Terminated from the MidwestSupplies.com affiliate program

I have been terminated, with no ability to contact anyone.  There is still the ability to apply for new vendors, but not previous affiliates.  Looks like we will be promoting other homebrew supplier sites going forward.  

Below are the messages that I have received.

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July 1, 2014

midwestsupplies@affiliatetraction.com

Dear XXXX,

You have been terminated from the MidwestSupplies.com affiliate program. Please remove your links, as you will no longer be eligible to receive a payout for leads or sales generated.  For additional information, please contact Seth Bernabei directly.

Thank you,

Seth Bernabei

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July 2, 2014

vendors@afftraction.com

Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, at this time Midwest supplies has decided to significantly reduce their affiliate program to only a handful of exclusive publishers. We will notify you if their policy changes in the future.

Kind regards, 

AffiliateTraction

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Northern Brewer has removed your Marketing Channel

So, I have been removed from the Northern Brewer Affiliate program.  All that I have at this point is that they are interested in sites like mine that promote homebrewing.  Not sure what I did wrong, but here we go.

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June 25, 2014

northernbrewer@affiliatetraction.com

Dear XXXXXXX:

We regret to inform you that Northern Brewer has removed your Marketing Channel, Past Brews,  from their affiliate program. Advertisers may remove Publishers from their programs for many different reasons, including violation of legal terms, inactivity, and changes in site content. If you feel that you have been removed in error, or would like clarification on why you were removed, please contact northernbrewer@affiliatetraction.com.

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Monthly Update 2014_06

Northern Brewer Extract Recipe Kit, Get a NB Pint Glass! code: REFILL. 6/1/14-6/14/14 20% Off of White House Deluxe Starter Kit! Code: WASHINGTONDC. 6/2/14-6/22/14 10% Off Vintner's Best 1 Gallon Wine Equipment Kit! code: TINYTIPPLE. Valid 5/25/14-6/14/14 $10 Gift Card when you purchase a Dark Star Burner! code: 10XP. Valid 5/11/14-6/14/14 Deluxe Starter Kit at Northern Brewer, Get a 5 Gallon Kettle free! Use code: KETTLETIME. Valid 6/8/14-6/28/14. Shop now! Midwest Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies Free shipping on all orders over $59!* Limited time offer. Brewing Starter Kit-Get a Free 5 Gallon Kettle! code: GOTIME. 5/4/14-5/24/14. Spend $200, get $25 Gift Certificate! code: HIGHTWENTYFIVE. Valid 5/4/14-5/17/14. Free Shipping for Brewing Starter Kits! code: QUICKSTART. Valid 6/1/14-6/14/14. Spend $125, Receive a 5 gallon Stainless kettle as your gift with any $125 purchase! code: READYSETGO. Valid 5/25/14-6/7/14 10% Off an Advanced Cheese Making kit! code: SAYCHEESE. Valid 5/25/14-6/14/14. Shop now! Get a Free 5 Gallon Plastic Bubbler with your Midwest Supplies purchase of $125 or more! Valid 6/8/14-6/21/14. More Beer Check out the deal of the day and use code BEERDEAL for a discount Austin Homebrew Limited Edition Long-tail ESB and get Keg Glass FREE BPong Find Everything Needed For Your Next Beer Pong Party At Bpong.com! BrewDemon Free shipping on all beer & hard cider kits at BrewDemon.com. Hurry, sale ends June 9th! Coupon Code: ABOUTDAD Save $15 on the Signature Pro Beer Kit, Plus Free Shipping at BrewDemon.com. Hurry, sale ends June 9th! Starbucks Save 5% on Your Order for Existing Customers!

Local Events 6/2 World of Beer (Opened) | Reston, VA 6/3 Old Ox Brewery began brewing 6/7 Hop Blossom Craft Beer Festival | Winchester, VA 6/12 National Homebrewers Conference and National Homebrew Competition | Grand Rapids MI 6/14 Beer BBQ Bourdon | National Harbor, MD Noon–6pm 6/15 Manassas Wine and Jazz Festival | Manassas, VA Noon-7pm 6/17 @Schlafly Brewmaster Spotlight at @FW_Courthouse 6/20 @LagunitasBeer Dinner at @RFDLoveTheBeer 6/21 Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest | Leesburg, VA 11-7pm 6/22 BADWolf’s One Year Anniversary Bash | Manassas, VA 2-7pm 6/29 Loudoun W Brew Bus at @CorcoranBrew @AdroitTheory @CatoctinCreek 7/12 Mad Fox 4th Anniversary Celebration | Falls Church, VA 12-5pm 7/19 Purcellville Wine and Food Festival

