Essential Mead Making Equipment
All of the equipment listed below are required for creating YouToBrew subscription boxes, but this is also a list of essential equipment to follow modern mead-making practices. To help simplify the equipment required, we have created categories of equipment.
Vessels
10 litre food-grade plastic bucket, with lid (lid should be tight-fitting and have a hole with a grommet installed for an airlock)
5 litre glass demijohn
Bung with a hole, to fit the demijohn
Airlock, for the bucket and demijohn
Measuring Apparatus
Hydrometer, triple scaled
Graduated cylinder, 100ml
Thermometer, stick on
Thermometer, probe
250ml Pyrex measuring jug
Wine thief, alternatively a stainless steel turkey baster
Large stainless steel spoon
Racking/Bottling
Auto siphon, 23cm size with tubing
Bottling stick
Hand crown capper for 26mm caps OR twin lever hand corker
Bottle brush