Cider & Mead

A 5 litre glass jar suitable for small fermentations and the storage of spirits.

A Demijohn Bored Bung fits the opening of the jar perfectly enabling an airlock to be attached.

Add a Swing Lid or use a Demijohn Solid Bung as a stopper.

The Easy Syphon 3/8 Inch and Easy Syphon 350mm are both compatible with this demijohn.

Note: The handle and shape of the Demijohn may vary.

This 5 litre glass demijohn is perfect for small fermentations (4.5 litre / 1 gallon), the storage of spirits, and the aging/conditioning of wine or mead.

The Bung with hole #9.5 - 38mm-46mm  or Bung - Bored - 37-45mm - Silicone fits perfectly to enable an airlock to be attached so the Demijohn can be used as a fermenter.

Compatible with both the Easy Syphon 350mm and the Easy Syphon 3/8 inch.

A silicon bung with a diameter of 34mm across the top, tapering to a diameter of 27mm at the bottom.

Fits the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Mecanicco Swing Lid perfectly allowing an airlock to be attached so it can be used as a fermenter.

Does not fit the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Screw Cap/Lid.

Brick Road Central Otago Apple Cider Base

Craft a Crisp, Pub-Quality Cider from the Heart of New Zealand

Unlock the pure, refreshing taste of a real apple cider, straight from the sun-drenched orchards of Central Otago. Our concentrate is crafted from 100% cider apples, capturing the region's crisp, clean character in every bottle. This is your blank canvas for creating a deliciously dry, smashable cider that’s free from preservatives and full of authentic flavour.

Note: Yeast not included.

Your Journey to Perfect Homebrew Starts Here:

Brewing your own superior cider is simple and rewarding. Just follow these easy steps:

1. The Foundation: Pour the 1-liter bottle of premium cider apple concentrate into your sanitized fermenter.

2. Add Sugar: Add 1kg of dextrose to the fermenter.

3. Add Water: Top up with clean water to make 23 litres.

4. Check Temperature: Ensure the mixture is within the temperature range recommended on your yeast packet. This is a vital step for a healthy fermentation!

5. Pitch Yeast: Once the temperature is right, add your 5-10g sachet of quality cider yeast and stir well.

6. Ferment: Seal your fermenter and let it work its magic for 6-14 days (fermentation time depends on temperature).

7. Enjoy the Results: You’ll be rewarded with 23L of crisp, dry apple cider at approximately 4% ABV.

Make It Uniquely Yours: Build Your Perfect Cider, Brick-by-Brick

While delicious on its own, this concentrate is designed for your creativity.

• Prefer a Sweeter Cider? Easy. For a medium cider, add 200g of lactose at step 2. For a sweet cider, add 500g of lactose.

• Crave a Fruit Cider? This is the perfect base for our Brick Road Fruit Flavour Sachets. Simply add one during fermentation to create your favourite fruit-infused cider, from berry blush to tangy citrus.

Why You'll Love Brewing with Brick Road:

• Superior Taste, Simple Process: We’ve searched the world to perfect this concentrate, so you can easily brew a fresh, flavourful cider that rivals—and often beats—anything you can buy commercially.

• Your Cider, Your Rules: This is more than a recipe; it's a foundation. We provide the highest-quality base, and you have the freedom to build your own unique recipes.

• Endless Possibilities: For more inspiration and advanced recipe options, be sure to check the label.

Follow the Brick Road to a fresher, better-tasting cider. Your homebrew adventure awaits!

A bung with a diameter of 46mm across the top, tapering to a diameter of 38mm across the bottom.

Fits the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Screw Cap/Lid perfectly allowing an airlock to be attached so it can be used as a fermenter.

A solid bung with a diameter of 46mm across the top, tapering to a diameter of 38mm across the bottom.

Fits the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Screw Cap/Lid perfectly.

A silicon bung with a diameter of 34mm across the top, tapering to a diameter of 26mm at the bottom.

Fits the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Mecanicco Swing Lid perfectly allowing an airlock to be attached so it can be used as a fermenter.

Does not fit the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Screw Cap/Lid.

A solid silicon bung with a diameter of 32mm across the top, tapering to a diameter of 28mm at the bottom.

