Just received a mead kit for my birthday!

[Pappypirate]

We used to do Renaissance faires for years so we had a lot of mead during that time. Most were good and some were

I was fascinated by the people who made them and all the flavors you could make.

I do have a question right out of the gate:

I live in a very hot climate during the summer so fermenting and storing the mead at 65-72?degrees will be impossible. We keep our house at 80 during the summer so we don’t have $500 Edison bill

Would a refrigerator set at that temperature be ok to substitute? It’s dark and it can be adjusted for higher temperatures

Thank you!

 

[Rish]

Hey, @Pappypirate . Welcome to HBT and making mead. A fridge will definitely work for temp control for fermenting and storing your mead. Many of us use a fridge or freezer with a temperature controller like https://inkbird.com/ to set the temp. Good luck!

 

[AkTom]

Hello and welcome! I second the temp controller. Who knows you might even start brewing beer too!
Cheers

 

[fatjay]

Nothing beats DIY booze!

 

[ncbrewer]

Welcome.

 

[wallyLOZ]

Welcome from Missouri!

Another plug for the Inkbird controller. Cheap and it works.