The Local Kitchener
The Local Kitchener

The KW Spee Keasy:

Community Homebrewing in Kitchener/Waterloo

The KW Spee Keasy is a community supported homebrewing collective.  We share the cost of brewing equipment and ingredients so that we can all enjoy great homemade craft beer.  This sharing has allowed us to expand our production and increase quality more quickly than if we were brewing in isolation.   Recipe development is led by the collective’s founder, Jon “Kitchener” Spee, but brewing is done collaboratively.

Some of Our Brews:

  • CanucK Walrus Pale Ale
  • KWucifer Belgian Golden Ale
  • KWite Rye’t  Ale 
  • HefeKWeizen Summer Wheat
  • StucK Wagon IPA
  • K-Wee Heavy 
  • KW Spee Keasy  supPorter 
  • BlacK Wagon Oatmeal Stout
  • Acorn E. KWistmas Ale (Seasonal)

Recipe Kits and Raw Ingredients

Homebrew Recipe kits are available locally from the Local Kitchener in partial mash and all-grain styles, for 1 and 5 gallon batches.  Kits include the malt and/or malt extract, hops, and yeast.  Additional ingredients (ie. maple syrup, honey, spices, acorn squash (!), etc.) may be necessary for some of the recipes.  Grains for partial mash kits will be crushed, whereas the all-grain kits can be crushed for an additional fee.

Individual ingredients my be purchased as well, check out the Homebrew KW ingredients page!

Kits include ingredients from these producers:

  • Pure malt extract…………………………………………………………….. Muntons
  • Brewers Malts and Roasted Malts……………….. Muntons, Weyerman, G&P
  • Adjuncts………………………………………………………….. Oak Manor Organic
  • Ontario-grown Hops…………………………………………….. Clear Valley Hops

These kits will be available in May.   Email me at [contact route redacted].  You can read more for full descriptions of the kits and the partial mash brewing process.  Kits include 50 caps and 5 oz priming sugar for bottling.

“CanucK Walrus Pale Ale” ………………………………………………………………………….. $40

 Big aroma like a walrus, yet friendly like a Canuck.  A refreshing Pale Ale, made in the West Coast style, with plenty of hops to smell and taste.  More ‘hoppy” than its English ancestor, the English Pale Ale, but smooth enough to still be easy-drinking.

OG: 1.049 – IBU: 36 – ABV: 5.0 %

 

“BlacK Wagon Oatmeal Stout”……………………………………………………………………..$40

Made with the same oats that are fueling the horses pulling those black wagons you see around the Waterloo Region.  A beautiful, dark black stout that is less dry and bitter than a typical Irish Stout.  The oatmeal adds a silky smoothness to this brew, accompanied by notes of coffee and caramel.

OG: 1.050 – IBU: 30 – ABV: 4.6%

 

“The SupPorter”…………………………………………………………………………………………..$45

 This is the beer that will make your friends want to support your homebrewing operation.  A very robust porter—higher in pretty much everything than a normal porter—yet still very smooth, with full body.  Pours a creamy dark brown colour, with hints of chocolate and vanilla.

OG: 1.063 – IBU: 44 – ABV: 6.1%