Fits the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Mecanicco Swing Lid perfectly allowing an airlock to be attached so it can be used as a fermenter.

Does not fit the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Screw Cap/Lid.

The Easy-Siphon makes syphoning your beer or wine simple and is designed to start the flow in one stroke. The Easy-Siphon is made out of acrylic and includes a 60cm racking tube bent to perfection. It also includes an Anti-Sediment Tip.

The Tubing - 9.5mm ID fits snugly over the racking tube.

Compatible with the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn and 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Screw Cap/Lid.

The Easy Siphon Clip holds your Easy Siphons to Carboys, Buckets and more! Made from lasting plastic materials, so you can clip and unclip your Easy Siphons without issues.

Works with:

• Easy Siphon 3/8"
  
• Easy Syphon Mini - 350mm
  
• Legacy Easy Siphon 3/8"

Please note: if the clip is used with the Legacy Easy Siphons (pre-2022 models), it will not work with the new models afterwards as the clamps will stretch to adapt to the bigger diameter of the older models.

A smaller (shorter) 350ml syphon. Perfect to use with smaller fermenters.

The Tubing - 9.5mm ID fits snugly over the racking tube.

Compatible with the 5L Glass Jar Demijohn and 5L Glass Jar Demijohn with Screw Cap/Lid.

Transfer your brew like a pro with the Handcraft Supplies Small Easy Syphon with Tube Clamp. Designed for home brewers, this syphon features an auto-start pump mechanism that gets liquid flowing quickly without the need for manual siphoning. The included tube clamp gives you control over your flow rate, helping to minimise splashing and reduce oxygen exposure - critical for maintaining the quality of your beer, wine, or cider.

Features:

• Auto-start pump for quick, easy syphoning
• Tube Clamp for adjustable flow rate control
• Clip to secure syphon to your vessel
• Keeps intake end off the bottom to avoid disturbing sediment
• Suitable for bottles, carboys, fermenters, and bottling buckets

USAGE GUIDE

• Clean and sanitise all parts of the syphon and tubing that will come into
contact with your brew.
• Place the full fermenter or carboy on an elevated surface (table or counter)
and put your empty receiving vessel (bottling bucket or another carboy)
below it.
• Place the syphon into your brew, keeping the intake end off the bottom to
avoid sediment. Use the clip on the syphon body to secure it to your vessel.
• Ensure the tube clamp is OPEN, then pump the inner tube up and down
quickly, 2-3 times. Liquid should start flowing through the tubing.
• Use the tube clamp to control the flow rate using the notches on the clip.
• As your vessel empties, tilt it slightly and keep the intake end of the
syphon just below the surface, staying above the sediment layer.
• Close the tube clamp completely before removing the syphon to prevent spills.

TIPS:
• Start with a slower flow rate to minimise splashing and oxygen exposure
(this is especially important for beer).
• If using the syphon for bottling, adjust the position of the tube clamp along the
syphon tube so the bottle fills from the base - this helps prevent oxidation.

WHATS INCLUDED

• Easy Syphon body (small)
• Syphon tubing
• Tube clamp
• Securing clip

SPECIFICATIONS

• Size: 62 cm
• Made in Italy

Transfer your brew like a pro with the Handcraft Supplies Small Easy Syphon with Tube Clamp. Designed for home brewers, this syphon features an auto-start pump mechanism that gets liquid flowing quickly without the need for manual siphoning. The included tube clamp gives you control over your flow rate, helping to minimise splashing and reduce oxygen exposure - critical for maintaining the quality of your beer, wine, or cider.

Features:

• Auto-start pump for quick, easy syphoning
• Tube Clamp for adjustable flow rate control
• Clip to secure syphon to your vessel
• Keeps intake end off the bottom to avoid disturbing sediment
• Suitable for bottles, carboys, fermenters, and bottling buckets

USAGE GUIDE

• Clean and sanitise all parts of the syphon and tubing that will come into
contact with your brew.
• Place the full fermenter or carboy on an elevated surface (table or counter)
and put your empty receiving vessel (bottling bucket or another carboy)
below it.
• Place the syphon into your brew, keeping the intake end off the bottom to
avoid sediment. Use the clip on the syphon body to secure it to your vessel.
• Ensure the tube clamp is OPEN, then pump the inner tube up and down
quickly, 2-3 times. Liquid should start flowing through the tubing.
• Use the tube clamp to control the flow rate using the notches on the clip.
• As your vessel empties, tilt it slightly and keep the intake end of the
syphon just below the surface, staying above the sediment layer.
• Close the tube clamp completely before removing the syphon to prevent spills.

