"Before, homebrewers brewed out of necessity. Now, many homebrewers brew because they feel encouraged by the number of really great beers available on the market largely brewed by those who got their starts as homebrewers."
Ashton Lewis, BYO.com, December 2008
Brewers Coop is a small business in Ellerslie, Auckland and has been run by Mike for over five years. It offers one of the largest ranges of home brewing supplies and equipment in Auckland for brewing beer, wines and making spirits.
Why Brewers Coop?
Range
Brewers Coop obtains products from distributors throughout New Zealand. We stock a huge range of supplies, and experienced brewers will find anything they need, from hops and malts to liqueurs and stills. If we don't have it, we can order it in quickly. Brewers Coop also specialises in bulk order and specialty grain orders. (View price list)
Service
More than just a business, Mike's mission is to make Home Brewing accessible to anyone who wants to try it. He goes the extra mile to make your brewing successful. Mike also offers a mail order service to ensure easy ordering from anywhere in the country.
Experience
Mike has over 38 years of brewing experience, and still brews himself. He tests and recommends all his products, and will enthusiastically offer excellent advice and tips to anyone wanting to start brewing or improving their own beers, wines or spirits.
Why Home Brew?
Many people brew their own so they can make a cheaper beer, or bottle of spirit or wine. While we like the fact that the more you brew the more you save there are other reasons for brewing your own.
Brewing is relaxing. You can spend an hour or a day making a beer. Whilst it takes around four hours to run your still (producing 7 or 8 litres of spirit) you can mow the lawn or paint the ceiling or watch the rugby while that's happening. And there is nothing like opening your own wine to the adoration of your guests at a dinner party.
Homebrew tastes better. With a little extra effort and cost its easy to make a beer that tastes better than most mainstream commercial beers. Alternatively you may wish to clone a commercial beer that you like. You can make Gin or Rum or whisky that will compare more than favourably with commercial varieties. And you can make a truly excellent wine.
Homebrew is healthier. Home brew beer has more vitamin B (potentially less hangovers!) than commercial beer. Most commercial beers are filtered, so don't have any vitamin B. The bottle conditioning in home made beer also means preservatives are unnecessary so your brew is preservative free. Home made spirit is generally a cleaner alcohol than that found in whiskies and rums and can also result in fewer hangovers.
Last updated:23 May 2010
