wilko's

[brianboru]

Hi
Im in ireland and have a friend going over to Wales next week. He has agreed to pick up some supplies in wilko's for me but needs a shopping list. What are the kits most wiko's stock as the web is fairly sparse. Budget kits or stuff on offer is what im looking for really....do they sell DME ?

Cheers all

[mshergold]

In our local Wilkinsons it seems to mainly Geordie kits with the odd Woodford's. You could try searching for homebrew shops at www.yell.com

[OldSpeckledBadger]

My local Wilkos doesn't do DME but it does stock beer enhancer.

[Jaz_Allen]

The Wilko's I shop at have a couple of the Cooper's Kits, the Woodforde's Kits, and the Geordie Kits, and they sell "Geordie Beer Enhancer" at £4.99 a kilo which is half brewers sugar, half spraymalt.

[boingy]

Some wilkos do not stock any HB stuff but most stock at least some. The bigger ones have the full range that they sell online here:

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/icat/70

[Lillywhite]

All Wilkos stores, however small, will get it in for you to pick up within a couple of days from your local store if it's on their stock list.

[rollin danny]

Coopers aussie lager,bitter £9.99 1.7 kg Edme bitter ,lager ,Irish stout £9.99 1.8 kg .Youngs bitter and lager £6.99 !.6kg and geordie bitter and lager £7.99 1.5 kg .Go for the coopers or Edme kits its worth the extra few quid.They only sell bke think its gone up to £4.99

[redskinweasel]

Hi,

The wilko's by us stocks coopers lager and bitter, woodfordes wherry, edme lager and bitter, youngs lager and bitter, tom caxton kits, and geordie kits also. All around the £9.99 mark apart from woodfordes which is £14.99.

Never seen DME, but they do have Geordie beer enhancer.


Hope this helps!


Cheers

[Mogwyth]

Hi Brian,

Which route is he coming across on? As there is an alternative to Wilko's if he is coming across to Holyhead.

Bill

[delta9]

Doing the coopers australian lager myself (first lager brew) £9.99 in wilko. They do alot of young's wine kits too... Coopers is quite recommended I think.

Where's your mate going to in wales? I'm in south wales and theres a few homebrew shops around here too... Much better selection there.

Let me know if you need the locations

[brianboru]

cheers for all the info lads...
he is going from rosslare to Pembrooke.....he is from near Bridgend and said the local wilko's is 5 mins from him....might chance on of the wherry kits for myself as its only 14.99 = 16.5 euro ..they are 27 euro over here for 3kg kit....I do extract for myself but run off kits for my dad and uncle....you can never have enough stock. I live in Cork and they are trying to get the ferry to Swansea back up if they do i will be popping over for supplies myself...

[Lillywhite]

In our local Wilkinsons ......with the odd Woodford's.

Wilkos have only ever stocked the Wherry kit. It's a shame that they don't stock the complete Woodforde's range especially at their £14.99 price!

I guess their buyers have done a bulk deal on that one kit and it seems that everything they stock is via Young's Hombrew.

Perhaps we all ought to badger them to stock the complete range of Woodforde's kits?

[rollin danny]

Just been in local brew shop for a present for my dads birthday.He liked the wherry so thought Id get him Woodfordes Admirals reserve for a change £19.50 Wherry is same price so Wilko's really is a good deal.

[delta9]

I'm in Swansea

There is a decent brewshop in Swansea, another in Cardiff.

[brianboru]

better late than never....got the youngs definitive ale kit...made it up wth 500g amber lme / 300g brown sugar / 250g black malt / 250 raosted barley / 20 progress hops for 15 mins = FANTASTIC Stout / Porter ( not sure which is which or where the line is drawn)