The Complete Dry January Kit: Everything Sorted in One Evening
Published July 2026 · by Rich, founder of Unhopped
Short answer
A complete Dry January kit is four things: the beer (a subscription box or custom crate, sorted before the 1st), the pub order (know your 0.0), the second drink (a good kombucha for variety) and the snacks (because the ritual is half the pleasure). Everything below ships to your door — from around £40 for the month.
The difference between a long January and an easy one is almost always logistics: the people who cruise through stocked up in December. Here’s the whole kit — one evening of ordering and the month runs itself.
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1. The beer — sorted for the whole month
The effortless optionDry Drinker Discovery Box
£21.50 · 8 beers, monthly
Eight hand-picked alcohol-free beers landing on the mat — the zero-decision way to keep January’s fridge interesting. Cancel anytime; plenty of people run it for exactly one month.
Start with the Discovery Box →Or WB’s craft club → Prefer to choose every can yourself? The free Crate Builder assembles a twelve-beer case to your exact taste at around £2 a can — our best-beers-for-January list is the cheat sheet. Either way: ordered before New Year’s Eve.
2. The pub order — decided in advance
One decision now saves thirty-one small ones later: know the 0.0 you’ll order out. Guinness 0.0 is the most universally stocked; the Swap Finder matches whatever your local pours to your taste, and the social survival guide handles the pub politics.
3. The second drink — for variety
The change of paceHip Pop Kombucha Mixed Case
mixed cases · low sugar
A month of only beer — even great beer — drags. A case of Hip Pop’s kombucha (ginger & yuzu, berries & cherries) gives the evening a second act and the fridge some colour.
Add the kombucha case → 4. The snacks — because ritual is half of it
The fridge’s best friendCool Hog Taster Package
under £20 · 10 flavours
Proper Black Country pork scratchings across ten flavours — high-protein, gloriously crunchy, and the thing that makes an AF beer feel like an occasion rather than an omission.
Add the scratchings →Or Curators biltong → There are live discount codes for all three snack brands — worth thirty seconds before checkout.
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Kit sorted? Get the plan to go with it
Four quick questions — what you drink, how much, what you’ll miss, your budget — and it builds your personal month: matched beers, a pub strategy and a shopping list. Free, instant, no email needed.
Build my Dry January plan →The one-evening checklist
Order the beer (box or crate). Add the kombucha and snacks. Decide your pub 0.0. Run the planner for your week-by-week — and if you want the month priced in units and calories, the Switch Calculator will happily show you.
Frequently asked questions
What do I need for Dry January?
Four things cover it: a month’s alcohol-free beer sorted in advance (a subscription box or custom crate), a decided pub order, something that isn’t beer for variety (a good kombucha), and proper snacks to keep the ritual intact. All of it can be ordered in one evening for around £40.
How much does a Dry January kit cost?
From roughly £40: a Discovery Box at £21.50, a kombucha case and a sub-£20 snack pack. Going supermarket-only for the beer brings it under £30; treating yourself with a craft crate and extras runs £60–£80 for the whole month — still far less than most people’s January beer spend.
When should I buy my Dry January supplies?
Before New Year’s Eve — the single biggest predictor of an easy January is a stocked fridge on the 1st. Order boxes in late December to land in time, and keep the fridge plural: two or three options beats one lonely multipack.
