The Home Brew Shop Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.4

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was just about to put an order in for some wine making supplies as this is the time of the year for wine making. Firstly their website does not pick up on key words. When I finally found what I w... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Order on 26 Dec (bank holiday) 27 Dec (bank holiday) 29 Dec email saying delivery today between 1 & 2 pm 29 Dec delivered (20 mins late). Golly, I've had some issues with deliveries this Ch... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After browsing the many homebrew shops online this one has got to be the best one there is. The selection of products available is astounding and even if an item is out of stock it seems to get repl... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Until recently I'd had great service from these guys. Sadly, I won't be using them again. Their delivery agent failed to follow my 'leave in a safe place' instructions, instead leaving the rather expe... See more

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  1. Brewing Supply Shop
  2. Wine-making Supply Shop

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Home Brew is what we do, we have all your home brewing supplies, we have homebrew kits and brewing equipment here at the homebrew shop


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting customer service.

I must say that I am absolutely appalled with the customer service I have just received from the Home Brew shop.

I work for a company called Atom Supplies Ltd and we purchase from yourselves fairly regularly for some of our botanicals and have never experienced a problem until today.

We are currently in the midsts of our SALSA accreditation checks and I called to ask for an answer to our supplier questionnaire and I was greeted by the rudest gentleman I think I have ever spoken with. He spoke to me like I was a complete fool and when I tried to explain where I was calling from, he spoke over me and wouldn't let me finish. I did not catch a name but I told him I hoped he didn't speak to any other customers in that manner and I very much hope his manager sees this and retrains him on how do deal with customers, even if he cannot help us.

Absolutely disgraceful.

18 March 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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I’ve used many suppliers in the past but thbs are just about the only ones that don’t have hidden delivery fees. Prices are competitive and orders are always well packed and delivered in good time.

24 February 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Received order quickly, and good customer service.

I placed my first order a couple of weeks ago with the home brew shop. My order was dispatched promptly and arrived within a couple of days. One of the malts I ordered was just past its expiry date so I contacted them. They couldn't have been more helpful, it was just a mistake and a replacement was sent out to me the same day. I can't really fault them for that, and would certainly use them again.

17 January 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tried these guys for the first time…

Tried these guys for the first time recently and really can't fault their prices, speed of delivery or quality of equipment which is way better than the Coopers stuff I have been using for years.

18 February 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent, top banana!

I've ordered from these guys twice, and the only thing that beats their competitive pricing and quality products is their customer services.

I had ordered a certain cider kit this time around and a different but more expensive one was shipped instead, no big deal as I'm not in a rush for it anyway.

I called and spoke to a chap, he was polite but not overly enthusiastic, I was worried it was going to end in a row, I was wrong, the man asked me for my order number, confirmed the issue and said he'd send the correct one out immediately, and within 4 hours I received my tracking details, I asked if the courier would be collecting the incorrect kit for return or would I need to ship it to him, he told me to keep it by way of an apology!

I've seen there's some comments in these reviews about the customer services being "terrible", we all have off days.

I have experienced fantastic customer service and will continue to shop with the homebrew shop.

Legends.

11 December 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible

Terrible. For the second time in a row part of my order was not delivered. Worst still, I was told by the guy at Home Brew Shop was "you've had part of your order so its not the end of the world..." Many phone calls from me chasing and no enthusiasm to sort out the problem from The Home Brew Shop. I've been a regular monthly customer of theirs for years...I guess I expected better treatment.
Worst still I received an email asking for a review so I basically wrote what I have above, only to receive a 5 chapter ranting response pointing the finger at me and how he couldn't see what he'd done wrong. This bloke is a piece of work and has no idea how to speak to or communicate with customers

4 October 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Home Brewing Made Easy

When I went on their website I didn't think too much, looked a little out dated etc, but they have a wide range of products and I ordered from them and they were very prompt with delivery and everything was there.
Looking forward to the home brew and future use of The Home Brew Shop.

7 May 2016
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Postal service and range of products good. I will use Home Brew Shop again later in the spring when I recommence winemaking and brewing.
R. Groves

13 March 2015
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb

Fantastic service; Fast delivery, items where with me in less then 24hrs; Excellent value for money;

7 June 2013
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Ordered product very easily from your excellent website. Goods were delivered to Shetland in only two days. Anyone on the mainland should have no problem.
Would recommend you every time.
Well done.

