I've talked to them about freight before - it wasn't too expensive. I haven't needed to bother to this point. We've got lots of family in Launie so we're down there often.
I'm not sure how much I can give you on hops. Being my first go I'm just stumbling through.
I've got three plants (two...
I'm a pastor/home brewer. If there was a sub for this I'd keep tabs on it - I don't spend heaps of time on here though so can't promise heaps of active involvement.
Welcome (back) to the area! I'm currently in Penguin (moving to Ulverstone soon).
I'm also buying most of my base malts from Launceston. They've got a reasonable range and standard prices. Sometimes I get my specialty malts there, mostly via the net. Hops and yeast I almost always get online...
warra48
Judanero
MTB
barls
yurgy
peteru - 200g (4 packs) (I'd also be interested in some Centennial, Columbus, Simcoe or any noble hops, if available)
fungrel x2
Malt Junkie x2
Coalminer x2
Bonenose x4
Mofox1 x4
julz7250 x 2
That's completely at odds with the experience I've had using it this year. First was in an XPA (1.053) - fully fermented out in a couple of days then dropped nice and clear. Second was in a milk stout (using harvested slurry - og: 1.073) - it blew out the airlock in primary and reached fg in 3-4...
Hi guys, also all-grain here in Penguin. I'm not quite up to kegging yet (though planning to buy/build a kegerator this year). Like others have replied, I get most of my grains/hops through Brew Tas in Hobart - usually when I'm down there I'll do a big buy (which is fairly often). Otherwise...