Fifth Season is pleased to offer a full selection of beer and wine making supplies online and in our Carrboro, Charlottesville and Greensboro stores. Visit any of our Brew Rooms and let us show you how easy it is to brew your own beer and make your own wine!

A good beer contains good ingredients.  As brewers, we at Fifth Season know the value of fresh, quality grains, hops and yeast and seek to provide our customers with only the best.  We carry ingredients for both the novice and experienced homebrewer and always welcome feedback to make our store suit your homebrewing needs.   We stock basic extract beer kits as well as all ingredients for a fine all-grain brew.   Our yeast selection includes White Labs “pitchable” yeast vials and Wyeast smackpacks which are added directly to your homebrew without the need for a yeast starter.  For people who prefer to make a yeast starter we offer Wyeast's Activator packs. 

We carry locally-grown hops as well as a wide variety of specialty hops from one of the largest distributors in the country.  In addition, we are pleased to offer a complete selection of specialty herbs, spices and sugars from Belgium.   We also have the ability to crush grain on site at no additional charge. Our full line of equipment includes, Better Bottle and Glass carboys, hydrometers, cappers, siphoning equipment, burners, bottles, caps and kegging supplies.  We also offer a wide range of literature and beer making games for fun!For the winemaker, we offer the same promise...to stock a variety of quality ingredients for your discriminating tastes. 

We stock ingredient kits of finings and fine juices, the Vintners Reserve World Vineyard Collection, the Selection International Series and many other providers, all of which source product from the world's great wine producing nations.  These kits showcase the styles that made each region famous and allow you to produce hundred dollar bottles of wine in your own home for a fraction of the cost.  

Furthermore, we offer concentrations of various types of juice for making apple wine, cherry wine and others along with Better Bottle and glass carboys, hydrometers, corkers, corks, siphoning equipment, bottles, literature, and more.