TIPS:
• Start with a slower flow rate to minimise splashing and oxygen exposure
(this is especially important for beer).
• If using the syphon for bottling, adjust the position of the tube clamp along the
syphon tube so the bottle fills from the base - this helps prevent oxidation.

WHATS INCLUDED

• Easy Syphon body (small)
• Syphon tubing
• Tube clamp
• Securing clip

SPECIFICATIONS

• Size: 62 cm
• Made in Italy

The FermZilla All Rounder 30L is the perfect fermentation vessel that can be used for fermenting under pressure, carbonating and dispensing. It's far more capable than the FermZilla Flat bottom but it's less complicated and less expensive than the FermZilla Conical Unitank. So like the name says it's the "All Rounder".

If you want to use this product under pressure we would recommend that you use the pressure kit.

This kit includes:

• 1 x All rounder tank
• 1 x Stainless Steel Handle Assembly
• 1 x 304 stainless stand
• 1 x Airlock
• 1 x Pressure rated lid
• 1 x Digital temperature sticker
• 1 x Red 2.5bar pressure relief valve
• 1 x Graduation Sticker

Easy to Clean

This fermenter is made from super smooth PET so it's easy to clean. Just use a small scoop of PBW or similar and wipe it clean after a 5 minute soak. No scrubbing necessary.

Large 120mm Opening

The opening at the top is significantly larger then the older Snub Nose or other similar fermenters. This bad boy has 120mm opening so even brewers with large arms can easily get into the top making cleaning even easier.

Pressure Rated

This fermenter is rated up to 2.5bar so you can force carbonate just like a keg. You can use this fermenter for closed transfers and significantly reduce oxygen exposure.

Crystal Clear

The wall of the All Rounder is crystal clear so you can see what's going on inside. This makes it really easy to determine visually how the fermentation, how the yeast is flocculating etc.

Impermeable

The PET plastic is not permeable like some other fermenters made from PP or HDPE. The fermenter wall is a much better gas barrier keeping your product fresher for longer.

No Flavour and Aroma Carry Over

Other HDPE fermenters tend to be so porous they carry flavour and aroma from one batch to another.

Robust and Difficult to Damage

Impossible to smash like glass. The tank is impact resistant but light weight and easy to use.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This tank should not be used for hot liquid. Do not put liquids inside this tank over 50C. It will melt the tank. Also, while this tank comes pressure tested we recommend that every 2 years you re-hydro test this tank yourself.

From: Kegland
Diameter: approx. 352mm
Height: approx. 569mm (from stand base to top of airlock) or 614mm with stand reversed

A solid plastic fermenting barrel with screw top lid, airlock hole, and one litre markers down the side. 

Please note that you will also need to order an airlock, airlock grommet and tap if you want a complete fermenting barrel.

• Standard Tap (Threaded) or
• Tap for Handcraft Supplies Fermenters (includes seal)
• Airlock Grommet
• Airlock - Standard S Shape or Senior Airlock

Dimensions: approx. 525mm high x 300mm diameter

Handcraft Supplies 5L Fermenter is perfect for brewing up to 4.5 litre batches of wine, beer, cider, or other fermentation.

Stackable and made from food-grade plastic with litre markings on the side so you can easily see how much to top up to. Comes with a sturdy plastic handle for easy transportation.

Note: Does not include lid.

Handcraft Supplies 5L Fermenter with Lid & Grommet is perfect for brewing up to 4.5 litre batches of wine, beer, cider, or other fermentation. 

Comes with a lid pre-fit with a grommet, ready for an airlock. Stackable and made from food-grade plastic with litre markings on the side so you can easily see how much to top up to. Comes with a sturdy plastic handle for easy transportation. 

