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Bare-Bone to The Kitchen Sink Upgrade Kit | Mead (2 Week Lead)

€60,00

The Bare Bones to Kitchen Sink Mead Upgrade Kit is the full step up from your Beginner Mead Kit. It upgrades your simple fermentation setup into a complete home mead system with proper sanitation, gravity tracking, secondary fermentation, and bottling equipment.

If the Bare Bones kit gets you started, this kit lets you brew properly.

With improved hygiene tools, a second demijohn for racking, and a full bottling setup, you gain clearer mead, better control over alcohol levels, and professional presentation.

What’s Included

100 ml Chemsan Sanitiser
Acid based no rinse sanitiser for fermenters, siphons, airlocks, bottles, and tools.

200 ml Mini Spray Bottle
Perfect for mixing and applying sanitiser during transfers and bottling.

Hydrometer
Measure starting gravity, monitor fermentation progress, and calculate alcohol content accurately.

3 × Demijohn Mead Yeast Packets
Extra yeast packs designed for 5L mead fermentations.

Swing Top Demijohn
Ideal for racking off sediment and secondary fermentation to improve clarity.

Bottle Brush
For thorough cleaning of demijohns and bottles.

6 × 750 ml Bottles
Perfect for ageing and presenting your finished mead.

Natural Corks and Hand Corker
Everything needed to seal your bottles properly for storage or gifting.

Basics of Brewing Guide Pamphlet
Clear guidance on sanitation, gravity readings, racking, ageing, and bottling.

Why This Upgrade Matters

It improves clarity through proper racking.
It reduces contamination risk with correct sanitising.
It gives you full bottling control.
It removes guesswork with gravity readings.

This turns beginner mead making into a structured, repeatable process.

Ideal For

  • Owners of the Bare Bones Beginner Mead Kit

  • Beginners ready to improve clarity and control

  • Mead makers who want corked bottles for ageing

  • Anyone looking to move beyond basic fermentation

Product Specifications

  • Kit Type: Advanced mead brewing upgrade

  • Sanitiser: 100 ml Chemsan

  • Spray Bottle: 200 ml

  • Hydrometer: Brewing gravity hydrometer

  • Yeast: 3 × 5L mead yeast packs

  • Includes: Racking demijohn, bottle brush, guide pamphlet

  • Bottles: 6 × 750 ml bottles

  • Closure: Natural corks with hand corker

Frequently asked questions

What do I do if my order is delivered and it is damaged?

Contact us straight away. All our orders are packaged carefully but unfortunately sometimes packages do get damaged in transport. Unlike some other homebrew and glass suppliers, if this happens we will replace the damaged goods free of charge.

Where are your products manufactured?

As an Irish Company we take pride in supporting Irish manufacturing businesses. Unfortunately we can't get everything made in Ireland so we work on an As Local As Possible principle. This means we get everything from as close to Sligo, Ireland as possible. Sometimes this is Poland or England or France or Scotland. You can always find the country of manufacture in the product description.

When will I get my order?

We dispatch all our orders within 2 days. Our parcels are shipped with tracking by An Post or DPD. Once handed over delivery usually take 2-3 days.

Can I return my order?

We do accept returns with full refunds once the product is undamaged. If the products are damaged in return transit you will be refunded the purchase amount minus the cost of damaged goods.

How much does shipping cost?

Our Standard Tracked Shipping in Ireland is €7 or free on orders over €75 but smaller items (i.e. yeast packets, bubblers, syphon tubes) qualify as "small orders" and are €3.95 to ship or free over €30

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