Elderberry Home Brew Centre - whitley bay

[billybuntus]

Hi,

Just thought I'd recommend Elderberry Home Brew Centre in whitley bay.

I live about 10 miles from hop and grape but prefer to travel around 30 miles to elderberry as the chap who runs it is always very helpful.

http://www.whitleybayonline.com/detail.php?id=901

[kerosine]

Yes i agree, Alan is a very helpful chap indeed


verrrrry knowledgeable on the old beer brewing

[Tuco]

kerosine....

Do they sell 1 gallon glass DJ?

I can't find a website, and the email address on that page isn't working.

[Rich]

kerosine....

Do they sell 1 gallon glass DJ?

I can't find a website, and the email address on that page isn't working.

Do you ever drive south to near York for anything? I have several glass demijons that you can have. Clear and brown glass, will be sorting them out this weekend to freecycle I think.

Rich

[Tuco]

Do you ever drive south to near York for anything? I have several glass demijons that you can have. Clear and brown glass, will be sorting them out this weekend to freecycle I think.

Rich

I don't

Thanks anyway

[kerosine]

They do sell Demi Johns

but might be cheaper buying 5 litre water from supermarket and converting

Easier/lighter and saves the metro journey

or you could try ordering from H&G they deliver http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog...tid=FER2155433

but then it may be better to go for 5 Gallon Carbouys

[Tuco]

thanks kerosine

I got 2 of those 5 litre water bottles on my hopandgrape order list, just need to wait to get paid

[lockwood1956]

Yes i agree, Alan is a very helpful chap indeed


verrrrry knowledgeable on the old beer brewing

Alan is a member of the guild of judges and is a wine and a beer judge

[ms67]

that shop was one of my haunts many years ago. Is Alan the Aussie guy? I enjoyed shopping there and gave the shop a plug on the last forum that i was active on.

[Richard S]

but might be cheaper buying 5 litre water from supermarket and converting

Spot on!

I got 2 of those 5 litre water bottles on my hopandgrape order list, just need to wait to get paid

Tuco, the 5 litre water bottles from the supermarket are exactly the same as the ones you would buy from a home brew shop. A gallon of water from the supermarket will cost around 70p (with a free demi) and the ones from the HBS will cost between £2.50 and £3.50 each. I use the ones from the supermarket, the only modification required is the top needs a hole drilling in order to take an airlock grommet.

[Zebedee]

I do all my fermenting in 5ltr supermkt PETs.
that way when I do my final racking/filter there is enough to completely fill a glass DJ for bulk storage