Kilju is the Finnish word for a mead-like homemade alcoholic beverage made from a source of carbohydrates, yeast, and water, making it both affordable and cheap to produce. The ABV depends on the yeas
A picture of kilju in a DIY fermentation vessel with integrated fermentation lock
Kilju in its fifth day of fermentation. An air lock has been added to keep unnecessary and harmful bacteria away from the fermenting beverage.
A classical hand-held must weight-type refractometer.
Equipment used to make kilju, and a bottle of unclarified kilju, with water-logged raisins to avoid legal issues in Finland before 1 March 2018.
Mead, also called honey wine, and hydromel, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoho
Kilju
…Kilju (Finnish pronunciation: ) is the Finnish word for a mead-like homemade alcoholic beverage made from a source of carbohydrates (such as cane sugar or honey), yeast, and water, making it both affordable and…
Swedish elderflower-flavored mead.
Bottles of "medica" (r.meditsa) – a mead made in Međimurje County, northern Croatia
Trójniak – a Polish mead, made using two units of water for each unit of honey