A 60 litre plastic carboy/barrel fermenter suitable for fermenting beer, cider, wine, or spirits.

You may also require:

• Standard Tap (Threaded)
• Tap for Handcraft Supplies Fermenters (includes seal)
• Airlock Grommet
• Airlock - Standard S Shape or Senior Airlock

The Handcraft Supplies Fermentation Equipment Kit contains the essential equipment you require for your fermentation needs. Whether you're making beer, cider, wine, or a wash for distilling, this kit enables you to get your fermentation underway and completed successfully. All you need are your ingredients and a suitable cleaner and sanitiser.

Designed for 23 litre batches. Simply assemble, sanitise and add your ingredients.

This kit is made up of:

30L Fermenter + Lid 
Stick-on Thermometer Strip
Bubbler Airlock
Grommet
Tap
Plastic Spoon
Hydrometer

Handcraft Supplies fermenter set containing a 30L bucket with lid and accessories, ready to ferment. Includes litre markers down the side. Use for primary or secondary fermenter, or even as a bottling bucket.

This kit is made up of:

Stick-on Thermometer Strip
Bubbler Airlock
Top Hat Grommet
Sediment Reducer
Tap
30L Fermenter + Lid

Handcraft Supplies Super Smoother adds body and a hit of oak character to wine, cider, or mead, instantly enhancing the finished drink. Simply add both sachets before bottling and stir well to mix. The combination of glycerine and liquid oak extract is designed to smooth out flavour and reduce harshness and aging times. For use in batches up to 23 L. See pack for full instructions.

A spring loaded bottling valve and adapter that connects to the Italian Barrel Tap With Locknut.

Lid pre-fit with grommet for Handcraft Supplies 10L Fermenter. Stackable and made from food-grade plastic.

Lid pre-fit with grommet for Handcraft Supplies 5L Fermenter. Stackable and made from food-grade plastic.

Lid for Handcraft Supplies 5L Fermenter. Stackable and made from food-grade plastic.

Food grade plastic lid pre-fit with grommet for Handcraft Supplies 30 L Fermenter.

Cider Enhancer – Best for boosting crisp, refreshing cider!

Our Cider Enhancer infuses a special blend of apple juice concentrate, invert sugar syrup and glucose syrup. It has been carefully designed to be used with a range of cider styles. 

Use as an alternative to dextrose to elevate the flavour, body and mouthfeel of your cider.

The taste of delicious orchard apples, light and crisp with a juicy apple bite. Enjoy any time, chilled or on ice.

ABV Approx: 5.2%
Style: Sweet
Colour: Gold
Makes: 23 L
Brewing Sugar Required: 1 kg Dextrose or Cider Enhancer

Crisp and refreshing, the fruity and sweet taste of delicious orchard apples is complemented with tropical hop notes.

ABV Approx: 5.2%
Style: Sweet
Colour: Gold
Makes: 23 L
Brewing Sugar Required: 1 kg Dextrose or Cider Enhancer

A sweet apple base with a refreshing burst of summer berries including delicious raspberries and blackcurrants. Serve over ice.

ABV Approx: 5.6%

Colour: Dark pink

Style: Sweet

Makes: 23 L

Each of our cider varieties has been formulated with only the freshest and best quality fruit which is then pressed and concentrated using our state of the art evaporators, and then cold filled into a pouch. All this effort we go to ensures we preserve the natural flavour of the fruit, giving you cider which is fresh, crisp and especially good on a hot summer's day. If you don't like berries, just remember a cider a day also keeps the doctor away.

1 kg of Dextrose needs to be purchased in addition.

From the juiciest pears comes the best pear cider. This cider has a sweet mellow pear flavour which satisfies any thirst.

ABV Approx: 4.7%

Style: Sweet

Colour: Clear Gold

Makes: 23 L

Each of our cider varieties has been formulated with only the freshest and best quality fruit which is then pressed and concentrated using our state of the art evaporators, and then cold filled into a pouch. All this effort we go to ensures we preserve the natural flavour of the fruit, giving you cider which is fresh, crisp and especially good on a hot summer's day. If you don't like pears, just remember a cider a day also keeps the doctor away.