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Beer Pipe / Beer Line / Beer Gas Pipe

We have beer pipe listed in a couple of spots on the webshop – Here and Here – but they don’t really cover the complete picture so…

Most beer pipe is 3/8 and we have miles of it. Some pipe is 5/16 so often out of the back of taps or fonts you may find 5/16 beer pipe. Also, the fittings on some coolers are 5/16 as well so the size itself is not unusual but it catches plenty of people out because it isn’t always obvious from first glance that it’s a slightly quirky size. It’s relatively normal stuff in the industry though and we always have a supply.

The ‘microbore’ beer pipe that we see, the really small bore stuff, is 3/16 and is very common. We rarely use it in more than two metre sections but it is a critical item which, again, we have loads of in stock always.

Beer gas pipe is always 3/8 and is colour coded. We don’t always have all the colours but we always have some beer gas pipe available.

The other size that’s of interest on the beer dispense side is 1/2 (half inch). This is the common size for beer engines or hand pumps. Again, it’s something we keep a good supply of. We’ve never quite figured out why we might use braided or non braided so tend not to worry too much about that aspect; we will use and supply whatever we have in stock.

We keep python as well, often offcuts from jobs but we usually have some around if that’s what you’re looking for.

If you can’t see what you need on the webshop it doesn’t mean that we don’ have it neccessarily; always worth dropping us a message.

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Beer Gas

Beer gas for home brewers and for dispense within home bars has become something of an issue in some areas and, as it happens, the Fylde Coast where we are is one of those areas.

Beer gas is kind of the under appreciated component in home bars or home brewing setups but when we get down to it it’s a critical component. Without gas all of the home bars we install, every single one of them, stops dispensing beer. Similarly, if you carbonate beer in your brewing setup as we do over here in’t shed, or ferment under pressure as some do, then without CO2 your process comes to a halt.

As ever with these problems we’ve looked for a solution and whilst we don’t always find a solution we have in this case; we’ve done a deal with Hobby Brew and are now their appointed agent for beer gas on the Fylde Coast and surrounding area. We can supply C02, 30/70 and 60/40 beer gas.

The deal is a £70 bottle deposit with refills (cylinder exchanges actually) priced ay £36 for mixed gas and £35 for CO2.

This is definitely a step away from finding a bottle on Freebay and then exchanging it for a full with the gas company or getting a cylinder from a pal who has a pub, we get that completely, but it is a guarantee of supply locally and you won’t be stuck for beer gas.

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Webshop Updates

Sodium Metabisulphite

We are adding products as and when we can source them. Supplies are a little tricky at the moment but we are searching far and wide for deals. This week we’ve added sodium metabisulphite in 200gm packs.

As you will know as a brewer sodium metabisulphite is what Campden tablets are made of, it’s a water treatment that we use to drive off chlorine/chloramine but also has some real use as a cleaning/sterilising agent.

Being a chemical though, it does come with a safety datasheet and we are making this available as a download here:

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Webshop Updates

We’ve been busy sourcing new products so the inventory on the webshop is growing. We are importing quite a bit direct from manufacturers as well so those will take a little bit of time to go live but we are pleased to be bringing those products here and look forward to adding more as we find them.

The listings will be added to for the next couple of days as stock arrives but we have some hydrometers, test jars, air lock bubblers, fermentation bins and some other interesting stuff on the way

Watch this space 🙂

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Home Brew Supplies

Delivering malt, hops, wholegrain recipe kits and more across the Fylde Coast

The webshop is live, has been for a while now, and should be very simple to use. Malts are marked by the kilo and you have the option to pick a quantity on the product page. Same with hops in 100gm quantities.

At checkout you will have the option of delivery or pickup. Orders over £20 will give a free delivery option, orders below £20 can still be delivered but will be charged at £3.50. There’s always the option of picking up from Thornton for free.

Deliveries are currently Saturdays only. We will work with you if you’re in a rush and can’t wait for Saturday to come around, just drop us an email: steve@shedbeer.co.uk, and we will figure it out.

Recipe Kits

We do keep a selection of recipe kits and those are available via the webshop in the usual way. Our kits use 22-23lt kettle voulme to give some 18lt into the fermenter. They’re designed that way so that most homebrewers already have the gear they need, the very common plastic buckets most folk use are 22lt or so which means 18lt gives sufficient headspace. We are not stuck on that volume though, so if you want more we can bump up to whatever volume you work with.

We can make kits up to order as well if we have the stock, again just drop us an email: steve@shedbeer.co.uk, and we will have a look at your recipe and see if we can help.

Bulk Purchasing

We get asked fairly regularly for bulk purchase discounts and that is something we can do. We may not always have the same idea of what ‘bulk’ means but we are always happy to have the conversation so, again, just drop us an email.

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Hops and More Hops!

We have sourced some hops at bargain prices and are passing some savings onto the the homebrew community.

You have to buy a decent amount (hey – so did we!) but there are some absolute bargains in the webshop – like 250gm of Amarillo or Cascade for £9.00!

We won’t be able to maintain these prices but we can for now; hoppy brewing!

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Fylde Homebrew – Hops and Malts for Homebrewers

Hops and Malts for Homebrewers

As lockdown eases our supply lines are opening up and we are able to add more products to the inventory and enable us to better support our thriving local homebrewing community. Our aim is to be able to supply hops and malts for homebrewers across the Fylde Coast from our stock here in Thornton.

Hops for homebrewers wise, we currently carry Magnum, Cascade (both UK and US versions) Bramling Cross, Fuggles, Goldings and Chinook. We should have some Citra arriving next week although anyone who wants Citra hop pellets should take a deep breath; they are coming to us at 4.5 times the cost of any of our other hop pellet stock!

In malts, we have Maris Otter, Extra Pale Ale, Munich Malt, Caramalt and Torrified Wheat. We should be adding rolled oats with our next delivery, which we use a lot of over here in the brewshed, and we are always looking to add to the inventory.

We also carry several complete all-grain recipe kits and are happy to make them up to order as well; if you have a recipe you want to brew we can probably make up the kit for you.

As we come to understand what’s needed we will add products wherever we can find a supply, 500ml beer bottles at £7.20 a dozen with crown caps for instance, keep an eye on the site and our Fylde Homebrew Facebook page and drop us a message if we can fill a gap!

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