We're Double Dank Brewing Supply

Double Dank was a dumb name I found on my beer name list after I thought (or was it a sinking feeling?), "how hard could it be to open a homebrew store?"

Well here I am with a garage-based operation in Dakota Ridge, Colorado - far southwest Denver suburbs - shipping nationally, or internationally by request, with local, discounted pickups.

Could be just me, but this store is what I wished existed when I create my next brewing recipe and quickly find 20 tabs open on the browser. It's a central location, easy to use and compare ingredients, informative and practical, and not trying to sell you something fancy just for the sake of selling something fancy. And as interesting or distracting they may be, this site stirs clear from the chaos of Reddit or Facebook threads.

It really is inspired by the small homebrew stores that closed - my favorite places to go. I even used to work at one and eventually ate all the grains between customers, which is truly a great way to learn about different malts. It's not that homebrewing is dead. It's alive and well. The demand just shifted online, mostly to larger outfits. Even folks that live near a physical homebrew store prefer to order and ship online.

That market shift left a gap or six in the process. Here's some of what this store is trying to do:

  • Custom weighed grain orders milled the day of shipping or pickup with date labels
  • Improve ingredient transparency and traceability
  • Recipes built around classic style guidelines (BJCP) with modern renditions
  • Incorporate grounding sensory tools and descriptors
  • Practical, applicable guidance for all skill and interest levels rooted in brewing science
  • Thoughtful sourcing invested in the future of brewing

I'm Jeff Bart - garage operation founder. I've homebrewed for more than 10 years, including in Ghana as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I worked at a homebrew store that's gone now, did operational roles at Denver craft breweries, and Aging & Lagering at the Coors Brewery in Golden. I'm a Recognized BJCP judge and studied craft brewing at Regis University. The Beer Hunter is one of my favorite TV shows. So of course I created a homebrew store geared around classic recipes and getting the fundamentals right.