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The Home Brew Shop

The Home Brew Shop

Homebrew is what we do at The Home Brew Shop, we have all you need for home brewing, wine making and beer making, all the equipment you need to make homebrew. The Home Brew Shop is not only a mail order company we do have a shop as well, Feel free to pop in
10 Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hants GU14 6DA, 01252 540386
which is open Monday to Saturday 9.30 am - 6 pm sorry closed Sundays

Post & Packaging

Post & Packaging

Orders under 1kg £2.50 (UK), Orders over £65 FREE
( NOT including some UK and European orders) For more information please click Delivery costs on the left

The Home Brew Shop has a shopsafe website
Shop safe and Data Protection (Z9426898)
Sorry we care unable to take Visa Electron Cards (4917) or cards that start with 4508 or 4844 as these are wipe only cards and as we process the orders on a PDQ machine we can not take these cards.
Larsen Home Brew (UK) Ltd
T/A The Home Brew Shop
10 Alexandra Road
North Camp, Farnborough
Hampshire, GU14 6DA
United Kingdom
Phone: 01252 540386, Fax: 01252 370079
Email: homebrewshop@btconnect(dot)com
VAT Registration Number: 211307718, Limited Company Number: 04655902
Registered in England Registered address: MM House, 3 - 7 Wyndham Street, Aldershot, Hants, GU12 4NY

Best Selling Items

Brewing Sugar 1kg

Brewing Sugar 1kg

£1.84

Brewing Sugar is recommended as an addition to beer kits instead of sugar. This produces a cleaner, crisper taste.

The packaging may change, but you will always get 1kg of Brewing Sugar
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Bubbler Airlock

Bubbler Airlock

£0.48

A plastic Bubbler type airlock, Please note you only get 1, picture is for display only
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Safale S-04 English Ale Yeast

Safale S-04 English Ale Yeast

£1.25

A well-known, commercial English ale yeast, selected for its fast fermentation character and its ability to form a very compact sediment at the end of the fermentation, helping to improve beer clarity. This yeast is recommended for the production of a large range of ale beers and is specially well adapted to cask-conditioned ales and fermentation in cylindro-conical tanks. High sedimentation. Recommended temperature range: 18ºC-24ºC. Recommended pitching rate: 50 g/hl to 80 g/hl. 11.5g pack ready for 5 gallons
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VWP 400g

VWP 400g

£4.59

VWP cleans and sterilises in one.
Dissolve 1-2 teaspoons of VWP in a gallon of warm water. for around 10 - 15 minutes is sufficient to clean the equipment. If soiled leave to soak for a bit longer in a stronger solution. Always rinse in clean cold water.
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Syphon tube 1/16 wall, 5/16 bore

Syphon tube 1/16 wall, 5/16 bore

£0.35

Food grade plastic tube cut to size if you order more then 1 meter this will be in whole lengths. This is the standard size syphon tubeing that most syphoning equipment will fit.
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Muntons Gold Premium Beer Yeast

Muntons Gold Premium Beer Yeast

£1.55

The yeast rehydrates at 20°C and therefore simply requires sprinkling onto the surface of your wort - no need to stir - and the yeast will rehydrate and activate within just a few hours. The yeast has excellent crusting characteristics forming a firm 'jelly like' deposit at the bottom of the fermenter and bottle or barrel. Flavour profile is excellent and the yeast has the ability to drop out of suspension very rapidly. There is a major benefit if you are bottling your beer. When pouring your beer you will not disturb the firm yeast sediment and therefore can fill your glass safe in the knowledge that it will be a clear bright pint. This benefit also applies when you are siphoning your beer from the fermenter into your bottles or barrel. Once again the firm crusting characteristics will ensure that you transfer all of your beer to your bottles or barrel and therefore will not waste any. All of our yeasts are supplied in six gramme sachets sufficient to brew five U.K.gallons, six U.S. gallons or twenty three litres of beer.
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New Products

MiniBrew 8 Gallon Conical FermenterThermometer

MiniBrew 8 Gallon Conical FermenterThermometer

£25.00

This is our fermentation scale thermometer: The scale reads from 0º/55º C - 30º/130º F.
The thermometer is back connected with 1/2" threads. The stem is 4" with an anti-glare Face and a calibration nut on the back. The body is stainless steel.

