A Thank You from Us
We're offering discounted ingredients + recipe kits for the next two weeks as a thank you to our homebrew community. No code needed - just add it to your cart.
Thank you all for supporting us as a shop - we couldn't have done it without you. Now make a few more beers in our honor!
Please note that we may make substitutions for Recipe kits because we cannot guarantee that we'll have everything in stock.
*Excluding Bulk Grains
All Good Things Come to an End
After 13 years of serving the NYC home brewing community and beyond, we've made the difficult decision to close Bitter & Esters. It has been an incredible ride, but the business is simply no longer sustainable in the way it once was. Our final day for sales will be Sunday, October 13th.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us on this incredible journey. We’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has graced our little shop on Washington Avenue over the past 13 years. To our employees, the homebrew community, the clubs, the breweries and craft beer community, Bobby's liver, our landlords, our vendors and local businesses - thank you. Most importantly, we want to thank our amazing customers - your support has meant the world to us and we couldn’t have succeeded as a small business without you.
We are immensely proud of what we've accomplished together and will cherish the memories we've made. We'll keep you updated as we move forward.
John & Douglas
SHOP BREWING INGREDIENTS
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Malts & Adjuncts (Wheat, Corn, Rice)
All Malts & AdjunctsWhether you're brewing a NEIPA or a traditional Pilsner - we've got you covered. Choose your base malts, specialty grains and adjuncts right here - by the pound or by the ounce.
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Hops
All HopsA brewer's favorite flower that brings the bitterness and the aroma. From Noble to New World, and Southern Hemisphere to Cryo, we've got them all.
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Yeast
All YeastsBitter & Esters carries a wide variety of brewers yeasts from Fermentis, Lallemand, Lalvin, Omega, and Red Star.
OUR LATEST RECIPES
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Future Imperfect NEIPA
Vendor:Regular price From $31.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$31.00 USDSale price From $31.00 USD -
Forest Whisper German Pils
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Empty Vessel
Vendor:Regular price From $29.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$26.00 USDSale price From $29.00 USD -
Holy Habits
Vendor:Regular price From $18.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$11.99 USDSale price From $18.00 USD -
Czech Mate
Vendor:Regular price From $14.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$9.00 USDSale price From $14.00 USD -
Brooklyn's "Best" Lager
Vendor:Regular price From $13.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$7.00 USDSale price From $13.00 USD -
Phantastic Lager
Vendor:Regular price From $22.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 USDSale price From $22.00 USD -
Phantastic IPA
Vendor:Regular price From $41.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 USDSale price From $41.00 USD -
Tenebris Mare (The Dark Sea)
Vendor:Regular price From $18.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$11.99 USDSale price From $18.00 USD -
Katze Märzen
Vendor:Regular price From $16.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$9.99 USDSale price From $16.00 USD -
Icarus NEIPA
Vendor:Regular price From $34.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$26.00 USDSale price From $34.00 USD -
Sabor del Sol
Vendor:Regular price From $24.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$16.00 USDSale price From $24.00 USD -
Saison Ceres
Vendor:Regular price From $18.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$13.99 USDSale price From $18.00 USD -
Break of Jawn
Vendor:Regular price From $25.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$13.99 USDSale price From $25.00 USD -
Final Frontier
Vendor:Regular price From $29.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$22.99 USDSale price From $29.00 USD -
Cold As Ice IPA
Vendor:Regular price From $25.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$17.99 USDSale price From $25.00 USD -
Summer Honey Brown Ale
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Bruges Blonde
Vendor:Regular price From $15.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$12.00 USDSale price From $15.00 USD -
Biere de Garde
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Ryes of the Brewminaries
Vendor:Regular price From $19.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$11.99 USDSale price From $19.00 USD -
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Jun Mai Sake (Recipe)
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Trois Cents (Belgian Tripel)
Vendor:Regular price From $18.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$13.99 USDSale price From $18.00 USD -
Washington Avenue Hops Session IPA
Vendor:Regular price From $29.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$18.99 USDSale price From $29.00 USD -
Fish Tale Ale
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Powerful Flower
Vendor:Regular price From $21.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$12.99 USDSale price From $21.00 USD
BREWING RESOURCES
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On Brewing Lagers
Can I brew a lager? Yes you can! Homebrewers sometimes tend to look at lagers and conclude that it’s outside of their brewing comfort zone and skip right over them....
On Brewing Lagers
Can I brew a lager? Yes you can! Homebrewers sometimes tend to look at lagers and conclude that it’s outside of their brewing comfort zone and skip right over them....
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Maximizing Tropical Fruit Aromatics with Cosmic...
A few years ago we started carrying liquid yeast from Omega Yeast in Chicago. What attracted us to them at first was they carried Kveik strains, which have been a...
Maximizing Tropical Fruit Aromatics with Cosmic...
A few years ago we started carrying liquid yeast from Omega Yeast in Chicago. What attracted us to them at first was they carried Kveik strains, which have been a...
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The Wonder That Is Kveik
A few years back a customer brought me a beer that he said was fermented at 95F. I immediately thought of Belgian Saison, as that strain can ferment at high...
The Wonder That Is Kveik
A few years back a customer brought me a beer that he said was fermented at 95F. I immediately thought of Belgian Saison, as that strain can ferment at high...
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Bitter about IBU
When making beer it helps to have certain guidelines that can help the brewer shape their overall goal. How can we determine how bitter our beer might be? For hop...
Bitter about IBU
When making beer it helps to have certain guidelines that can help the brewer shape their overall goal. How can we determine how bitter our beer might be? For hop...
NYC BREWERY SERIES
The NYC Brewery Series is the best way for homebrewers across the country to get a taste of the delicious and creative NYC beer scene. These recipes come from some of the finest breweries in the five boroughs - authenticity guaranteed.
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Break of Jawn
Regular price From $25.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$13.99 USDSale price From $25.00 USD -
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Jun Mai Sake (Recipe)
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Freedom Within Form
Regular price From $13.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 USDSale price From $13.00 USD -
Gridlock Hazy IPA
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Temperance
Regular price From $12.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 USDSale price From $12.00 USD
SODASTREAM
We are an authorized Sodastream retailer and will gladly accept Carbonator exchanges. We also carry new/additional carbonators.
Carbonators and exchanges/re-fills are available in-store. Pre-pay for exchanges on the website and pickup in-store when you receive an email/SMS confirmation that it's ready to go.
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Sodastream - Carbonator Exchange
Regular price $19.99 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 USDSale price $19.99 USD -
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Sodastream Carbonator (New)
Regular price $36.99 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 USDSale price $36.99 USDSold out -
Sodastream Quick Connect Carbonator "Terra" (New)
Regular price $36.99 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$34.99 USDSale price $36.99 USDSold out