MeadCalc

Calculate ABV, Specific Gravity, and Sweetener Amounts for Mead Making

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▶ Specific Gravity Ranges

Light: 1.035-1.050 OG
Medium: 1.051-1.070 OG
Strong: 1.071-1.130+ OG

▶ Honey Guidelines

Light Mead: 2-2.5 lbs honey per gallon
Medium Mead: 3-3.5 lbs honey per gallon
Strong Mead: 4+ lbs honey per gallon

▶ Common Mead Types by ABV

Session Mead: 3-7% ABV
Traditional Mead: 8-15% ABV
Sack Mead: 14-20% ABV

▶ Traditional Mead Types

Traditional: Honey and water only
Melomel: Honey with fruit
Cyser: Honey with apples or apple juice
Pyment: Honey with grapes or grape juice
Metheglin: Honey with herbs and/or spices
Braggot: Honey with malt (beer-mead hybrid)
Acerglyn: Honey with maple syrup
Bochet: Made with caramelized/burned honey
Capsicumel: Honey with peppers/chiles
Hippocras: Pyment with herbs and spices
Oxymela: Honey with vinegar (historical)
Rhodomel: Honey with rose petals/hips
Morat: Honey with mulberries
Omphacomel: Honey with verjuice (unripe grapes)