The alcoholic beverage known as mead, Viking Wine, or honey wine, is produced by fermenting honey. Mead is the original fermented beverage, predating wine or beer. Our homebrew Mead Making Kit helps you craft your own "honey wine" in just 4 weeks. Ready to get buzzed? Making mead is as simple as combining honey, water, and yeast. Drink it out of a horn to channel the Vikings and ancient Romans who considered it to be the "nectar of the gods." Feel the strength and valor of drinking mead with our authentic Viking drinking horn cup in your hand.
WHAT'S IN OUR MEAD-MAKING KITS?
Kit A Includes
- Basic Mead Making Kit (Guide to Making Mead, 1-gallon Glass Carboy, Airlock * Rubber Stopper, Racking Cane + Tip, Transfer Tubing, Tube Clamp, Funnel, Yeast, Yeast Nutrients (2 packets), and Sanitizer)
- Mead Serving Bottles (750 ml each) with Caps x 3
- Extra Caps x 3
Kit B Includes
- Basic Mead Making Kit (Guide to Making Mead, 1-gallon Glass Carboy, Airlock * Rubber Stopper, Racking Cane + Tip, Transfer Tubing, Tube Clamp, Funnel, Yeast, Yeast Nutrients (2 packets), and Sanitizer)
- Mead Serving Bottles (750 ml each) with Caps x 3
- Extra Caps x 3
- Authentic 8 oz. Viking Horn Cups x 4
Kit C Buckwheat Honey Includes
- Basic Mead Making Kit (Guide to Making Mead, 1-gallon Glass Carboy, Airlock * Rubber Stopper, Racking Cane + Tip, Transfer Tubing, Tube Clamp, Funnel, Yeast, Yeast Nutrients (2 packets), and Sanitizer)
- Mead Serving Bottles (750 ml each) with Caps x 3
- Extra Caps x 3
- Authentic 8 oz. Viking Horn Cups x 4
- 1 lb. Buckwheat Honey x 2
Kit C Orange Blossom Honey Includes
- Basic Mead Making Kit (Guide to Making Mead, 1-gallon Glass Carboy, Airlock * Rubber Stopper, Racking Cane + Tip, Transfer Tubing, Tube Clamp, Funnel, Yeast, Yeast Nutrients (2 packets), and Sanitizer)
- Mead Cerving Bottles (750 ml each) with Caps x 3
- Extra Caps x 3
- Authentic 8 oz. Viking Horn Cups x 4
- 1 lb. Orange Blossom Honey x 2
Kit C Wildflower Honey Includes
- Basic Mead Making Kit (Guide to Making Mead, 1-gallon Glass Carboy, Airlock * Rubber Stopper, Racking Cane + Tip, Transfer Tubing, Tube Clamp, Funnel, Yeast, Yeast Nutrients (2 packets), and Sanitizer)
- Mead Serving Bottles (750 ml each) with Caps x 3
- Extra Caps x 3
- Authentic 8 oz. Viking Horn Cups x 4
- 1 lb. Wildflower Honey x 2
Given that it has been drank for as long as 4,000 years, it is among the oldest alcoholic beverages ever created. It's interesting to note that mead was widely consumed by prehistoric people in Asia, Europe, and Africa. Despite having similarities to wine, cider, or beer, mead stands alone as a beverage because honey is its main fermentable sugar. Due to its honey and potential probiotic content, it's touted as offering various health benefits, but scientific evidence to back up these claims is lacking. A yeast or bacterial culture, water, and honey are all you need to make a simple mead. But items including fruits, cereals, roots, spices, herbs, and flowers are frequently used as well. The alcohol percentage in mead varies, however, it usually ranges from 5 to 20%. It has a flavor characteristic that varies from extremely sweet to extremely dry.
For generations, honey has been utilized in both culinary and medicinal contexts. According to research, honey possesses potent antibacterial and antioxidant qualities, which have led to its usage in both traditional and modern medicine to treat a wide range of physical illnesses. These days, it's commonly applied topically to heal wounds and infections on the skin, or taken internally to relieve sore throats and coughs. Some people assert that mead has the same therapeutic qualities as honey because it is manufactured from honey. Nevertheless, this idea is not well supported by the available data. Whether fermented honey has the same medicinal qualities as unfermented honey is still up for debate.