25 November 2012
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Credit where credit is due

I have ordered from this company around ten times in the last year and every time it’s been excellent service. Items are always well packaged and arriving without any issue. Their website is always up to date with product stock so you know if what you are ordering is available. They also hold a great rage of stock with other shops do not seem to offer.

They also use one of the best courier company’s around who are willing to leave items in a safe place if requested (you just need to enter this in the note on checkout), this is handy for me as working 9-5 and not being at home when they deliver I do not have to make a 40 mile round trip at the weekend to the courier depot.

Be sure to try their own “Di and Danny's Golden Ale Beer Kit” its amazing!!! One of the best kits I have done.

10/10 for The Home Brew Shop from me, keep up the good work guys.

Cheers

17 February 2012
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Poor packing leading do damaged goods

Ordered a lot of tins of malt, sugar, cleaner etc which can be quite heavy . When the box arrived it was almost destroyed. The box was a flimsy construction and all the items had just been thrown in the box with very little packaging. This had lead to all the tins being dented but the big problem was that the cleaner had split open, covering everything.

I phoned up and to their credit are sending me a new tub of VWP although the person on the phone could have been a bit more sympathetic after my spending 30 mins cleaning down the order as well as my kitchen.

20 January 2012
Unprompted review
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Reply from The Home Brew Shop

Hello, Very sorry about your split damaged sterliser, this does happen from time to time with the carriers.
Which is why we have sent you a replacment.
Sorry the sterliser covered the rest of your goods.
Your goods will be fine, just rinse them under running water

we always try and pack the parcels the best we can.
We cant pack 1 beer kit in a box as that be too expensive your box was not too heavy approx 12kgs. Again once a parcel leaves us, its in the hands of the carriers
we have no control how they handle the parcels. 95% of the time we use double walled boxes

We have found one of our carriers damages more parcels then the other, so we are leaving them, and moving to a new carrier next week, which i hope will help with the damaged items

Adrian Green

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Years of Good Service

Having recently discovered Trustpilot, I thought I'd write a few reviews of Suppliers I've been using. I was amazed to read the negative review from 'toni' in Manchester (have to say, a bit difficult to understand very well - toni , your grammar and spelling need a bit of attention to say the least !!). I've been ordering from The Home Brew Shop for years, previously in Wiltshire, and now in Wales. Never had a problem, super service, and always fast delivery. Also - brilliant free delivery over a certain spend, despite often very heavy parcels which must cost a fair bit.

1 November 2011
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

omg

ok review realy.......
i ordered i simple funnle and cloth OMG took 10 days from ordering 7/8 days from dispatch i order from the brew store in scotland it gets here in 3 days so i have a question how much have u paid the previous reviewers to say ur delivery is in 2 days.

13 September 2011
Unprompted review
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Reply from The Home Brew Shop

Sorry I think you are blaming the wrong company, try Royal Mail as 1st class parcels can take up to 10 days to be delivered. We do state 2 - 5 workings days average for parcels to be delivered on our Web site and which you agreed to and your order was delivered within the 2-5 working days WEEKENDS do not count as working day.
Your Parcel was sent on Monday and sent 1st CLASS You ordered on Saturday and your parcel was sent out on the Monday, the 1st working day of the week and the 1st working day AFTER you placed the order, mail order is not processed on Saturday or Sundays, and it was there for sent on Monday.
As your order was a small box under 1kg it was sent with Royal Mail. Royal mail do have a habit of NOT carding addresses and holding onto the parcels that don't fit through letter boxes.
THIS is nothing to do with us but Royal Mail, Before you say they don't THEY do we send out over 300 small packets a week under 1kg and now and then we do have a few that take a few days longer then they should do sorry we don't run the Royal Mail and is out of our hands.
WE do state on the web site ONCE a parcel has left us its in the hands of the delivery company this you agreed to in the Terms and conditions and did not even bother contacting us about the delivery of your parcel. Apart from a Email on the Monday following your order on the Saturday asking where the parcel was and we said it be going out today.

We don't have to pay anyone for reviews about our service, we been trading for 42 years for a reason. We rely on good customer service and with the amount of orders we process YES a few will be delayed and have problems. But we can only help those customers that connect us about a problem. Which is why we are here to help if we are contacted with the problems, which is why we don't hide phone numbers or email address on our web site, WE also include a GUIDE for problems with each order

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