Work out mead honey quantity instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Each percent of alcohol needs about 17 g of fermentable sugar per litre; dividing by the honey's sugar content gives the honey weight, and honey occupies volume at about 1.42 kg per litre. Honey is typically 17% water, so treating it as pure sugar underdoses a mead by nearly a fifth and leaves it thin.
Sugar required
sugar grams = target ABV x 17 x batch litres
Honey required
honey grams = sugar grams / honey sugar fraction
sugar grams = target ABV x 17 x batch litres. Each percent of alcohol needs about 17 g of fermentable sugar per litre; dividing by the honey's sugar content gives the honey weight, and honey occupies volume at about 1.42 kg per litre.
Honey is typically 17% water, so treating it as pure sugar underdoses a mead by nearly a fifth and leaves it thin.
Enter batch volume, target alcohol, sugar content of the honey. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.