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How to Cap your Mead Bottles with Heat Shrink Caps.
The picture at left shows a nice sweet mead with a ruby red colored heat shrink cap. This is a particularly nice touch if you are going to be giving away bottles of mead for Thanksgiving or the Holidays. I have a quick tutorial on how to do this right here and at the bottom of the page is a video that shows the whole process.
The Process is quite simple. You put the heat shrink cap on the bottle (its plenty large and slides over easily. Then you dip it in boiling water for 10 to 20 seconds -rotating it slowly. And you are done!
As a safer alternative you can also use a hair dryer or a steamer to achieve the same effect.
This is really a nice way to make your mead bottles look professional and they make attractive gifts for the Holidays or for Thanksgiving. Here is the video where I show you the process of how to do it.
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Heat Shrink caps are inexpensive (around 8-9 cents each) and they come in a lot of attractive colors. You can get them from any shop that sells wine making equipment. They are very easy to put on and make a nice alternative to hot wax. I show the hot wax method in a tutorial here if you prefer to go that route. 
