Spiced Cider & Mead Gift Set
Spiced Cider & Mead Gift Set
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Spiced Cider & Mead Gift Set

Spiced Cider & Mead Gift Set

$119.99 $131.46
Six 1-gallon batches from one gift — three spiced hard ciders and three meads, with flip-top bottles and backsweetening included.
  • Limited-edition 1-gallon homebrewing gift set
  • Makes 3 batches of mead & 3 batches of hard cider
  • Honey, clear flip-top bottles & erythritol for backsweetening included
  • Just add apple juice for the ciders — no extra equipment needed

Spiced Hard Cider — crisp, lightly carbonated hard cider with warm mulling spice character. Add your own apple juice and ferment three separate 1-gallon batches. Ready in approximately 20 days (10 days fermentation + 10 days carbonation in bottles).

Mead — a light, still honey wine from the three included recipe kits. Naturally gluten-free and endlessly customizable. Substitute apple juice for water to make a seasonal Cyser. Ferments in approximately 30 days; aging in bottles improves flavor — allow at least 6 weeks in bottles for best results.

~8 sixteen-ounce (16 oz) bottles per 1-gallon batch.

  • Spiced Hard Cider Kit 3-Pack (includes reusable fermentation equipment, yeast, sanitizer, mulling spice packets for three 1-gallon batches)
  • Mead Recipe Kit 3-Pack (includes yeast, yeast nutrient, and sanitizer to make 3 one-gallon batches of still mead)
  • Erythritol 8oz (for backsweetening without refermentation)
  • Clear Flip-Top Bottles 8-count (reusable, no capper needed)
  • Ingredients to source separately: 2.5 lbs honey per gallon of mead, and 1 gallon of preservative-free apple juice per gallon of cider

Beginner to intermediate. Cider and mead are among the most approachable fermentation projects — minimal equipment, fast fermentation, highly customizable. Instructions included with each kit. Fermentation equipment is included with the Spiced Hard Cider Kit 3-Pack and can be reused for mead batches.

  • Sanitize your fermenter and all equipment before each batch
  • For cider: add 1 gallon of preservative-free apple juice to your fermenter, add the included yeast and spice packet, and ferment ~10 days. Transfer to flip-top bottles and carbonate ~10 days — cider carbonates in bottles and finishes at ~5% ABV
  • For mead: dissolve 2.5 lbs honey in water, add included yeast and nutrients, and ferment ~30 days. Transfer to flip-top bottles and age 6+ weeks — mead is still (not carbonated) and improves with aging, finishing at approximately 11–12% ABV
  • Optional: use erythritol at bottling to add sweetness to your cider or mead without restarting fermentation
  • Refrigerate and enjoy
  • Batch size: 1 gallon per batch
  • Total batches: 6 (3 cider + 3 mead)
  • Fermentation equipment: included with the Spiced Hard Cider Kit 3-Pack
  • Cider ABV: ~5%
  • Mead ABV: ~11–12%
Spiced Cider & Mead Gift Set
$119.99$131.46

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The Spiced Hard Cider Kit 3-Pack includes reusable fermentation equipment — the same equipment can be used for all six batches (three ciders and three meads).

No. You will need to supply your own preservative-free apple juice for the cider batches. Apple juice can also be substituted for water in the mead kits to make a Cyser.

Erythritol is a non-fermentable sweetener used to backsweeten your cider or mead after fermentation is complete. Unlike regular sugar, it won't restart fermentation, making it ideal for bottled, carbonated batches.

Each 1-gallon batch yields approximately 8 sixteen-ounce (16 oz) bottles. The included clear flip-top bottles are 16 oz each, so one 8-count pack bottles one full gallon.

Yes. You can add fruit juice, citrus zest, or spices during or after fermentation. Substituting apple juice for water produces a traditional Cyser.

No. Honey is not included — you will need to source approximately 2.5 lbs of honey per 1-gallon mead batch. The Mead Recipe Kit 3-Pack includes yeast, yeast nutrient, and sanitizer for three batches, so you will need approximately 7.5 lbs of honey total.


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