ONLINE HOME BREW SHOPS

[snap9]

Hi fellow brewers, can any1 tell me if there are any good & reliable online home brew suppliers? & of coarse it as to be very reasonable prices too. My local homebrew store as slowly been putting his prices up. Coopers kits now start at £13 for standard range £14 mid range & so on. Cheers Nick.

[Greatcthulhu]

Online shops are OK as long as you order in quantity. If you were to just order one or two kits your likely to pay around £6 in postage, which doesn't really make it economical. I've had no problems with 'The Home Brew Shop'.

[Nohopebrewery]

I can highly recommend http://www.copperkettlehomebrewing.co.uk/

I have never ordered from him online as he is fairly local to me but the service is second to none and he he a fairly good range to choose from.

[danwells]

I can also highly recommend my local home brew shophttp://www.dorsethomebrew.co.uk/shop/ good prices,good service and if she hasn't got what you want she'll try her hardest to get it for you

Have also ordered from herehttp://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/a few times now,once again great service

[twentyfootwilf]

I use several online homebrew shops as I don't have any decent ones anywhere nearby. These are the ones I use most frequently and in no particular order. They all give very prompt reliable service in my experience. http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/ http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/public/home.asp http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/

[techtone]

When I used the kits, I used http://www.creativewinemaking.co.uk Don't see them mentioned on here much but they always had great prices, were very quick and free delivery over £45. Not familiar with coopers but they start at £11.99. I only haven't used them for a while as I moved to all grain.

[neilmcca]

http://www.art-of-brewing.co.uk/acatalog/intro.html are the cheapest i've found if u order over £49's worth (free delivery to mainland UK)
their website looks a bit rough, but i haven't had any problems with them.
http://www.brewsmarter.co.uk/about-us-1-w.asp are good and cheap, but cans can often arrive badly dented.

[pcrofts27]

I have to say, apart from a couple of cheap kits from Tesco's sale, I always buy my stuff from Brewmart in Sheffield. I might be able to get a pound or two off buying over the internet, but there's always postage to allow for, and I'd rather have a local store where you can have a good look round and a chat with the people behind the counter.

[Cozzyb]

We could all give you a massive list of sites and honestly most are fine, but as the first reply says unless you can spend like £40 + i.e. going for free delivery on some times, its not a massive saving, obviously if you have no local LHBS then online is likely one of your only choices. But I only order online for bulk buying/large items, otherwise its wilkos/Tesco/LHBS.

I order from these

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk - my favourite.
http://www.homebrewmegastore.co.uk - cheapest free delivery (£39.99).
http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk - bit pricey but plenty of choice.

[Cozzyb]

I have to say, apart from a couple of cheap kits from Tesco's sale, I always buy my stuff from Brewmart in Sheffield. I might be able to get a pound or two off buying over the internet, but there's always postage to allow for, and I'd rather have a local store where you can have a good look round and a chat with the people behind the counter.

Hello fellow Sheffielder, Brewmart is indeed very good, shame its Hillsborough shop is gone though, but otherwise really great selection and decent prices.

[cellone]

I use www.brewuk.co.uk a lot and have never had a problem.

[Nofolkandchance]

I can highly recommend http://www.copperkettlehomebrewing.co.uk/

I have never ordered from him online as he is fairly local to me but the service is second to none and he he a fairly good range to choose from.

Used a few of the others mentioned but really depends what youre looking for. Certainly for service and advice on AG, Copper Kettle & Malt Miller are second to none.

[Doctor_Paul]

Here's another vote for The Art of Brewing. Good prices and free shipping over £49 which works out at 2-3 kits plus a few odds and ends. I like the range of stuff they have on offer, especially the wine yeasts, and the way I see it they are someones LHBS, just not mine!

[MartinC]

... My local homebrew store as slowly been putting his prices up. Coopers kits now start at £13 for standard range £14 mid range & so on.

Nick,
As the manager of a home brew shop I would like to point out that Coopers have put the prices up this year and so this has affected every supplier. Please don't blame your local shop. The Australian dollar is very strong at present and so Coopers are covering their additional costs by charging the wholesalers more who, in turn, are passing the price rises to the retailers who, not surprisingly, feel they have to pass the extra costs on to the customer.
Cheers,
Martin