My "LHBS" is brewmart, and while pretty hard to get to unless you have a car, and has an awful website, bad postage prices, the product range and prices can't be beat especially with grain, hops, yeast. I really need to get there in person so I can get some grain and LME too. Maybe in a few weeks I hope. Planning to buy 3kg LDME, 1.5kg wheat, 4kg MO grain, brown and crystal, and 100g packs of hops then. (E: I'm just saying the trip in a PITA and not much point unless stocking up enough to make the trip worthwhile) Likewise ordering so much/heavy, postage is expensive for over 5kg)
Been looking around for someplace else for yeast, most don't have the range, or charge a lot more, or don't offer express post. Beerbelly seems the best so far though after a lot of time looking up yeast (or ESB).
But screw Ahmed, auspost service and prices, and intentional slow boat delays he wants. It's still $10 to mail some yeast express from BB. So in the meantime I'm just waiting/doing what I can. "Perfect the process with cheaper ingredients so I don't screw up a brew again with more invested in ingredients and time" is what I'm currently thinking. E: Although many will say rubbish in is rubbish out and any money wasted on kits is just wasted as it's not beer. Blah blah etc etc (not saying you'll say that, but many want their 2c so beating them to it). Point is, temp control and sanitation is what I'm working on getting 100% right.