Stella's 23rd (mead making extravaganza)
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Hi all! Welcome to my mead making equipment registry for my 23rd birthday!
With how well everything came together for my 21st with Mum and I organising who was buying all the different bits for my espresso setup I thought a registry would work well! All of these items are in service of me being able to make my own mead! All together they would cost a lot, but individually most items are pretty affordable.
Thank you so much! All of you will be first in line when my first mead is finally ready to drink!
I’ve done my best to use as few different stores as possible so that y’all can coordinate shipping if you’d like.
I haven’t checked the shipping cost of the items. I don’t mind if they’re not the specific linked item, so long as it’s functionally the same.
Carboys (Jugs)
1 Gal / 4L jugs used for initial brewing and subsequent aging of the mead (Wanting 4 of them)
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$55 remaining
Graduated cylinder
Tall measuring cylinder used with a hydrometer to measure alcohol content
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$6 remaining
Hydrometer
Long stick with a very specific density and markings along its length to tell you the density of the mead before and after fermentation, allowing you to calculate alcohol content
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$7 remaining
Airlock
A one way valve cork that allows gas to escape the fermentation jug without allowing air in (Need 2)
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$3 remaining
Carboy Bungs
Bungs with holes in them for the airlock (need 2)
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$10 remaining
Siphon
A bottling siphon used to transfer mead after fermentation into aging jugs while leaving the sediment behind, then from aging jugs into bottles
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$35 remaining
Bottling wand
A hollow glass wand used for bottling that prevents overfilling when siphoning into bottles
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$5 remaining
Bottles
Wine like bottles. The final destination of the mead! (12 needed) (This is the item I am least confident on my choice of store for. If you are looking around for different options please keep in mind that being clear and cork compatible are important ❤️)
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$35 remaining
Corks
Corks for wine bottles to finally seal the mead
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$20 remaining
Twin lever corker
A hand powered device that inserts corks into bottles
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$20 remaining
Yeast (Lalvin DV10)
A robust yeast with great temperature tolerance. The one I am keen to try first
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$29 remaining
Yeast nutrient (Fermaid o)
Provides the non-sugar nutrients the yeast needs in order to thrive for fermentation that it wouldn't get from the honey
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$9 remaining
Go-Ferm
An additive for the yeast which makes it stronger and more resilient
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$50 remaining
Sanitiser
For sanitising bottles and brewing equipment
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$15 remaining