Monthly Update 2014_05

Northern Brewer
20% Off of White House Deluxe Starter Kit! code: WASHINGTON. Valid 4/27/14-5/11/14
Buy an Extract Recipe Kit, Get a free NB Pint Glass! code: FILL. Valid 4/20/14-5/10/14
Buy a Deluxe Starter Kit, Get a 5 Gallon Kettle free! Use code: KETTLEUP. Valid 4/20/14-5/10/14
10% Off Vintner's Best 1 Gallon Wine Equipment Kit! code: SMALLSQUEEZE. Valid 4/20/14-5/10/14

Midwest Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies
Free shipping on all orders over $59!* Limited time offer.
Brewing Starter Kit-Get a Free 5 Gallon Kettle! code: GOTIME. 5/4/14-5/24/14.
Spend $200, get $25 Gift Certificate! code: HIGHTWENTYFIVE. Valid 5/4/14-5/17/14.

More Beer
Check out the deal of the day and use code BEERDEAL for a discount

Austin Homebrew
Limited Edition Long-tail ESB and get Keg Glass FREE

BPong
Find Everything Needed For Your Next Beer Pong Party At Bpong.com!

Local Events

5/8 The Surly Brewing Draft & Cask Fiasco | Washington, DC (13 beers on tap)
5/9 SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience  | Washington, DC
5/17 DC Annual Epic Sour Tasting | Washington, DC
5/17 Beer Bacon Music | Frederick, MD
5/18 Heavy Seas Beer AHA Rally | Halethorpe, MD
5/26 World of Beer (Planned Opening) | Reston, VA
5/31 Maryland Craft Beer Festival (#MdCBF)  | Frederick, MD

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Monthly Update - 2014_04 White House

Use the logo links on the bottom for your orders. Let me know your thoughts.

Northern Brewer
Buy 3 Session Extract Kits, Get a FREE 5 or 6 Gallon Bubbler

Shop Northern Brewer for the best selling Dead Ringer IPA Extract Kit - Click Here!

Buy a 10 Gallon Deluxe All-Grain System at Northern Brewer, Get a Free Brix Refractometer! Use code: COOLIT. Valid 4/6/14-4/19/14. Shop now!

Get 15% Off of 5 Gallon White House Beer Recipe Kits at Northern Brewer! Use code: 1600. Valid 4/6/14-4/19/14. Shop now!

Buy a Northern Brewer Deluxe Starter Kit, Get a Free 5 Gallon Kettle! Use code: STARTBOILING. Valid 3/23/14-4/12/14 Shop now!

Midwest Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies
Buy a Vortex Stir Plate | Get a 2000ml Flask as your gift at Midwest Supplies! Use code: YEASTCAROUSEL. Valid 3/23/14-4/12/14. Shop now! - Ends 4/13

Buy a Maibock from Midwest Supplies | Get a Free Dimple Stein! Use code: MYSTEIN. Valid 3/23/14-4/12/14. Shop now! - Ends 4/13

More Beer
Check out the deal of the day and use code BEERDEAL for a discount

Kegerator.com
Save up to 30% + free shipping on orders over $79 during the Spring Sale!

Save up to 30% + free shipping on orders over $79 during the Spring Sale!

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Monthly Update - 2014_03 Russian River Consecration

I got confirmation from MoreBeer and Midwest, so they are now on the list as well.  Use the logo links on the bottom for your orders.

You are getting this as my first attempt of a newsletter.  Let me know your thoughts.

More Beer
Russian River's Consecration Extract Beer Kit  *** ORDERING IN THE NEXT HOUR CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE ORDER FOR FREE SHIPPING ***
This is a year long beer with lots of yeast during the process.

Northern Brewer
Buy a Dark Star burner at Northern Brewer, Get a $10 Gift Card! Use code: DARKONE. Valid 3/2/14-3/29/14. Shop now! - Ends 3/30

Spend $200 at Northern Brewer, Get a $25 Gift Certificate! Use code: QUARTERBACK. Valid 3/23/14-4/5/14. Shop now! - Ends 4/6

Buy a Stainless Steel Wort Chiller at Northern Brewer, Get a $10 Gift Certificate! Use code: EPICSTEEL. Valid 3/16/14-4/5/14. Shop now! - Ends 4/6

Buy a Northern Brewer Deluxe Starter Kit, Get a Free 5 Gallon Kettle! Use code: STARTBOILING. Valid 3/23/14-4/12/14 Shop now! - Ends 4/13

