Hive Mind
Matt and Kit are brothers who run Hive Mind. They began their business in 2018, and have since developed and expanded their equipment and range of products. Forest Deli was Hive Mind's first supplier. Hive Mind have won many awards such as the Golden fork award in 2023 and several Great Taste awards.
Mead is an alcohol based drink which is made from honey. The honey is mixed with warm water to make it dissolve, then it is mixed with a paddle and motor so it can ferment and the sugars can be digested by the yeast. Yeast is then added to this mixture to allow fermentation to occur and for alcohol to be produced. the mixture is then monitored and left for around four months, although some may be left longer in order to develop flavours and certain notes. The density of this mixture will decrease. overtime due to the decreasing sugar levels and once it reaches zero, it is chilled at 4 degrees and is transferred to a conditioning tank. The mead is then processed by either small amounts of chemicals, filtering or pasturing to remove any excess sugars and to stabilise the mead.
Matt and Kit believe that shopping and investing into local business not only benefits the local community, but develops the local economy as more jobs are created to suit the demand. By shopping locally, food miles are also reduced and for every £3 spent, around £2 goes back into the local community and development.
