Alba Homebrew

The guy who works here is extremely lazy. He never answers the phone or replies to mails. Also if you order something online, choosing the free pick up at store option, don’t expect it to be in stock. Not that you could find out if it’s in stock or not as he never answers the phone or Emails you telling you when the product will be in stock. He just basically doesn’t care.
As for home brew help, I’ve never asked him any questions. He has a fed up look about him that screams indifference. I may have just caught him on a bad day though, on three separate occasions.
I’d rather walk the extra distance to the South Clark street Home brew store than the half mile to Alba.

I cheated. I cheated and bought homebrew goods from another business and I now feel guilt. Alba is small but perfectly formed and is, in my opinion, Edinburgh’s best homebrew shop.

My dad used to brew his own beer. It tasted like a sort of hoppy vomit. Really great. He used to make his own wine too, which he thought was brilliant. Yeah, not great.
Step forward Alba Homebrew. They’ll actually show you how to brew your own beer properly. And not only beer, they do all manner of alcoholic delights. So it’s sort of like doing it yourself, but leaving it to the experts at the same time. A win-​win situation.
If you are interested in brewing your own tipple I’d definitely recommend here. The owner is really friendly, he’ll talk you through everything. And as Sam says, 19p a pint can’t be bad…

Having recently sampled a friend’s home brew produce, and lapping up more of my fare share of the tasty stuff, I was intrigued by the claim of 24p per pint homebrew kits available at Alba Homebrew (although the owner claimed he had once brewed a barrel at 19p per pint). I demanded as much detail as possible on how to create such impressively low priced homemade beer and detail is what I got in abundance.
The helpful and informative owner took me through the basic steps of fermentation, barrel and equipment costs, choosing the malt and yeast mixture packages etc resulting in a convincing sales pitch.
A home brewing package can be anything from £30 upwards and accompanied with the enthusiasm and guidance on offer from this miniscule home brew kit merchant I would recommend Alba homebrew as a solid foundation to start your beer making ventures.