Heritage Home Brew sells supplies, hands-on experience

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Image removed.Heritage Home Brew is a one-stop-shop for all of your wine and beer home brewing needs. Beer and wine making enthusiasts Jon Bird, Jason Bird and Matt Prenzlin opened the shop about a year and a half ago, and their business is growing. With the nearest dedicated home brew store nearly a half-hour drive away, "We started the shop so we didn't have to travel so far to get our supplies," Jason said. The shop offers everything you need to brew a beer or wine, as well as soda bases. Even if you are new to the hobby, the guys at the shop know their stuff and can walk you through all of the equipment you will need, as well as how to design a brew. When the weather is cooler, you might also find a live outdoor brewing demonstration. Not only do they carry everything needed to make your favorite beverage at home, a few months ago they started offering wine making group classes by appointment. "They learn about everything. From sanitation to using hydrometers, and the process from choosing a recipe to bottling and corking," Jason said. "It's a chemistry lesson, it's a microbiology lesson, it's also the horticulture of growing grapes and other ingredients," Prenzlin added. For $34 per person, a group of 6-8 can make a six gallon batch of wine - 28 bottles - in any flavor they choose. After 6-9 weeks, the wine is ready to be bottled, corked and labeled. The price includes the use of equipment, a wine making kit, wine samples, hors d'oeuvres, bottles and corks. They even print customized labels for each group. In the future, they hope to expand these private classes to include beer making, as well as soda making for kids. Check out Heritage Home Brew at 453 E. Market St. in Tiffin, right next to the BMV. They are open Tuesday-Friday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. You can also shop online here. [gallery ids="https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161117_172435.jpg|,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161117_172447.jpg|,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161117_172422.jpg|,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161117_172609.jpg|,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161117_172708.jpg|,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161117_172730.jpg|,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161117_172805.jpg|,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/heritage-home-brew-logo.jpg|" type="slideshow"]
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