If you are new to mead making you are no doubt asking this question. Mostly because, for some odd reason, lots of mead recipes tell you how much honey to put into your mead by giving you the weight you should add. for example to make a medium mead you should add about 3 pounds of honey per gallon of mead.

The thing about honey is that it is not uniform. There are many different types of honey and they all weigh different amounts per volume so the only real way to know how much honey to add to a mead recipe is to actually weigh out the honey! Yup, grab a scale and weigh out exactly what you need.

Now, if your specifications are like mine in that you don' worry about being this exact then here is a good rule of thumb for you: 1 Quart in volume will weigh about three pounds which is good enough for the things that I do. Use a measuring cup or estimate with a quart jar to get you relatively close to any amount of honey your recipe calls for. And remember that there are 4 quarts in a gallon so 1 gallon of mead should weigh around 12 pounds.

Miller's Honey, Wild, 3-Pound Jar (Pack of 2) I have used this honey many times. It comes in a very convenient 1 quart size which is just about 3 pounds of honey.

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