diff --git a/witbierbot.py b/witbierbot.py
index 25dd92f..dcdedc6 100755
--- a/witbierbot.py
+++ b/witbierbot.py
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import os
 import textwrap
+import smtplib
 import sys
 from collections import defaultdict
+from email.message import EmailMessage
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 
 
+EMAIL_SENDER = 'Witbierbot <witbier@example.org>'
+EMAIL_RECIPIENT = 'RECIPIENT'
+
+
 def load_weather():
     url = 'https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast?q=Leiden' \
             + '&units=metric' \
@@ -51,7 +57,17 @@ def notify(best_day, best_temp):
             '''
 
     message = textwrap.dedent(message)
-    print(message)
+
+    report_date = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%d/%m/%y')
+
+    mail = EmailMessage()
+    mail.set_content(message)
+    mail['Subject'] = 'Witbier alert voor ' + report_date
+    mail['To'] = EMAIL_RECIPIENT
+    mail['From'] = EMAIL_SENDER
+
+    with smtplib.SMTP('localhost') as smtp:
+        smtp.send_message(mail)
 
 
 def main():