cider making kit
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Incredible78.68avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Incredible£29.05avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£6.11–£60.72cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+49.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Good73%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay56%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Okay2.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£40K£40K/yr · 54K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cider making kit is a £40K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cider making kit market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £29K–£36K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.6%
- Avg BSR
- #124
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 14%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 5.2%
- Avg brand age
- 74 months
- Avg seller age
- 197 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 rising
Sellers
17
Top-5 brand share
73%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
20%
- Almost Off Grid35%
- Festival11%
- SQUEEZE master11%
- DIAH DO IT AT HOME9%
- On the Rocks7%
- 247Homebrew7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +49.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.4×
Top cider making kit search terms
- cider making kit39K/yr
- cider making kits home brew6K/yr
- cider brewing kit4K/yr
- cider kit4K/yr
Top cider making kit 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 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Almost Off Grid 10 Litre Cider Making Kit 10L/2 Gallon/20 Pints Home Brew Beginners Cidermaking with Beginners Guide
Almost Off Grid£30.804.2★42 rev
Festival Oaked Apple Cider - 40 Pint Home Brew Cider Kit
Festival£33.664.5★54 rev
6L Fruit Press Cider Wine Making with Wooden Basket for Homemade Naturial Juice Grape Berry Apple Presser
SQUEEZE master£41.513.9★290 rev
Cider Making Kit - Full Starter - 10L/2 Gallon/20 Pints Home brew Beer Ale Lager
247Homebrew£33.394.5★73 rev
Beginners Standard Cider Making Kit with Yeast and Recipe
Almost Off Grid£27.050.0★0 rev
Newest
by launch dateBeginners Standard Cider Making Kit with Yeast and Recipe
Almost Off Grid£27.050 rev
Youngs Campden Tablets & Yeast Nutrient 2 Pack - Perfect for Homemade Wine and Cider Making - 50pk Tablets 100g Nutrient
ODN Gift Supplies£14.7934 rev
25 Litre Deluxe Wine and Cider Making Homebrew Starter Kit with 2 PET demijohns Almost Off Grid
Almost Off Grid£39.1110 rev
Almost Off Grid 10 Litre Cider Making Kit 10L/2 Gallon/20 Pints Home Brew Beginners Cidermaking with Beginners Guide
Almost Off Grid£30.8042 rev
Premium 25 Litre Beer and Wine Making Starter Kit with 2 Buckets Makes 30 or 60 Bottles Equipment Kit Homebrewing Set for Wine Beer Cider and Mead Making Basic Brewing Equipment Almost Off Grid
Almost Off Grid£40.4636 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBeginners Standard Cider Making Kit with Yeast and Recipe
Almost Off Grid£27.050.0★
DIAH DO IT AT HOME Fermenter 30l Fermentation Bucket with Tap Airlock Lid and Bung Homebrew Wine Making
DIAH DO IT AT HOME£15.344.4★
On The Rocks Apple Cider Kit Makes 40 Pints (23 litres) Home Brew Homebrew
On the Rocks£22.613.4★
Youngs Brew Buddy Apple Cider Kit (Sparkling) - Makes 40 Pints! - Home Brew Kit
Young's Inc£21.654.3★
BALLIIHOO Complete Home Brew Equipment Starter Set - with Bottles
Balliihoo Homebrew£60.725.0★
What buyers say about cider making kit
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super taste easy to make”
“Sturdy bucket,”
“Glass bottles itself are fine product”
“Great design on bubble”
“tap easy to fit - its great”
What buyers complain about
“Slightly more expensive”
“Leaky tap”
“Bungs don't fit well”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cider making kit profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £40K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +49.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the cider making kit niche?
- 13 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cider making kit?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Leak-Proof, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- When does demand for cider making kit peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cider making kit niche?
- Listings span £6.11–£60.72; the average listing price is £29.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 79 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.