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Bare-Bones to Standard Upgrade Kit | Wine

Bare-Bones to Standard Upgrade Kit | Wine

€18,00

Step up from beginner to confident winemaker with the Bare Bones to Standard Wine Upgrade Kit. Designed for customers who already own the Bare Bones Beginner Wine Kit, this upgrade adds the essential tools needed for cleaner fermentation, better monitoring, and more consistent results.

Your original kit gets you fermenting.
This upgrade helps you ferment properly.

With improved sanitation and gravity monitoring, you gain more control over fermentation, alcohol levels, and timing.

What’s Included

100 ml Chemsan Sanitiser
A professional grade acid based no rinse sanitiser to properly sanitise fermenters, airlocks, siphons, and bottles before use.

Hydrometer
Measure starting gravity, track fermentation progress, and determine when your wine is ready for bottling. Essential for accurate ABV calculation and preventing stalled fermentation.

3 × Demijohn Wine Yeast Packets
Extra yeast packs designed for 5L fermentations, giving you additional batches and reliable performance.

Basics of Brewing Guide Pamphlet
A clear, beginner friendly guide covering sanitation, gravity readings, fermentation stages, and troubleshooting common wine issues.

Why Upgrade

Sanitising reduces contamination risk.
A hydrometer removes guesswork.
Extra yeast keeps you brewing.

This upgrade transforms basic fermentation into controlled winemaking, helping you produce cleaner, more predictable wines.

Ideal For

  • Owners of the Bare Bones Beginner Wine Kit

  • First time winemakers ready to improve results

  • Anyone wanting better fermentation control

  • Beginners learning about gravity and alcohol levels

Product Specifications

  • Kit Type: Wine brewing upgrade

  • Sanitiser: 100 ml Chemsan

  • Hydrometer: Brewing gravity hydrometer

  • Yeast: 3 × 5L demijohn wine yeast packs

  • Includes: Brewing basics pamphlet

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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