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"EoinMag":9jxo04o5 wrote: Can you get Coopers Pale Ale kits in?[/quote:9jxo04o5]
Yup, sure can. We have ordered them, should be in next week.

newkie, the order hasn't shipped yet so I will try to get some of those yeasts thrown in. Better Bottles are ordered.

There should be some stuff of interest to you guys, mashing bins, straining bags, 3 Kg grain bags, and lots of new hops etc. All the new stuff arriving is in the "New Stock Due In Wedns 8 July" section of the site (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="homebrewwest.ie">homebrewwest.ie).

Hope I've got it kinda right. I was wondering if I should try to get some 15 Kg cans of extract as well?

&amp;quot;HomeBrewWest&amp;quot;:h6ybfgw6 wrote:

&amp;quot;EoinMag&amp;quot;:h6ybfgw6 wrote: Can you get Coopers Pale Ale kits in?[/quote:h6ybfgw6]
Yup, sure can. We have ordered them, should be in next week.

newkie, the order hasn't shipped yet so I will try to get some of those yeasts thrown in. Better Bottles are ordered.

There should be some stuff of interest to you guys, mashing bins, straining bags, 3 Kg grain bags, and lots of new hops etc. All the new stuff arriving is in the "New Stock Due In Wedns 8 July" section of the site (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="homebrewwest.ie">homebrewwest.ie).

Hope I've got it kinda right. I was wondering if I should try to get some 15 Kg cans of extract as well?[/quote:h6ybfgw6]

Yeah I think you need high turnover to keep that stuff fresh, I'd wait until you know you're shifting the necessary volumes.

&amp;quot;newkie&amp;quot;:3dbwc2og wrote: On the contrary, competition is the one thing Ireland needs more of. We have rip-off prices, horrible customer service, and no variety of choice. Every time a UK conglomerate opens I rejoice that another bit of old ireland is on the chopping block.

This rant, of course, doesn't apply to a struggling new business or any biz in the homebrew market. But in general, competition is a good thing and we need more of it.[/quote:3dbwc2og]
Oh no, I agree that *competition* is a good thing. Scullduggery, however, of the type undertaken by some of the major supermarket chains, is not.
I would rather see competition for the best service and range of products than purely on prices.

&amp;quot;Adeptus&amp;quot;:3pqv3lrv wrote: Are those 15kg cans of extract in liquid form? If so, I probably wouldn't bother, as most people (and by most people I mean me) prefer dry extract (DME/sparymalt) as it keeps better.[/quote:3pqv3lrv]

You also get more bang for your buck with DME. 1kg of DME = 1.2kg LME but DME is only slightly more expensive per kg than LME. I normally buy the 3kg bags of DME. Also it's easier to weigh and handle than LME.

If you are going to buy only one type of DME, I would suggest buying extra-light. The 500g bags are ok for kit brewers but an extract brew uses around 2.5 to 3kg of DME.