Buy Brewing Grains and Yeasts Locally in Kitchener/Waterloo!
The Local Kitchener now sells basic homebrewing ingredients: malts, grains, liquid malt extract, hops and dry yeasts for local pickup in Kitchener/Waterloo. Grains are sold by the pound and can be crushed for a fee of $0.25/pound. Malt extract is sold in 3 pound sizes. We now offer locally grown organic whole-leaf hops and pellet hops, farm-direct from Michigan too!
We also now offer basic homebrewing equipment, check it out here .
To order and arrange pickup email “ Jon [at] localkitchener [dot] ca ” or fill in the form at the bottom of this page. Include the amounts of grains/extract/yeast and when you need it.
The Local Kitchener is not a retail store, but rather ingredients sold by order from our home. We do not ship, you just need to place an order and then arrange a time to pick it up.
Need some recipe inspiration? Just ask for help putting together your own recipe, either from scratch or based on a particular favourite beer of yours! Or check out a few of our recipes ! Don’t see what you’re looking for? Just ask, maybe we can order it for you. You can also try the featured recipe which is a perfect summer beverage, our HefeKWeizen .
Featured Recipe: HefeKWeizen
A lightly hopped, refreshing summer beer, featuring local malt and hops, this
beer is a nice patio sipper with hints of banana and clove accompanying the smooth malt character. 5.2% ABV and 14 IBUs. There are three options for making this recipe, detailed brewing instructions included with kit:
| HefeKWeizen 1.25 gallon All Grain | $10.00 |
| HefeKWeizen 5 gallon All Grain | $25.00 |
| HefeKWeizen 5 gallon Partial Mash | $30.00 |
Brewing Ingredients:
Malt Extract – prices are per 3 lbs (1.36kg)
| Liquid SuperLight Malt Extract (Muntons) | $10.00 |
| New! Liquid Wheat Malt Extract (Muntons) | $11.00 |
Malt and Grains – prices are per pound (454g). Feel free to order less than 1 lb of anything. Sending a recipe is fine too, substitutions will be made as needed based on ingredient availability:
| Base Malts: | |
| 2-Row Pale Malt (Canadian) | $1.25 |
| Sack of 2-Row Pale Malt (Canadian) | $46.75 |
| Maris Otter Pale Malt (UK) | $1.50 |
| Pilsner Malt (Weyerman) | $1.50 |
| Wheat Malt (Canadian) | $1.50 |
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$1.75 |
| Rye Malt(Organic, Local) | $2.00 |
| Crystal and Roasted Malts: | |
| Carafoam® (subs for Carapils) | $1.75 |
| Melanoidin | $1.75 |
| Light Brown Malt (Organic, Local) | $2.00 |
| Crystal 45 | $1.75 |
| Crystal 75 | $1.75 |
| Crystal 120 | $1.75 |
| Chocolate Malt | $1.75 |
| Black Malt | $1.75 |
| Unmalted Grains: | |
| Soft Wheat (Organic, Local) | $2.25 |
| Barley Flakes (Canadian) | $1.75 |
| Raw Barley (Organic, Local) | $2.25 |
| Raw Spelt (Organic, Local) | $2.25 |
| Oat Flakes (Organic) | $1.75 |
| Toasted Wheat Flakes (Canadian) | $1.75 |
Yeast
| Safale S-04 English Ale | $3.50 |
| Safale US-05 American Ale | $3.75 |
| Safale T-58 Belgian Ale | $3.00 |
| Safbrew WB-06 Wheat Weizen Ale | $4.50 |
| Saflager W34-70 Lager | $5.00 |
| Saflager S-23 Lager | $5.00 |
| Safbrew Abbaye Ale | $4.50 |
| Safbrew F2 bottle conditioning yeast | $4.00 |
| Danstar Nottingham Ale | $4.00 |
| Danstar Windsor English Ale | $4.00 |
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$4.25 |
| Danstar BRY-97 West Coast Ale | $4.00 |
| Lalvin D-47 Wine Yeast (for hard cider) | $2.00 |
| Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast | $2.00 |
Hops – prices are per ounce (28g). The Michigan hops are farm-direct from
Hop Ridge Farms
in Grand Rapids.
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$3.00 |
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$3.00 |
| Chinook – Pellet (Michigan Grown) 8.96% Alpha | $2.50 |
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$2.50 |
| Challenger – Pellet (Michigan Grown) 6.20% Alpha | $2.50 |
| Nugget – Pellet (Ontario Grown) 12.82% Alpha | $2.50 |
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$2.50 |
| Millenium – Pellet (Washington) 11.8% Alpha | $2.50 |
| Newport – Pellet (Michigan Grown) 11.19% Alpha | $2.00 |
| Spalt Select – Pellet (Michigan Grown) 4.62% Alpha | $2.00 |
Brewing Aids:
| Campden Tablets (50g) | $3.00 |
| Irish Moss (1 oz) | $2.00 |
| Gypsum – Calcium Sulfate CaSO4 (5 oz) | $2.00 |
Ready to order or have questions? Send a message! You should get a response within 24 hours: