Northern Brewer Retail Newsletter


In this issue...

• New Products
• Windsor and Nottingham Ale Yeasts Are Back
• Warrior Hops Are Back
• Pre-order Winexpert Limited Edition Wine Kits
• Special Promotion on Cellar Craft and Mosti Mondiale Wine Kits
• Teach A Friend To Homebrew Day!
  
• Northern Brewer Part-Time Position Available
  

New Products

• The HopShot
• What is the HopShot? The HopShot is a simple whole hop extract. It comes in the form of a syringe containing 5 milliliters of the extract. Treat the HopShot as you would bittering hops, the HopShot is not isomerized, and thus needs to be boiled. One milliliter of HopShot correlates to approximately 10 IBU's in 5 gallons of 1.050 wort boiled for 60 min. There is no specific hop used in making the HopShot, most likely it is a proprietary blend of various hops. The HopShot is an excellent and inexpensive bittering tool. One HopShot is $2.99.

• The Electric Brew Heater
• Boil wort, heat sparge water, or raise mash temperatures indoors without a vent hood or exhaust fan using this 110V electric heater. The 2200 watt heating element is controlled by a thermostat with infinite adjustment from 120° to 212° F. Heating element has a stainless housing with a zinc-plated copper elbow. Also features a built-in ground fault interrupter. Use on a dedicated outlet with at least a 20-amp circuit breaker. Available in 11" and 15" models to fit a variety of brew kettles (not recommended for use in plastic coolers). Both sizes are $184.99.
• After some product testing by NB employees we feel that the Electric Brew Heater is great for heating your mash and/or sparge water. As a boiler, the kettle size (height and diameter) is a big factor in determining what strength of boil and how long you will reach a boil. Makes a great supplement to speed boiling times if already using a separate burner.

Windsor and Nottingham Ale Yeasts

• After a long wait Northern Brewer is happy to announce that we have both of these dry yeasts back. More information on these wonderful yeasts can be found at Dan Star Yeast.
  

Warrior Hops.... Come Out And Play!

• After a lengthy absence Northern Brewer has attained some Warrior hop pellets. $2.99 for 1 oz.
• Typical alpha: 14.0-16.0%. Super-high alpha hop with low cohumulone. Aggressive bittering hop, but with its citrus-and-spice character it also does well as a finishing hop.

Winexpert Limited Edition Wine Kits (Please note: Our wine kit prices are on average 10% cheaper in-store than online)

• Now is your chance to pre-order these limited wine kits from Winexpert. Pre-orders end December 10th, 2008. Pre-orders can be made in-store or over the phone at 651-789-0189.
• New Zealand Merlot
• New Zealand Gewürztraminer
• South African Cabernet Sauvignon
• Alsatian Riesling
• Italian Dolcetto
  

• More information on kit particulars can be found at http://www.northernbrewer.com/sp-ltd-edition

Cellar Craft and Mosti Mondiale Special Promotion (Please note: Our wine kit prices are on average 10% cheaper in-store than online, for Winexpert kits too)

• To help our customers get better acquainted with some of the new kits we recently brought in, we are offering a special email newsletter only special. Coupon must be present.
  

• Bring this coupon in to receive 15% of any Cellar Craft or Mosti Mondiale Wine Kit Not to be combined with any other offer. Expires 11/30/08 Retail Store only, no mail order.

Teach A Friend To Home Brew Day!

• Just a reminder this Saturday, November 1st is national Teach A Friend To Homebrew Day. Two events will take place that day. 1) The Minnesota Home Brewers Association will be hosting an event at Barley John's Brewpub in New Brighton from 10am to 2pm or so. This open house style event will feature brewing demonstrations, door prizes and a chance to talk and ask questions with fellow homebrewers. Also try Barley John's great food and brewer Colin's great beer. 2) The Saint Paul Home Brewers Club will be hosting an event in the parking lot of Northern Brewer's retail store from about 10am to 5pm or so. This casual event is mainly an all-grain brewing demonstration, there will be door prizes as well in addition a chance to talk and ask questions with fellow homebrewers.
  

Northern Brewer Part-Time Position

• Northern Brewer is looking for some part-time help at our retail store. The two available positions are for Sundays and Mondays. The Sunday shift would be from 12pm to 5pm and the Monday shift would be sometime between 10am to 7pm, either for most of the day or at least a 4 hour period, the details of the shift can be worked out at a later time. The position requires homebrewing experience, with ideal candidates being versed in wine making and mead making as well. Customer service/retail skills are a plus. Starting wage is $11/hour. Other benefits include NB's employee discount and access to Northern Brewer's various homebrewing products and equipment. Please stop in our retail store and ask for Juno to inquire about details. We have general applications but if you have a basic resume that would work too.