PLEASE NOTE SIZES QUOTED ARE USA SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS
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MiniBrew 8 Gallon Conical Fermenter

MiniBrew 8 Gallon Conical Fermenter

£250.00

This top quality fermenter ships ready to brew. Includes 1" nickel plated bottom ball valve, 1/2" racking port nickel plated ball valve, lid has two 1/2 inch threads, stand plus three 1/2" screw in plugs. One of the plugs is for a thermometer threads just below the label. Plastic is full 5/16" thick. The unit is 38 1/2" tall by 14 3/4" wide. This 8 gallon fermenter is designed for five gallon recipes. Ships in one oversize box

Easy to Clean and Sterilize All popular cleaning and/or sterilizing agents can be used on our plastic (HDPE) fermenters. They will not harm the inert plastic material. Water at 180 degrees is an excellent sterilizing agent; pour it down the sides of the fermenter. The heat will sink into the plastic and all the parts, killing bacteria. This procedure works with stainless also. The large top makes it easy to get inside and scrub dried trub with a Teflon scouring pad. The melting point of plastic is 250 degrees.

No Scratches Worries One need not worry about tiny scratches in plastic or stainless. There are two answers to the problem and both are easy. The first is to do nothing. Sterilize with hot water. The second is to remove the scratch by cutting down the sides with a dull knife. Draw the blade toward you, scraping away the plastic. Grinding and buffing scratches in stainless steel is more complicated.

No Secondary Transfers No need to transfer wort or wine to a secondary fermentation vessel. It is safer and less work to transfer the lees and dead yeast cells from the bottom while you leave the fermenting process above untouched.

Fermenter Design and Shape The precise shape of the 60 degree cone and top cylinder (one unit wide by one unit high+) are fermenter design perfections developed over the years by dedicated brewers looking to improve taste, consistency and ease of use. The shape positions the yeast and convection does the rest. The mixing motion of the currents assures complete yeast wort contact. The yeast near the cool sides will sink and, upon hitting the conical bottom, is forced into the center where it is warmer. Active yeast tends to give off heat. The hard working warmer cells rise to the top and spread to the sides to complete the cycle. Dead yeast cells will drop to the bottom and are removed quickly and easily (about 30% are alive) for disposal or reuse.

Precise Temperature Monitoring Thermometer threads on the MiniBrew System brand of fermenters are located near the middle of the wort for precise temperature monitoring. A screw-in plug is included. Thermometer sold
separately
Valves included The 1/2" racking port threads are located on the side cone just above the settled yeast level. The port valve is for sampling, specific gravity reading and, of course, racking to bottles and kegs. The valve at the apex of the cone is for filling the fermenter and draining dead yeast. The thickest of yeast will flow through this large valve.

ALL THIS without lifting a carboy, siphoning risk or breaking glass. Now small batch brewing is easy and professional. Carboys, plastic buckets, converted kegs and stainless are history. They just do not provide the benefits, flexibility, ease of use and low cost.

PLEASE NOTE SIZES QUOTED ARE USA SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS
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MiniBrew 6.5 Gallon Conical Fermenter

MiniBrew 6.5 Gallon Conical Fermenter

£210.00

The Affordable Conical by minibrew is designed for five gallon recipes. It holds a full 6.5 Gallons. The tank and stand is 32" tall and 12" wide. Included with the fermnenter is a 3/4 inch nickel plated bottom ball valve, stand, lid, air lock, and 1/2" nickel plated racking port valve. Also included is a 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch nipple for fastening the valves to the fermenter. The Model f6.5 fermenter does not have thermometer mounting thread. The Affordable Conical ships ready to brew.

Easy to Clean and Sterilize All popular cleaning and/or sterilizing agents can be used on our plastic (HDPE) fermenters. They will not harm the inert plastic material. Water at 180 degrees is an excellent sterilizing agent; pour it down the sides of the fermenter. The heat will sink into the plastic and all the parts, killing bacteria. This procedure works with stainless also. The large top makes it easy to get inside and scrub dried trub with a Teflon scouring pad. The melting point of plastic is 250 degrees.

No Scratches Worries One need not worry about tiny scratches in plastic or stainless. There are two answers to the problem and both are easy. The first is to do nothing. Sterilize with hot water. The second is to remove the scratch by cutting down the sides with a dull knife. Draw the blade toward you, scraping away the plastic. Grinding and buffing scratches in stainless steel is more complicated.

No Secondary Transfers No need to transfer wort or wine to a secondary fermentation vessel. It is safer and less work to transfer the lees and dead yeast cells from the bottom while you leave the fermenting process above untouched.

Fermenter Design and Shape The precise shape of the 60 degree cone and top cylinder (one unit wide by one unit high+) are fermenter design perfections developed over the years by dedicated brewers looking to improve taste, consistency and ease of use. The shape positions the yeast and convection does the rest. The mixing motion of the currents assures complete yeast wort contact. The yeast near the cool sides will sink and, upon hitting the conical bottom, is forced into the center where it is warmer. Active yeast tends to give off heat. The hard working warmer cells rise to the top and spread to the sides to complete the cycle. Dead yeast cells will drop to the bottom and are removed quickly and easily (about 30% are alive) for disposal or reuse.

