champagne yeast
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.74–$14.15) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Good+39.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Good1,080.57avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad74%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Bad£7.63avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£81K£81K/yr · 90K searches
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£2.74–£14.15cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, champagne yeast is a £81K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (90K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
champagne yeast market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £95K–£114K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.8%
- Avg BSR
- #37
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 86%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 14.0%
- Avg brand age
- 95 months
- Avg seller age
- 200 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 flat
Sellers
24
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- Lalvin36%
- CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.32%
- Young's Inc15%
- Tumlink5%
- ODN Gift Supplies4%
- Jexo4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +39.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×
Top champagne yeast search terms
- champagne yeast17K/yr
- wine yeast35K/yr
- wine yeast for homemade wine13K/yr
- brewing yeast9K/yr
- wine making yeast3K/yr
- lalvin ec-11183K/yr
- yeast for wine making3K/yr
- red wine yeast5K/yr
- champagne yeast for cider2K/yr
Top champagne yeast products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Lalvin EC-1118 Wine Yeast (10 Pack) - Sold by CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.
CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.£8.514.7★5,367 rev
2X Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine Making 4.5L-23L
Lalvin£4.344.7★132 rev
Youngs Brew Home Brewing Super Wine Yeast Compound For High Alcohol 60g
Young's Inc£8.154.7★1,155 rev
10x Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine Making 4.5L-23L
Lalvin£8.634.6★2,768 rev
3 x Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine
Lalvin£5.324.6★270 rev
Newest
by launch date
Champagne Yeast for Wine Making | Home Brew Wine Yeast for Elderflower Wine Fruit Wine Sparkling Wine & Cider (25g)
Jexo£7.971 rev
Shaffer Classic 48 Turbo Yeast Made in England Up to 21% Alcohol High Alcohol 21% Homebrew Vodka Spirits Wine Cider
ENÓCILIS MULTI PURPOSE SILICONE£5.0415 rev
Youngs Multi Purpose Dried Active Yeast & Yeast Nutrient 2 Pack |-Perfect For Homemade Wine & Cider Making - 2x 100g Tubs
ODN Gift Supplies£13.8323 rev
Youngs Home Brewers Wine Yeast Compound & Yeast Nutrient 2 Pack - Suitable for Homemade Wine Making and Brewing - 60g Compound & 100g Nutrient
ODN Gift Supplies£14.1533 rev
Lalvin K1-V1116 Wine Yeast (10 Pack) - Sold by CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.
CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.£8.481,236 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumChampagne Yeast for Wine Making | Home Brew Wine Yeast for Elderflower Wine Fruit Wine Sparkling Wine & Cider (25g)
Jexo£7.975.0★
Shaffer Classic 48 Turbo Yeast Made in England Up to 21% Alcohol High Alcohol 21% Homebrew Vodka Spirits Wine Cider
ENÓCILIS MULTI PURPOSE SILICONE£5.044.9★
VinClasse Dried Active Wine Making Yeast - 100g Tub
VinClasse£6.674.5★
3 x Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine
Lalvin£5.324.6★
2X Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine Making 4.5L-23L
Lalvin£4.344.7★
What buyers say about champagne yeast
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As described”
“Good reliable product”
“I think it was good value for money”
“Beer is brewing nicely”
“This will boost whatever alcohol when you add to ingredients you already have”
“Strong stuff”
“Best high strength yeast”
“Works every time”
“very active yeast”
“Pretty simple really”
What buyers complain about
“the yeast itself takes way longer to ferment than advertised for me anyway”
“Cheeked the alcohol content it got up to 24% proof”
“left it a little hot and phenolic”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is champagne yeast profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £81K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +39.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the champagne yeast niche?
- 8 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in champagne yeast?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Cooking Instructions, Alcohol Content, Heating. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for champagne yeast peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun; the busiest month runs 3.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the champagne yeast niche?
- Listings span £2.74–£14.15; the average listing price is £7.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,081 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.