Mead Making Equipment

Written By SamMakingMead .

What Equipment is Needed for Mead Making?

All of the equipment listed below are required for creating YouToBrew mead kits, 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 Equipment

  • 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

Extra Measuring Equipment Not Required for YouToBrew Kits (but still handy)

  • Baking scales, for measuring honey

  • Micro accurate scales, for measuring yeast nutrients, stabilisers, and other smaller dosing ingredients

  • Measuring spoons

Racking/Bottling

  • Auto siphon, 23cm size with tubing

  • Bottling stick

  • Hand crown capper for 26mm caps OR twin lever hand corker

  • Bottle brush

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