How much honey should I use for 2 litres?

Hello, I'm looking to start a mead, sounds easy enough but I am unsure how much honey to use for a batch as small as 2 litres

No, it needs to be by weight and not ml- we can give it to you in grams. Honey and sugar aren't fluid weights, and are measured by dry weight. That's in pounds/ounces for us, and KG/grams for the rest of the world.

Yooper said:

No, it needs to be by weight and not ml- we can give it to you in grams. Honey and sugar aren't fluid weights, and are measured by dry weight. That's in pounds/ounces for us, and KG/grams for the rest of the world.

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Ignore that, i'm an idiot, i'm not sure where mls came from.


Anyway, how much should I use for 2 Litres

I feel like a retard now

Use this:

got mead calculator

It will give you some insight as to what amounts of honey will provide what kind of gravity and abv for a given total volume.

1 liter of honey would be 1.420 KG

jhoson said:

1 liter of honey would be 1.420 KG

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Theoretically... I believe each honey has its own specific gravity depending on many parameters.

VCTFernandes said:

Theoretically... I believe each honey has its own specific gravity depending on many parameters.

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But every honey I've ever seen is 16g of sugar per serving, which is the important part in determining alcohol.

I try for 3-3.5 lb gallon (3.78L)

so 2 liters, 500-750 grams honey

2 liters is a tiny batch

Agreed, I'd step it up to a gallon. That's what I do for experiment batches.

MarshmallowBlue said:

Agreed, I'd step it up to a gallon. That's what I do for experiment batches.

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I don't have a gallon jug, so I utilize what I've got and use Coke Bottles, of course I use Wine yeast, can't substitute that.

So, maybe I could use 2 coke bottles and put 500ml in each.

Also, do I have to let it sit for 6 months minimum?

Thank you!

The longer you let it sit, the better it will be. However what are you using for an airlock on the coke bottle. Don't screw the cap on after pitching the yeast and leave it. It will blow up and make a big ugly mess.

Edit: And if you're going to use a ghetto fermenter, why not just use a one gallon water jug? You can get them anywhere full of water for like 50 cents to a dollar.

Haha yes, I've figured that out. I leave the cap loose a bit.

That's a good idea, I'll remember to buy a water jug.