Valves included The 1/2" racking port threads are located on the side cone just above the settled yeast level. The port valve is for sampling, specific gravity reading and, of course, racking to bottles and kegs. The valve at the apex of the cone is for filling the fermenter and draining dead yeast. The thickest of yeast will flow through this large valve.

ALL THIS without lifting a carboy, siphoning risk or breaking glass. Now small batch brewing is easy and professional. Carboys, plastic buckets, converted kegs and stainless are history. They just do not provide the benefits, flexibility, ease of use and low cost.

PLEASE NOTE SIZES QUOTED ARE USA SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS
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MinBrew Mash Lauter Tun

MinBrew Mash Lauter Tun

£265.00

The NEW MiniMash Lauter Tun is designed from the ground up for brewers. It is not a converted water jug or picnic cooler. It will last longer than GOTT or any converted cooler on the market.

The MiniMash Lauter Tun is a round, 15 gallon tank will hold up to 35 lbs of grain. Tank is 21 3/4" tall by 15" in diameter. 3/32" screen holes are ideal for a good filter bed. 5/16" thick walls provide mass for strength and good insulation. Transfers BTUs 100,000 times slower than stainless steel based on BTU transfer rate high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Sometimes a blanket or neoprene for insulation is needed.

False Bottom. The true bottom is 12 1/4" diameter and 1 3/4" deep. The size difference from the tank above forms a ledge inside. A stainless steel bolt is threaded through a center leg with a wing nut and washer to seal the screen in place tight against this ledge and the leg. The flat screen is great for lautering. It will not sag or allow grain to pass into the true bottom. The top of the bolt is an ideal depth measurement for stirring. Now it is easy to stir the grain without disturbing the filter bed.

Sparge Head. The brass sparge head has no moving parts. The design spreads the hot liquor evenly. However, it does require some water drop or pressure to reach the sides of the tank. We recommend leaving about 1/2" of water on top of the grain bed and stirring regularly. The hot liquor will sprinkle gently onto the grain. The sparge head screws into the 1/2" threads in the lid and will not clog.

Sparge Arm The center polyethylene post is held in place with a stainless steel spring clip on a PVC fitting separated for easy rotations with a Delrin washer. The force of the water (24 inch drop) pushing out the holes rotates the arm.

Accurate Temperature Monitoring. Thermometer threads are strategically located for easy and accurate monitoring just above the screen and below the level of the center screen hold down bolt.

Sight Glass. This design perfection is to assist in balancing the vacuum created when hot liquor flows out. The sight glass will also prevent channeling. When you know the liquid level you will know how recirculating (RIMs) is progressing or when to add hot liquor. With the MiniMash, the variables of mashing are under your control.

Extra Threads. Two extra 1/2" threads have been added to the back of the MiniMash. One at the top and one at the bottom below the screen for RIMs or any other creative ideas you may have. The top thread allows you to bypass the sparge head directly into the top of the grain bed. The extra lower thread can be used for specific gravity and pH testing.

Partial Grain Brewers. Extract brewers can add a little specialty grain and flavor with the MiniMash Lauter Tun.

Recipe Size. Designed for both 5 and 10 gallon recipe size brewers.

Making Extract. Take the big step and make your own extract. The choice represents more opportunities for great tastes and fun. The MiniMash Lauter Tun was designed and developed by brewers concerned about efficiency, taste and repeatability.

Ships Ready to Mash. Just clean, warm, start your mash - sparge when ready - enjoy the new flavors and challenge.
Sparge Arm and Thermometer is included

PLEASE NOTE SIZES QUOTED ARE USA SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS
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Beaverdale 5 gallon Chardonnay Starter kit

Beaverdale 5 gallon Chardonnay Starter kit

£63.39

This is a complete starter kit, all you need is water
we have included :-
1 x 5 gallon Beaverdale Chradonnay Wine kit
1 x Twin Lever Corker
1 x 5 gallon Plastic Fermenter
1 x Airlock
1 x Bung
1 x Syphon Tubing
1 x Hydrometer
1 x Thermometer
1 x 100g Sterliser
1 x 50 Corks

Please note you will need Bottles, to bottle the wine after it has been made

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Beaverdale 5 gallon Cabernet Sauvignon Starter kit

Beaverdale 5 gallon Cabernet Sauvignon Starter kit

£63.39

This is a complete starter kit, all you need is water
we have included :-
1 x 5 gallon Beaverdale Cabernet Sauvignon Wine kit
1 x Twin Lever Corker
1 x 5 gallon Plastic Fermenter
1 x Airlock
1 x Bung
1 x Syphon Tubing
1 x Hydrometer
1 x Thermometer
1 x 100g Sterliser
1 x 50 Corks
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