Salem Brew Supply

Proceed with caution:nnYeast: I’ve had 2 completely dead liquid yeast packets from two manufacturers. I had to dump an entire batch once after yeast failed. He did give me a new packet once. The second time I made a starter and it had no activity and offered no replacement. So I was only out $15 or so. Every time I get yeast here it’s super laggy. Could be shipping or storage but always make a starter from here. The dry yeast should probably be fine but as a rule I try not to buy yeast here.nnGrains: if you weigh and mill it yourself you’ve got no problems and this place has the best selection in town.nIf he fills your grain bill WEIGH IT when you get it! I had a batch that was 13 points too low. Tracked it down to the only thing it could be which was 2lb of missing grain off my grain bill. He did offer to credit me the $3 for the missing grain. Which was nice. But I spent 3 hours brewing $50 on grain, yeast, and hops and got 7 gallons of beer that is not what I meant to brew.nnEquipment: never had a problem with any equipment or accessories purchased. I try to buy stuff like that locally to support local business.nnOverall I’ve had to dump 1 batch, and had two dead yeast packets and 1 failed brew day after shopping here less than a year.nnI still shop here because of the lack of options in the area but be vigilant about yeast and grain or you’ll end up dumping beer or brewing a mystery grain bill.

Great service very helpful in his knowledge to help w my sons new hobby

Owner/cashier was very nice. Low on stock, probably due to Covid. Will be back

Placed an order yesterday after emailing back and forth on Hop availability. I needed several varieties and they were able to fulfill all five. With the virus going on the owner made the deliver to my house himself, that’s service! It’s been over a year since I brewed last and had forgotten how good the service was at Salem Brew Supply. Thx Greg

The young guy that used to work there was the best asset for this place. Since the change in ownership, things seem to continue to go downhill.nnAs several people have already stated, lots of common, regular items are consistently out of stock. Never had issues with this before. Advice, environment, and personable employees is lacking. Actually went back into Homebrew Heaven after a recent stop here.