Curt & Kathy's Sweet Mead Kit

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Curt & Kathy's Sweet Mead Kit

SKU 6314B

PRICE AS CONFIGURED:

$124.99

Product Details

Curt & Kathy Sweet Varietal Mead Kit

Curt & Kathy’s Sweet Varietal Mead showcases the beauty of honey in its purest form. Designed by 2005 Meadmaker of the Year Curt Stock, this traditional sweet mead recipe brings out the nuanced character of your chosen varietal honey — whether it’s bright and floral, rich and earthy, or delicately spiced. Featuring 15 pounds of premium honey and Lalvin 71B yeast, this kit produces a smooth, full-bodied mead with a soft sweetness and luxurious mouthfeel. Perfect for aging, sipping, and exploring how different honey types transform into truly expressive meads.

Fermentation Notes

  • Style: Sweet Mead (Traditional)
  • Fermentation Range: 59–89°F
  • Original Gravity: 1.110–1.115
  • ABV: 10+%
  • Timeline: 4 months (2 weeks primary, 3 months secondary, 2 weeks conditioning)

Tasting Notes

  • Aroma: Rich honey bouquet with delicate floral undertones
  • Appearance: Golden and brilliant with excellent clarity
  • Flavor: Pure honey sweetness balanced by gentle acidity and fruity esters from Lalvin 71B
  • Mouthfeel: Full-bodied, smooth, and warming with a long, elegant finish

Additional Information

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SKU

6314B,6314C
Original Gravity

1.110–1.115
Total Time to Make 4 months
Alcohol Content

10+%
Beer Style Mead, Honey Wine

Explore varietal honeys to experience how each transforms this classic mead — from orange blossom to wildflower and beyond.

Customer Reviews

Based on 9 reviews
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Nerone F.
Delicious So Far

This kit takes time before it is bottled and ready to drink; however, after the initial fermentation, taste tests were already delicious. We bought the orange blossom honey variety for this kit. The instructions were pretty clear; however, they do not provide any guidance or recommendations on how to stabilize (additives, clearing agents) or on back-sweetening if you want a sweeter mead. The only reason they call this a "sweet" mead kit, is, the wine yeast variety they include will only ferment so far - it stops when there are still residual sugars left in the wine, so it is not completely dry. Still... ALL the more reason to provide some instructions on how to ensure those residual sugars do not start re-fermenting in bottles later on. After some research in online wine groups, we added 1 crushed campden tablet plus 1/4 tsp potassium sorbate per gallon; and, we are also using SuperKleer. It will rest for several months in the carboy before we bottle, but we already are looking forward to enjoying this delicious mead based on taste tests.

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Randall K.
Modified Curt and and Cathy's Sweet Mead Kit

Modified the kit to turn it into cyser. Not completely successful. Ended up with a final specific gravity of 1020. Low alcohol content but tasty.
Curt and Cathy,s Sweet Mead Kit prior to the modified kit turned out well.

J
James W.
Excellent kit

Easy to follow instructions. Waiting on mead to finish. Look forward to enjoying

B
Buddy C.
Curt and Cathy mead

Kit looks really simple
We are making it today

J
James P.

Curt & Kathy's Sweet Mead Kit

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Customer Reviews

Based on 9 reviews
89%
(8)
11%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
N
Nerone F.
Delicious So Far

This kit takes time before it is bottled and ready to drink; however, after the initial fermentation, taste tests were already delicious. We bought the orange blossom honey variety for this kit. The instructions were pretty clear; however, they do not provide any guidance or recommendations on how to stabilize (additives, clearing agents) or on back-sweetening if you want a sweeter mead. The only reason they call this a "sweet" mead kit, is, the wine yeast variety they include will only ferment so far - it stops when there are still residual sugars left in the wine, so it is not completely dry. Still... ALL the more reason to provide some instructions on how to ensure those residual sugars do not start re-fermenting in bottles later on. After some research in online wine groups, we added 1 crushed campden tablet plus 1/4 tsp potassium sorbate per gallon; and, we are also using SuperKleer. It will rest for several months in the carboy before we bottle, but we already are looking forward to enjoying this delicious mead based on taste tests.

R
Randall K.
Modified Curt and and Cathy's Sweet Mead Kit

Modified the kit to turn it into cyser. Not completely successful. Ended up with a final specific gravity of 1020. Low alcohol content but tasty.
Curt and Cathy,s Sweet Mead Kit prior to the modified kit turned out well.

J
James W.
Excellent kit

Easy to follow instructions. Waiting on mead to finish. Look forward to enjoying

B
Buddy C.
Curt and Cathy mead

Kit looks really simple
We are making it today

J
James P.

Curt & Kathy's Sweet Mead Kit

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