Welcome to Aqua Vitae

Aqua Vitae specialise in Home Brewing, Home Distilling and Home Winemaking.

With over 30 years experience, they have learnt that by testing all products before they are put on the shelves in the shop ensures that the products' quality is not compromised by lack of experience or misuse. This testing procedure ensures that all products are easy to use and give consistent good quality.

It is this attention to product knowledge that customers all over New Zealand and our many international customers expect from us. We are only too pleased to help with any aspects of brewing or distilling in the home.

We are located in Addington Village, which is in the heart of one of the oldest suburbs in Christchurch. The World famous Addington Raceway and the new Westpac Sports Centre being the largest in New Zealand is just 400 meters from the shop.

The shop is only small, but we have customers from all over the world who have relied on our knowledge and expertise of home distilling to get them into a very popular and fashionable hobby.