Home made Mead

[Jambo]

Any Mead makers in the house?

Looking to try it. Found a starter kit for £36 including 3lb of honey which isn't bad at all but they are buckets with no tap

 

[Alecs]

I used to make mead some years ago but I didn't use any of those kits they sell.

You only need a 5L water bottle, water, honey, yeast and a balloon.

 

[Slipmatt]

My dad used to make his own Lager, Beer, Wine etc may years ago with a kit you could get from Wilko similar to this: Balliihoo Complete Starter Set With Co2 Control Cap

It didn't seem too difficult as he used to have a few on the go at the same time.

 

[Martyn]

Remember my mum doing the same, huge thick glass jars that were under the stairs, haha

 

[Jev]

My granddad would make wine etc using those big arse water jugs and tubes.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Container-BPA-free-Reusable-Dispenser-Portable/dp/B0D9Y8VRCT?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A25D5WOL6P5GNL

 

[CountedZero]

Any Mead makers in the house?

Looking to try it. Found a starter kit for £36 including 3lb of honey which isn't bad at all but they are buckets with no tap

The buckets are ' fermentation vessels ' needed to keep the honey liquor from contamination while the honey/sugar is converted to alcohol by yeast .
When yeast has done its job ( about a week @20 degrees ) syphon off the mead into very clean bottles cap/cork and store for 3 months.
Sounds simple ?
In a way it is, as long as you know that EVERYTHING has to be surgically clean. Contamination will result in alcohol being turned into vinegar.
Honey is at least £5 a jar expencive, sugest to try a beer kit first to get the idea . @Slipmatt has right place to start.

 

[Jev]

The buckets are ' fermentation vessels ' needed to keep the honey liquor from contamination while the honey/sugar is converted to alcohol by yeast .
When yeast has done its job ( about a week @20 degrees ) syphon off the mead into very clean bottles cap/cork and store for 3 months.
Sounds simple ?
In a way it is, as long as you know that EVERYTHING has to be surgically clean. Contamination will result in alcohol being turned into vinegar.
Honey is at least £5 a jar expencive, sugest to try a beer kit first to get the idea . @Slipmatt has right place to start.

Fill a bath up with hot water and throw some potatoes in there

 

[CountedZero]

Fill a bath up with hot water and throw some potatoes in there

(laughing) Old skool !