Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)NoticesAuthorisation to sell meadTablesTable 3 : Substances which may be added to mead |
Name of substance |
Classes of mead to which substance may be added |
Manner and conditions of addition |
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Ale yeast |
Beer mead, Braggot, Cyser, Pyment, Karri and T'ej |
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Amino acids |
All classes |
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Ammonium phosphate |
All classes |
The final product shall not contain more than 150mg/l of this substance. |
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Amylozyme |
All classes |
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Apple juice |
Cyser |
This substance may be added to a maximum of 45 %, calculated in accordance with the mass of honey used. |
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Ascorbic acid |
All classes |
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Bentonite |
All classes |
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Biotin |
All classes |
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Brandy |
Fructusmel |
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Brewer’s yeast and brewers yeast nutrients |
Honey beer |
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Calcium hydroxide |
All classes |
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Calcium pantothenate |
All classes |
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Camden tablets |
All classes |
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Cappings |
All classes |
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Caramel |
All classes |
This substance may be added only if—
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Caramelised honey |
All classes |
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Carbon dioxide |
All classes |
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Carboxymethyl cellulose |
All classes |
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Chilli |
Chilli mead, Capsicumel and Hippocras |
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Citrates of potassium, calcium and sodium |
All classes |
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Citric acid |
All classes |
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Clorox |
All classes |
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Cream of tartar |
All classes |
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Di-ammonium phosphate |
All classes |
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Egg albumen |
All classes |
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Filtering aids |
All classes |
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Fruit juice, fruit cells and fruit juice concentrate |
All classes |
These substances may—
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Grain malt |
Beer mead, Braggot, Karri and T’ej |
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Grapes |
Pyment |
This substance may be added to a maximum of 50 %, calculated in accordance with the mass of honey used. |
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Herbs and natural extracts of herbs |
Hippocras / Honey beer |
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Honey |
All classes |
This substance can be added after alcoholic fermentation to sweeten the final product. |
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Hops |
Beer mead, Braggot, Karri, T’ej and Hippocras |
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Hyssop |
Bochet, Rhodomel, Hippocras and Melomel |
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Inositol |
All classes |
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Isinglass |
All classes |
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Lactic acid |
All classes |
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Lager yeast |
Beer mead, Braggot, Cyser, Pyment, Karri and T'ej |
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Licorice root |
Hippocras |
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Magnesium chloride |
All classes |
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Magnesium sulphate |
All classes |
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Malt extract |
Beer mead, Braggot, Cyser, Pyment, Karri and T'ej |
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Maple syrup |
Acerglyn |
This substance may be added to a maximum of 20 %, calculated in accordance with the mass of honey used. |
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Nitrogen gas |
All classes |
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Nuts |
Weirdomel |
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Oak wood, bark, staves, and chips |
All classes |
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Pectolytic enzymes |
All classes |
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Peptones |
All classes |
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Peppers |
Capsicumel and Hippocras |
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Potassium hydroxide |
All classes |
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Piridoksien |
All classes |
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Potassium metabisulphide |
All classes |
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Potassium phosphate |
All classes |
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Potassium sorbate |
All classes |
The final product shall not contain more than 200 mg/l, calculated as sorbic acid, of this substance. |
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Pyridoxine |
All classes |
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Quinine |
Beer mead, Braggot, Karri and T’ej |
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Raisins |
T’ej, Melomel and Pyment |
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Roses |
Rhodomel and Hipprocras |
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Rose hip |
Rhodomel and Melomel |
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Rue |
Beer mead and Hippocras |
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Rum |
Faveomel |
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Saxumel |
Amormel |
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Sodium benzoate |
All classes |
The final product shall not contain more than 250 mg/l, calculated as bensoic acid, of this substance. |
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Sodium bisulphate |
All classes |
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Sodium bisulphite |
All classes |
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Sodium chloride |
All classes |
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Sodium hydroxide |
Metheglyn/Honey beer |
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Sodium metabisulphite |
All classes |
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Spices and natural extracts of spices |
Metheglyn/Honey beer |
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Succinic acid |
All classes |
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Sugar derived from cane or grain |
All classes, excluding honey beer |
This substance shall only be added for the initiation of a second alcoholic fermentation to produce a sparkling mead. |
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Sulphur dioxide gas |
All classes |
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Tannin |
All classes |
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Tartaric acid |
All classes |
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Trichodiaderma roots |
Karri |
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Urea |
All classes |
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Vitamin B |
All classes |
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Vodka |
Faveomel |
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Wooden casks |
All classes |
This substance shall only be utilized for the alcoholic fermentation or maturing of the product in it. |
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Yeast and yeast nutrients |
All classes, excluding beer mead |
[Table 3 substituted by section 9(a), (b) and (c) of Mead Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]