Living near Coventry I’ve been struggling for a local home brew shop, Wilkos is ok for bits but the quality of kits they stock aren’t the best or the most exciting! I had been travelling over to BrewGenie in Hall Green but wondering in Coventry’s historic market I stumbled upon Brewer Bill’s stall. Bill stocks a good variety of kits and equipment including Brewferm and Coopers, but doesn’t have much stuff on display and is a tad more expensive than other home brew shops, but I’m happy to find a local home brew shop on my doorstep.
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I’ve only just moved to Coventry and I have no idea where the nearest brew shops are … until my wife did a search and found your blog!
I’m off to Coventry market tomorrow to find Brewer Bill.
Thanks for blogging.
Hope you found Brewer Bill, its quite well hidden in Coventry Market! Also Wilkinsons in city centre and at Canley have home brew equipment, the kits they supply aren’t too exciting.
mark
I have to make a stand in favour of Wilkos. I’ve made a Woodforde’s Wherry from a kit from Canley Wilko and can confirm that it is excellent. It’s expensive at £15 a time but the results make the outlay worthwhile. I’m doing another one for Christmas.
I second Mark’s comment that Brewer Bill can be a bit hard to find – I sometime have to walk most of the way round the market before I find him. Definitely worth going to though. He stocks a wide range of things, sometimes for a few pence more than Wilkos, but you are paying for knowledgeable and helpful service.
Hi Mike, I certainly would prefer my money going to brewer bill than wilkos!
Hi Alex, I got a Woodforde’s kit for Christmas, looking forward to getting it going ready for the World Cup!
Thanks for the tip, Brewer bill is defiantly my preferred option over Wilkos.