Craft your own honey wine at home with our 5 Gallon Mead Kit — the complete, beginner-friendly setup designed for first-time mead makers and seasoned homebrewers alike. Mead may be one of the world’s oldest fermented beverages, but this kit makes it easy to create a modern, delicious 11–12% ABV semi-dry honey wine in as fast as 30 days.
Perfect for anyone learning how to make mead at home, this all-in-one DIY Mead Kit includes reusable equipment, high-quality ingredients, and clear instructions for brewing your first batch. Beyond the kit, all you’ll need is 12.5 lbs of honey — any style you like. Whether you prefer wildflower, orange blossom, tupelo, or your own local honey, this home mead kit works with it all.
We also include tips for customizing your recipe with fruit, juice, spices and sweetness so you can craft a honey wine that’s uniquely yours. If you’ve been searching for the best 5 gallon Mead Making Kit with real brewing equipment you can use batch after batch, this is the kit for you.
5 Gallon Mead Kit
$119.99
Make Your Own Homemade Mead
This complete Mead homebrew kit includes reusable equipment and ingredients for your first batch—just add honey! If you’re ready to explore the world of honey wine, experiment with flavors, or upgrade from 1-gallon brewing, our 5 Gallon Mead Kit is the easiest and most reliable way to start crafting mead at home. Bonus:you can reuse the equipment for future 5-gallon meads, ciders, beers or wines.
What's Inside the 5 Gallon Mead Kit
6.5 Gallon Primary Fermentation Bucket with Spigot & Lid
6.5 Gallon Secondary Fermentation Bucket with Spigot
3-Piece Airlock
Transfer Tubing
Spring Tip Bottle Filler
Fermometer (adhesive thermometer)
Hydrometer
D47 Yeast Packet
2 Sanitizer Packets
Bulk Mead Yeast Nutrient
A Complete Guide to Making Mead
What you'll make
Mead
A smooth honey wine with floral aromatics, gentle warmth, and a clean, semi-dry finish. Expect rich honey character up front, soft acidity for balance, and a rounded mouthfeel that feels silky rather than sharp, easy to sip on its own or customize with fruit and spice.
Easy Steps to Making Mead
Our Mead Kit is easy to use and beginner friendly - no experience necessary! Our simple mead making process yields a semi dry honey wine in a few simple steps.
Our Guide to Making Mead
Our step by step guide for how to make mead at home helps you make delicious honey wine on your first try. This detailed instruction manual explains each ingredient, technique - you’ll become an expert on how to make mead after just one batch. Includes tips for adding fruit, spices or sweeteness.