This place is a heaven for any home brewer. They have over 64 bins of specialty grains to satisfy most any grain recipe you can come up with. As well as a large assortment of yeasts. They seem to carry most everything you need to make your own beer. Have kegs and supply for these. You can pick your own grain and mill it yourself, or you can ask them to pick the grain and mill it for you. With Brew in a bag (BIAB) that has so revolutionized home all-grain brewing to a quick 3 hour session, without all the excess equipment once needed. This store will be an oasis once you find it. read more

Went for their very informative brewing class, which walked us through the basics and important gear and the process of brewing. As someone who has wanted to get into home brew, this was a great first steps class The store is well-stocked with everything a beginner needs plus plenty of grains, hops, etc for those a bit more experienced. We opted for the beginners kit, some sanitizer, 2 boxes of bottles, and a "brewers best pale ale kit". This all ran us about $140. The $20 we paid for the class (2 of us) was credited to our purchase. Overall, a really great friendly place for if you're new. I am assuming they have a good selection for experienced brewers but since I am just starting out I can't speak to that. Excited to begin brewing soon and I will be patronizing Vetterbrew for my needs for the foreseeable future! read more

This place was a 5 star a couple of months ago and I'm glad that I didn't rate it then, because it's definitely dropped off for me. Last 4 times I've been in for grains and supplies they haven't had the wyeast I've needed for my brew, and they are fairly common usage yeasts. They direct me towards white labs yeast which I'm not a fan of. If you're into home brewing you know that you need specific yeasts for certain brews, and to put it lightly it's pretty fucking annoying to not have the yeast available that you need. What really soured me on this place was an experience that I had a couple of weeks ago. Bought some grains and some substitute yeast (because of course they didn't have the one that I needed). Made my brew and when I went to transfer to the secondary fermenter a week later, it's clear that the yeast was bad, you could just tell. Made a call to the store, told them what happened, asked if they could just credit me the cost of the grains that I lost. Didn't ask for money for the bad yeast, hops, etc... Basically I was told that it was completely my fault, the yeast couldn't have been bad, and it was a sanitation issue. In 5 years homebrewing I have not one time had a sanitation issue, and I have never had a beer smell as bad as it did when I took the lid off of my primary fermenter. Needless to say not a pleasant experience when they offered me 10% off my next purchase when I lost about $20 in grains. On a normal purchase that would save me about $3 to $4 dollars. Slap in the face. I don't know why I keep giving this place chances because I'm more than frustrated. Maybe it's finally time to look for a new home brew store. read more

I visited Vetterbrew earlier today for the first time as I had just moved to Tarpon Springs from Pennsylvania. I figured it was time to find my new local homebrew shop and I am very happy that Vetterbrew was geographically the closest to my new home. Michael, the owner, greeted me as I entered and gave me a quick tour. The shop is very clean and well ordered. The mill room is dust free and nicely out of the way from the rest of the shop so as not to be too loud for other shoppers. I easily found everything I needed and decided on a yeast for my English Mild with some advice from Michael. Having worked in a homebrew shop for a couple years back in PA I can say that this is a very well kept store. The selection, especially of yeast, was extensive. It's not easy to offer a selection that competes with online retailers, yet remains fresh. Way to go, Vetterbrew. Overall I had a great experience and will certainly be back. I would definitely recommend Vetterbrew to any home brewer or wine maker for all of their equipment and ingredient needs. read more

Needed to refill a couple of CO2 tanks and found that they really have quite a bit to offer here! It's a bit too far from Apollo Beach for me to go as often as I'd like, but I'll definitely be going back for my grains. read more

I've bought supplies here 3 times. The staff answered any questions I had and they were friendly. The two kits that I purchased yielded excellent beer; the directions were real easy to follow. In my opinion this store fills a need for brewers, especially beginners, that the Internet stores can't replace. Give this small business a chance and have some fun brewing beer with your friends and family! read more