Eastern US yeast supplier
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:20 pm
There's a Kickstarter campaign underway for a new yeast supplier trying to get started on the East coast. (White Labs and Wyeast are both West coast.)
He's selling a few strains already at his store, for $5.50 (White Labs and Wyeast are $8 there).
The guy behind this project owns and operates my LHBS. I can vouch for his brewing knowledge and expertise--but that's all I know. I am just passing it along as I found it to be an interesting concept.Our goal is simple. We want to become a yeast distributor for the East Coast. We will have all of the standard yeasts, plus some interesting blends, and hopefully true wild yeasts from the local area. Our goal is to get into local homebrew shops along the East Coast and to provide high quality yeast at a reasonable price. This will be accomplished because every homebrew shop on the East Coast currently has to get their yeast shipped within 2 days, which can result in shipping costs that are almost the same cost as the yeast. New England Yeast will eliminate the high cost of shipping because in most instances we will be within Fedex Ground shipping of 2 days. This can be substantial cost savings for your local homebrew shop, which will be able to pass the savings on to you.
He's selling a few strains already at his store, for $5.50 (White Labs and Wyeast are $8 there).