Shepherd Made Mead Kit Mead Making Reviews Summary

Kit Contents and Quality

Pros:

• "Love this and have reused it several times, same recipe too."
• "I received everything I was supposed to in this kit!"
• "Got my kit yesterday...Everything is just like the description."
• "Exactly what I expected. Great value as the bottle alone retails for $15 minimum."
• "This kit really does have all of the basic equipment you need to get started - including an easy to follow recipe."
• "The kit includes all the necessary components and clear instructions for brewing mead at home."
• "This has everything you need as a first time mead maker."

Cons:

• "Well this said it was a kit, all I received was one glass carboy! That's it. No air lock! No yeast! No stopper with hole!"
• "The main reason for getting the kit, was getting a bubbler that fits perfectly in a jug. Sadly, it was packaged badly."
• "The included instructions keep referencing parts not included (bucket, second jug, siphon, racking cane, sanitization powder) and keep referencing steps that aren't listed."
• "The cap meant to be screwed on the airlock does not fit."
• "The top of the bottle/fermentor was chipped and did not hold the must."
• "The box comes with all of the basic equipment needed to begin homebrewing mead or other kinds of alcohol."
• "The whole thing was packaged poorly and the airlock arrived broken."

Customer Service and Response

Pros:

• "Edit: I added two more stars to the review because the company corrected the problem immediately."
• "Super happy with this kit! It is a great value for the price."
• "I contacted the seller and they immediately sent out a new kit and everything is as described."
• "I contacted amazon after receiving my first kit and they shipped me a second kit at no cost."
• "The first one arrived shattered, I requested a replacement, and got it a few days later no questions."
• "This is a really simple kit, but for the price it's a great way to get started."
• "I would buy this again. Really decent little stater pack here."

Cons:

• "DO NOT BUY. First of all the kit didn’t come with the rubber stopper for the airlock, second of all the directions were the worst I’ve ever seen."
• "I would have given 3 stars, but can’t contact the company to requests the missing items."
• "I'm a first timer. The ad says 'everything you need to make mead'. But the instructions contain a whole lot of other items not included."
• "I’m very upset. We were very excited to be able to make our own mead but when the product was delivered not only was it late, it only came with the bottle."
• "The instructions are worthless. Not self explanatory."
• "Bought this kit two months ago, so naturally there's nothing that can be done now to remedy the situation; our kit was completely missing the airlock."
• "The instructions take longer than the return window! You have to wait over 4 weeks to see if the yeast is eating the sugar and converting it to alcohol, that means the window to return the item closes before you can even tell if the item is defective or not."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Fantastic kit for the price."
• "Everyone complaining that this is a ripoff is missing the big picture. This is a carboy, appropriate bung, airlock, yeast nutrient and wine yeast for under $12 with prime shipping."
• "Phenomenal price, too."
• "Great buy, easy to use, and hopefully the finished product will be as good!"
• "You won't find much else on Amazon that can compare to this set at the same price."
• "I already made my first batch and have plans for many other flavors down the road."
• "A really great kit for beginners."

Cons:

• "why not just buy a gallon of apple juice, not really a good value buy."
• "It was cheap, so I wasn’t expecting the best. Showed up missing two kinda necessary pieces."
• "You can get a 1 gal jug with an airlock for $10 and yeast for $1. This certainly doesn't add up to 16.66."
• "Very disappointed but you get what you pay for."
• "It could be a good value… if all the parts were there."
• "Basically just paid for the bottle, bubbler was cracked and yeast was no good."
• "I was under the impression this came with the brewing yeast as pictured and unfortunately it did not."