Man Made Me(ad) Podcast

Today we're chatting live with Will and Jake from Black Rabbit Meadery in Reno, Nevada! They're a super cool meadery that does low abv mead and mead cocktails. I've personally tried their stuff and it's fantastic! Support them via the links below:Black Rabbit Mead Website: https://www.blackrabbitmeads.comSupport the Show.

Welcome back to "A Guide to Starting Your Own Meadery" with Billy Beltz! Billy is one of the co-owners of Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego. Lost Cause is a world famous, award winning meadery that has been in operation for a little over 6 years. Billy has been one of the spearheads of the operations and he has so graciously taken the time to share his knowledge on how to start a meadery. In this multi-part series you will learn how to go from simple ideas to operating your own meadery. Check out the links below to support Billy and Lost Cause meadery and thanks for watching!Lost Meadery Website: https://www.lostcausemead.comSupport the show

Welcome back to "A Guide to Starting Your Own Meadery" with Billy Beltz! Billy is one of the co-owners of Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego. Lost Cause is a world famous, award winning meadery that has been in operation for a little over 6 years. Billy has been one of the spearheads of the operations and he has so graciously taken the time to share his knowledge on how to start a meadery. In this multi-part series you will learn how to go from simple ideas to operating your own meadery. Check out the links below to support Billy and Lost Cause meadery and thanks for watching!Lost Meadery Website: https://www.lostcausemead.comSupport the show

Today I'm chatting with the incredible Bill Boyer! Bill is an awesome mead maker who has won numerous awards throughout his time entering mead, cider and beer competitions over the past few years. He's also gracious enough to share his wisdom with us throughout this podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode!Support the show

Today I'm back chatting with Texas Longhouse Mead (Carlos)! We're in our second of three podcasts we are planning on doing. The first podcast we recorded was all about the beginnings of his meadery he's starting. This one is all about some of the new things he's running into and all about the building and planning side of the meadery. We are planning on doing a final podcast at location once he's up in running! Support the show

Today I'm chatting with the incredible Ken Schramm all about his meadowy, his life and his experiences brewing. I've been looking forward to sitting down and chatting with Ken for a few years now and finally had the chance. We had a great time chatting about Ken's history in brewing, the start of Schramm's mead, behind the scenes of his awesome meads and more. I hope you enjoy the episode. Be sure to check out Schramm's Mead via the links below:Schramm's Mead: https://store.schrammsmead.com/storefront.aspxCheck out the main channel! www.YouTube.com/ManMadeMeadWant to know what I use? Check it out on my Amazon store of my website!www.ManMadeMead.comwww.ManMadeMead.comwww.Patreon.com/ManMadeMeadwww.Facebook.com/ManMadeMeaderySupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Matthew from Mean Brews all about his experience brewing mead, beer and more! He's a fantastic brewer and has a passion for continuing to help grow the craft with his YouTube channel (link below) and the Master Homebrewer Program. I hope you enjoy this episode!Wild Yeast Isolation: https://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Wild_Yeast_IsolationShagbark hickory syrup (I don't use sugar, only the wood): https://foragerchef.com/hickory-syrup/Shagbark hickory from etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1039999600/shagbark-hickory-bark-bark-for-grillingSui Generis Brewing (Excellent guidance on capturing wild yeast):Pt1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqcc9ZeLBXMPt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDvGvBVw3ggPt 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abQNl6WIdc8Meanbrews: https://www.youtube.com/c/meanbrewsMaster Homebrewer program:   https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/Support the show

Today I'm chatting with Michael Kaiser, who is one of the leaders of the biggest mead group in the world! I'm talking about the "Mead" Facebook group. He is an excellent mead maker and extremely helpful to the audience of over 100k people on there. He's also made mead for a long time and we get to sit down and pick his brain about mead in general. I hope you enjoy this episode! Join the "Mead" Facebook group if you're interested!Check out the main channel! www.YouTube.com/ManMadeMeadWant to know what I use? Check it out on my Amazon store of my website!www.ManMadeMead.comwww.ManMadeMead.comwww.Patreon.com/ManMadeMeadwww.Facebook.com/ManMadeMeaderySupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Alyson and James from Schramm's mead all about the family meadery that is Schramm's! We got to chat all about how they make their mead, some behind the scenes of what it's like to work there and even more! You can find more information about them with the links below. Schramm's Website: https://store.schrammsmead.com/storefront.aspxThe Compleat Meadmaker: https://store.schrammsmead.com/the-compleat-meadmaker-p78.aspxSupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Larry Reaux, who is the creator of Meadtools! Mead tools is an online source you can use to plan your next mead. You can find all of the links below to use the calculator yourself. It's a great resource and you should definitely plan on using it!Online Website: https://meadtools.comGoogle Spreadsheet Version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iu-9b-_JpiedK6rwSt_--7cOT5ah6RYqjH6P-0NZvok/copyhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FYhI7hNySRQZ8wzIskujd9eu10HvZyVuaQQg522aeW8/copyGoogle Spreadsheet 2: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iu-9b-_JpiedK6rwSt_--7cOT5ah6RYqjH6P-0NZvok/copyhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FYhI7hNySRQZ8wzIskujd9eu10HvZyVuaQQg522aeW8/copyHow to Use the Mead Calc (Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK2MubdaaOrUaQnjvfsJnqJv3agRmd4oSSupport the show

