer has been in bottles for two weeks and there is no/very little carbonation.
When I open my bottles the beer comes gushing out/is over-carbonated.
How do I prime my beer using gyle? What the hell is gyle?
How do I force carbonate beer using a Cornelius kegging system?
How do I properly clean my Cornelius kegs?
All Grain Brewing
What equipment do I need to get started all-grain brewing?
Beginning principles in all-grain brewing.
What is involved in All-Grain Brewing
Laagering
So you finally invested in the refrigerator thermostat control and are ready to try your hand at laagering eh? Perhaps a word on fermentation will help de-mystify the whole deal and put the "grrr" back in "lager, baby! Yeah!"
 
Midwest Homebrewing Supplies
3440 Belt Line Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 1 (952) 925-9854
Toll Free: 1 (888) 449-BREW
Shipping Inquiries: 1 (888) 449-2739
Fax: 1 (952) 925-9867
E-Mail: service@midwestsupplies.com 		Brew-WineForum
Any questions about or problems with this web site, Click Here
Copyright © 1997-2005 Brad Manbeck Consulting
Privacy Policy		 RatePoint Site Seal HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99% of hacker crime. Internet Security By ControlScan