Midwest Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies
Buy a Vortex Stir Plate | Get a 2000ml Flask as your gift at Midwest Supplies! Use code: YEASTCAROUSEL. Valid 3/23/14-4/12/14. Shop now! - Ends 4/13

Buy a Maibock from Midwest Supplies | Get a Free Dimple Stein! Use code: MYSTEIN. Valid 3/23/14-4/12/14. Shop now! - Ends 4/13


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CO2 Tank Refill

Since we have all gotten into kegerators, an early question becomes should I refill or exchange.  This depends on a number of factors such as: appearance, cost, and convenience.  You may want to refill if your tank is going to be out for viewing.  For cost, consider the following: acquisition cost, refill vs exchange cost, and hydro testing cost every 5 years.

When trying to find a location to get CO2, the following are places that have been known to provide refill or exchanges of CO2:
 - Fire Control
 - Welding Supply
 - Homebrew
 - Paintball Supply
 - Stores that stock kegs
 - Home Depot
 - Bass Pro Shop

The table below has information on refill/exchange locations in the Northern Virginia area and anticipated prices.  Northern Virginia includes the following areas: Annandale, Ashburn, Centreville, Chantilly, Fairfax, Falls Church, Herndon,  Manassas, Reston, Sterling, Prince William and Loudon.

Store	Location	Type	5 lb.	10 lb.	20 lb.	Notes
Roberts	45000 Underwood Lane #N Sterling, VA 20166 (703) 471-9586 8607 Quarry Road Manassas, VA 20110 (703) 369-0400	Exchange	$20.89	$25.27	$26.94	WAMAS COD acct # is 59717 for a discount (http://wamas.org)
My Local Homebrew Store	6201 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22044 (703) 241-3874	Exchange	$24.99	$34.99		Also sells Co2/N2 and Nitrogen
Mathus & Valley Welding Supply	9113 Industrial Dr. Manassas, VA 20190 703 369-4195	Refill	$22.76	$33.65	$34.22
Fire Line Corporation	12 Cardinal Park Dr Leesburg, VA (703) 779-8728				$40	Not always someone available so call ahead
Airgas	9022 Euclid Ave Manassas, VA 20110 (703) 393-1832	Exchange	$23.65	$30-35	$40-50
Bars By Bud	2812 Merrilee Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031 (703) 573-1010	Refill	$23	$34	$50
PEVS Paintball	39835 New Rd Aldie, VA 20105 703-327-7640	Refill				Only Does Paintball tanks
Dick’s		Refill				Only Does Paintball tanks
Checkit Paintball	Chantilly					OUT OF BUSINESS?

Last Updated 2017/05/23

#92 Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Stout

Northern Brewer Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Stout proBrewer series.  This beer is only available in the midwest, so if you don't live there the only way to taste this is brew your own.

SPECIALTY GRAIN (20 min mash)

- 2 lbs Briess Pale Ale Malt
- 1 lbs English Roasted Barley
- 1 lbs German Vienna
- 0.5 lbs flaked oats
- 0.5 lbs Briess Victory
- 0.375 lbs English Black Malt 

FERMENTABLES 

- 3.15 lbs Gold malt syrup
- 1 lb Briess Golden Light DME
- 0.375 lbs Lactose

HOPS & FLAVORINGS 

- 1 oz Glacier (60 min)
- 0.25 oz Willamette (5 min)

YEAST

Safale S-04

#89 Chocolate Peanut Butter Brown Porter

Ken Wrightstone's Chocolate Peanut Butter Brown Porter was one of my favorites at the 2013 American Homebrew Conference in Philadelphia for club night.  You can follow Ken's brews at Wrightstone Brewing where he has recently listed the Holy Peanut Butter.  Although I normally provide the recipe, Ken has requested that I not share this one.  Since he was gracious enough to share, I will definitely hold my end of the deal.

Another good brew that was similar to Ken's at the conference was the homebrew version of Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter , a past winner of the H.E.R.O. Homebrew Competition and brewed by DuClaw in Maryland.  Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter started as a homebrew by Tony Huckestein and Doug DeLeo.  DuClaw H.E.R.O. homebrew competition and charity benefit beer competition with all the proceeds going to charity.

In the homebrew world, Midwest Supplies has a kit for Chocolate Covered BEAVR Nutz Extract Beer Kit based on the homebrew from the California-based homebrewing club “Brewing Enthusiasts of the Antelope Valley Region” (BEAVR).  This recipe was popular at the American Homebrewers Conference in 2011.