Dan is a character. There are no two ways about it. But he's a character who will advise you, help you, abuse you and run the best damn home brew shop you ever did see. Possibly all at once. A great selection of grains, hops, equipment and all things homebrew and the prices aren't bad either.. I've ordered things online only find I'd have been better to buy it at Dan's! He and his staff add to... more

Dan's Homebrewing has it all. The best homebrew shop it Canada, at least to my knowledge. He always takes the time to stop and talk with me, like I'm the most important person who has ever come into the shop, and (living back east) I only make it in there once a year, at best. The ingredients are always fresh, and the brewing advice is spot on. (BTW he does have the activator packs) He has even... more

Dan's is a great homebrew shop tucked away in a wonderful part (no sarcasm there) of East Van and he's got pretty much everything you could want. Equipment selection is quite good and theres a huge selection of fresh malts and hop pellets. Pretty good selection of fresh hops, yeast, and additives. Yeast is mostly Wyeast which is perfectly fine with me, although I wish he'd carry the Activator... more