Supplies

The shops on this map have been recommended by members and most can supply by mail order. Do support your local shop, the list of Brupaks stockists is a good guide to those who stock top-quality ingredients. There is a fairly comprehensive list at yobrew. They also suggest typing "home brew" into the online yellow pages.

If you want to nominate your favourite shop, let us know and please supply as much of the following information as you can bear:

Web Page; if none:

• Full name and street address.
• Telephone and fax numbers.
• email address(if applicable).
• Directions, if appropriate and necessary.

Comments on the service a supplier provides. A suggested check-list:

• Type: eg shop & mail-order, or mail-order only.
• Stock: ingredients: range, quality, specialities, notes, equipment: range, quality, anything especially interesting.
• Prices: not a list please, just in general, and any notably low or high ones.
• Mailorder - available or not; promptness; shipping charges.
• Services provided - analyses, yeast culturing, advice, lessons, tastings, hangover cures, lobotomies, abuse, counselling.
• Expertise: eg, wheat beer fanatics, contest judges, don't brew themselves, or don't drink their own beer, think dropping means being careless etc.- Other info: eg: ale samples on premises, closed on Thursday afternoons.

Scotland

Edinburgh: Edina Homebrew

Northern England

Leyland Homebrew

Darlington: Hop and Grape

John and Patsy Braithwaite have made the Hop and Grape one of the leading homebrew shops in the country. They have a full range of malt, hops and yeast (liquid yeast is from White labs). They also import a formidable range of equipment. For knowledgeable and helpful service you need look no further.

Huddersfield: Aurora

Brupaks of Honley near Huddersfield have searched far and wide to bring specialised materials and equipment to the UK market. Their website site shows you what's available through their stockists. There is a retail shop (Aurora) at the warehouse  where Brupaks products can be purchased by personal callers only. They do not offer a mail order service as this is adequately handled by their select group of retailers, a full list of which is on the website. Opening hours are: Mon-Wed: 10am - 5.30pm, Thurs: 10am - 6pm, Fri: 10am - 4pm, Sat & Sun Closed.)

It's easy to get to - about fifteen minutes walk from Honley station on the startlingly scenic Sheffield to Huddersfield railway line.

We were made most welcome when we visited - Clive and Janet were liberal with advice and information. They also sell speciality teas and teapots - bonus! (DJE July 2007)

West Midlands

Black Country: Harris Filters

They stock a basic range, to keep a regular turn over. The Pale Malt is from (and milled) by Holdens, (fresh delivery Fridays). Great personal service. (BR676 May 2007)

Harris Filters, 42 Zoar Street, Lower Gornal, West Midlands, DY3 2PA. Tel: 01384 253073

Redditch: The Wine Emporium

The Wine Empourium 4, High St, Studley, Warwickshire B80 7HJ; Tel: 01527 854198

The Wine Empourium can be found in the center of Studley around the corner & uphill from the co-op supermarket. Easy access from Birmingham, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick & Leamington Spa.

Shop & mail-order dedicated entirely to homebrewing.

Stock: Pale malt & selection of speciality malts, malt extract, selection of best foil wrapped hops. Good quality yeasts, Fermentis/ Safale range, Gervin. Selection of beer kits & vast selection of wine kits. Good quality fermenters, bottles, king kegs. Full range of still spirits.

Prices: Reasonable; Mailorder - Prompt

(MW962 July 2007)

South Leics: Bells Brewery

At Ullesthorpe, not far from Lutterworth. They have a "farm shop" attached to the brewery selling local products, and a small range of brewing & wine making equipment and kits, but the real interest is there range of grains and hops, grains are supplied by Warminster and crushed and they sell them at 90p per kilo and hops at £12 per kilo, they have a 5 barrel plant and I think they normally brew twice a week. John the brewer always seems happy to chat about making beer, the benefits of this yeast or that, the issues of beer duty, what he thinks about SIBA etc. The shop also as a large selection of bottled beers. (PS878 May 2007)

East Midlands

Nottingham: Flagon & Cask

Flagon & Cask , 202 Main St, Bulwell, Nottingham NG6 8EH  Tel 0115 927 1368.

Coalville: Matchless Homebrew

Bedford: The Happy Brewer

The Happy Brewer , 15 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF; HOMEBREW HELPLINE 01234 353856

The Happy Brewer, can be found in Bedford on the main A6, affordable parking is available locally. Shop & mail-order dedicated entirely to homebrewing.

Stock: Top quality All Grain, 25kg sacks, speciality malts, large selection of nothing but best foil wrapped hops. If what you want is not in stock Myrven is happy to order it in, I recently ordered a 25kg sack of Wheat malt no problem. Best quality yeasts, Fermentis/ Safale range, Gervin, W-yeast vials. Vast selection of kits. Top quality & practical equipment including spinny sparge arms, mash tuns, fermenters, Buon Vino filters, bottles, kegs & spares including cornelius. Brewing books including CAMRA and Dave Line. Full range of Stillspirits. Wine presses.

Services provided - advice, telephone helpline service, helpful attitude -

Expertise: brewing fanatic, some samples available, Real ales & Euro beers i.e. Wheat beers.

(MW962 July 2007)

East Anglia

Southend: Beers Unlimited

London and South East

Cheam: Cheers

Richard Burns runs this friendly shop in leafy Surrey. He's also the organiser of a Craft Brewing Festival that takes place every November in nearby Sutton. He runs mashing course from time to time as required and there's also a cider making course in Autumn, although it's a well-kept secret because it's usually over-subscribed.

Note - no mail order.

Farnborough: The Homebrew Shop

An excellent, well-stocked homebrew shop

Worthing: Johnson's

Johnson's was one first homebrewing shops to set up when Mr Mauldling relaxed the brewing laws; as a result of this the staff have extensive knowledge of all things fermentable. They offer a full range of beer ingredients and equipment from Youngs and Brupaks including a vast stock of beer kits. They also offer an Internet buying service and are willing to offer advise by e-mail or phone. Old-fashioned personal service is provided. (GK114 May 2007)

South West and Wales

Barnstaple: North Devon Homebrews

North Devon Homebrews  has recently set up a new shop in Barnstaple, after the Braunton shop closed down due to retirement. The owners have an extensive range of equipment and ingredients from Ritchie, Youngs and Brupaks, offering a next day delivery for all things ordered via the Internet before 4 pm. A range of fresh yeasts is stocked, together with a good selection of unusual malts from Brupaks, plus modern brewing kit. Questions on brewing via email  will be answered within 2 days. (GK)

North Devon Homebrews, 50b Bear Street Barnstaple Devon EX32 7DB. Telephone: 01271 374123

(GK114 May 2007)

Plymouth: The Hop Shop

The Hop Shop is has an excellent range of stock and a nicely laid out website for mail order. Great, helpful service.