Alternative Brewing reviewProducts, prices, shipping and returns

What Alternative Brewing sells

Alternative Brewing sells coffee equipment and accessories across several categories. Its range includes coffee machines such as home, semi-automatic and fully automatic machines, drip and batch brewers, and pod machines, with Lelit and Gaggia coffee machines featured. It sells automatic, single dose and manual coffee grinders, plus grinder spare parts, burrs, hoppers and accessories, with the Varia VS3 and Varia VS6 grinders and Eureka grinders featured. Manual coffee brewing covers pour over and filter drippers, AeroPress, cold brew and cold drip, moka pots and percolators, French press, syphon, Turkish pots, camping coffee, brew bundles, and paper and reusable filters. Barista tools include tampers, distributors, WDT tools, puck screens, portafilters, tamping mats and stands, dosing cups, knock boxes, thermometers and shakers. Products listed on its catalogue range from the Brita AquaGusto Water Filter at 15.90 AUD to the Varia VS6 Coffee Grinder at 1199 AUD and bundles up to 11999.90 AUD.

Alternative Brewing prices

Alternative Brewing lists products in AUD, with the sample of 100 products running from 12.90 AUD to 11999.90 AUD and the middle price at 179.90 AUD. Individual listed prices include the Brita AquaGusto Water Filter at 15.90 AUD, Ten Mile Green Beans at 29.90 AUD, Hario Buono Kettle at 67.90 AUD, Normcore Milk Jug at 59.90 AUD, Ankomn Turn-N-Seal Clear Vacuum Canister at 57 AUD, Normcore Spring-Loaded Tamper V4 Titanium Ripple at 99.90 AUD, Normcore Coffee Bean Cellars at 104.90 AUD, Bellman Stovetop Steamer 50SS at 149.90 AUD, Hario Alpha Electric Kettle at 219.90 AUD, Varia VS3 Coffee Grinder Gen 2 at 449.90 AUD, Varia Aura Electric Spouted Kettle at 269.90 AUD and Varia VS6 Coffee Grinder at 1199 AUD.

Alternative Brewing shipping

Alternative Brewing ships all over the world, with shipping costs added at checkout. Within Australia, it offers fast 1-4 day shipping to most areas. Orders placed before 3pm AEST each day are dispatched the same day, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays and weekends. Australian orders take an estimated 5-7 business days to arrive, and overseas deliveries can take 7-16 days. Rural and remote areas may attract longer shipping times, and bulky or heavy orders to rural, remote and offshore areas may attract additional delivery fees. The site also offers Freight Protection at checkout, which provides priority customer service and advanced shipping of a replacement before the damaged goods are returned, with claims made within 3 business days of receiving the product. Orders containing pre-order items are held until all products are in stock and ship together, or a split shipment can be arranged on request with an additional delivery fee.

Alternative Brewing returns

Alternative Brewing offers a returns and exchange policy allowing any purchased item to be returned within 14 days from the date of the order, with a store credit, refund or exchange available. Items must be unused, in original undamaged packaging with all tags, and include a copy of the receipt or invoice. Freight charges on returned items are not covered by Alternative Brewing unless the item arrived damaged or faulty, in which case a pre-paid return label is provided. Returns are not accepted on machines, electrical parts, special order items, gift cards, apparel, books, posters and dvds. Items returned with a value of $400 are eligible for a store credit or exchange only. All returns must be authorised by Alternative Brewing before being sent back, and returns are processed within 3 business days of the parcel arriving at the warehouse. Products purchased through the DRIPReturn program are sold as-is, are bench tested, and do not accept change of mind returns or refunds for listed condition or faults. For faulty or damaged items, customers should notify Alternative Brewing within 3 business days of receiving the order.

Good to know about Alternative Brewing

Alternative Brewing presents itself as Australia’s largest online coffee brewing equipment and accessory retailer. It was founded by two friends who share a passion for alternative coffee brewing, and the brand states it offers top brewing brands and accessories. The site supports multiple currencies, including AUD, NZD, EUR, USD, SAR, GBP, IDR and SGD. It runs a Subscribe & Save programme and a Sale section, and states that it runs discounts and promotions all year.

What was read

These pages of Alternative Brewing’s own website, on 15 October 2026:

• Home page
• Shipping policy
• Returns policy
• About page
• Questions and answers
• Product list

This page sets out what Alternative Brewing offers, from what it publishes about itself. No product was bought or tested.