Brewing Equipment

Good beer needs good gear. Whether you're setting up your first fermenter or upgrading your brew day setup, we stock everything you need to brew, monitor, bottle and enjoy your beer at home. From airlocks and hydrometers to bench cappers, heater pads and grain mills, it's all here in one place.

Browse by category below and kit out your home brewery.

What is the core list for a first setup?
Grab a fermenter with lid and tap, an airlock, a stick-on thermometer, a hydrometer with trial jar, sanitiser, a bottling wand, and crown caps with a capper. Add a jug and funnel for clean fills. That set covers pitch, monitor, and package without clutter.

Cleaning vs sanitising: what is the difference?
Cleaning your homebrewing equipment removes soil. Sanitising knocks back microbes on already clean surfaces. Rinse debris first, soak with oxygen cleaner, then apply no-rinse sanitiser just before contact with wort or beer. Too much soil defeats sanitiser, so treat the two steps as separate jobs.

Hydrometer or refractometer?
Use a hydrometer for straightforward readings before and after fermentation. A refractometer suits hot side checks and small samples, but it needs a correction once alcohol appears. Many brewers keep both and use the hydrometer for final gravity to confirm finish.