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George's Mead Home Meadmaking Kit (5 liters)

40,33 €
excluding VAT:33,33 €
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SKU: H7870
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Become more than just a consumer – become a creator of the drink of the gods! With this complete set, you will transform your kitchen into a small honey manufactory. For you as a beekeeper, this is an ideal opportunity to refine your own honey and offer your family or customers something exceptional. Whether you have surplus honey or just want to experiment with flavors, mead making is ...

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Homemade Mead Making Kit – George's Mead (5 liters)

Become more than just a consumer – become a creator of the drink of the gods! With this complete kit, transform your kitchen into a small honey manufactory. For you as a beekeeper, this is an ideal opportunity to refine your own honey and offer something exceptional to your family or customers. Whether you have surplus honey or just want to experiment with flavors, mead making is the next logical step in your beekeeping practice.

Why start making mead with this kit?

Mead is humanity's oldest fermented beverage, older than beer or wine. To make it, you basically need only three things: quality honey, water, and yeast. This kit has been designed so that even a complete beginner can achieve professional results. All components are perfectly coordinated. You provide the most valuable ingredients – your honey and water – and we provide the technology.

Main benefits for you:

  • Utilizing your own resources: Ideal way to process both floral and honeydew honey into a refined beverage.

  • Quick results: With the included special yeast and yeast nutrient, you can enjoy your own mead in approximately 4 weeks.

  • Reusable: The equipment is washable and reusable. Just buy more yeast and you can make additional batches for many years.

  • Compact size: The 5-liter fermentation vessel doesn't take up much space and is easy to handle (unlike large carboys).

What will you find in the package?

The kit contains everything needed for fermentation and bottling (except honey and glass bottles themselves). It includes:

  • Quality fermentation vessel (5 l volume) with spigot.

  • Airlock (bubbler) with seal for safe gas release.

  • Adhesive thermometer for monitoring ideal fermentation temperature.

  • Closure set: Plastic crown caps and wire cages.

  • Wire cage crimper (for professional bottle closure).

  • Special mead yeast and yeast nutrient.

  • Sugar/honey measuring cup.

  • Detailed instructions in 5 languages.

How does it work? It's simpler than you think

The entire process is designed to be fun and stress-free. The procedure in brief:

  1. Dissolve your honey in water directly in the fermentation vessel.

  2. Add the included yeast and yeast nutrient.

  3. Let it ferment (easily monitor conditions with the thermometer).

  4. After clarification, rack the mead into bottles (we recommend sturdy champagne or beer bottles that can withstand pressure).

  5. Enjoy the results of your work.

Technical Parameters

Parameter Value
Product type Complete mead making kit (DIY)
Vessel volume 5 liters
Material Food-grade plastic, metal (wire cages)
Dimensions (package) approx. 21 × 24 × 26 cm
Kit weight approx. 0.77 kg
Preparation time approx. 4 weeks (depending on temperature and honey)
Intended for Beginners, hobby beekeepers, home production

Warning: The kit does not include honey. For bottling, use pressure-resistant bottles (e.g., champagne bottles), ordinary wine or mineral water bottles may burst under pressure.