Today I'm by myself to chat... about mead of course! I'm 353 brews into my career, what have learned so far?! Come find out!Check out the main channel! www.YouTube.com/ManMadeMeadDiscord Link: https://www.manmademead.com/discordwww.ManMadeMead.comwww.Patreon.com/ManMadeMeadwww.Facebook.com/ManMadeMeaderySupport the show

Today I'm chatting with the winner of the Ultimate Mead Maker of 2023, Matthew Allen! The Ultimate Mead Maker Challenge is a very unique competition in that it goes beyond just one bottle of mead. I put 16 mead makers through 4 challenges to see who was the best mead maker. After each challenge we eliminated 4 of them until we were down to just 1 left. I documented the whole series on YouTube and you can find those links below.Rounds 1 & 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDF64qB0yGQRound 3 & 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k92tCj5wFuU&t=983sJoin the Discord: https://www.manmademead.com/discordSupport the show

Today I get to chat with the wonderful guys over at Basic Brewing all about their channel and their experiences in brewing! These gentlemen are far more educated than me and yet they let me share some meads with them! I hope you enjoy this fun episode with James and Steve. Check out Basic Brewing!Basic Brewing YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCM1T4qgHA5qv2uF8y7wC_CQ Basic Brewing Website: https://www.basicbrewing.comSupport the show

Today I get to sit and chat with the amazing Carlos from Texas Longhouse Mead and chat about his upcoming meadery! He has broken ground on land and is in then process of finalizing licenses and everything to get going. This episode is really fun and I hope you enjoy learning more about what it takes to make a meadery. Support Carlos' channel below!Texas Longhouse Mead: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGsv4bfDKg_LjBJpe74E6QSupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Stephen (SteveO on Discord) all about beer and how it has helped his mead making experience! I have been really trying to dive deeper into beer brewing and Stephen is my go to guy. This podcast was a blast and I hope you enjoy the episode!Support the show

Today I'm chatting with Jesse from the YouTube channel Still It! His channel is one of the go to places on YouTube to consume great content and learn a lot about distilling. He was so gracious to spend a few minutes of his time telling me all about distilling and talking about his experiences in distilling mead. I really hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to check out his channel if you haven't done yet!Still It YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StillItSupport the show

I had a great time getting to chat with Alex from Dancing Skeleton Meadery all about what it's like to own a meadery in Oklahoma! They brew strictly traditional meads and I find that to be so unique and fun. You can try some of their mead and order off their website if you would like to support them. Huge thanks to Alex for sitting down and chatting with me!Support Dancing Skeleton Meadery here: https://dancingskeletonmeadery.com/Support the show

Today I'm chatting with then wonderful couple from Fox and Raven Mead! We had a great time talking about mead, their meadery and some of their process. I had a blast learning all about them and I really hope you enjoy this episode.  You can find links to support them and buy some mead from them right here!https://www.foxandravenmead.com/Support the show

Today I'm chatting with the incredible talented and kind Will (better known as Chef on all the mead making Internet forums) all about his experience in mead making and the state of online mead making! We get into the weeds of where Reddit, Discord and many other mead making forums have been and currently are. If you want to check out the mead making wiki that he talks about, be sure to check it out here! https://meadmaking.wiki/en/homeSupport the show

I'm super excited to share with this very fun episode with you! I got to sit and chat with Nathan Zangmeister and Karysa Kent about their Mead Stampede Best of Show mead and all of their experience in making mead. I hope you enjoy this episode!Support the show

Today I'm chatting with Ryan from Rebel Hive Meadery all about his mead! Rebel Hive Meadery is a commercial meadery from Pennsylvania. You can purchase some of their mead online or at your local stores in Pennsylvania!Rebel Hive Meadery: https://www.rebelhivemeadery.com Check out the main channel! www.YouTube.com/ManMadeMeadWant to know what I use? Check it out on my Amazon store of my website!www.ManMadeMead.comwww.ManMadeMead.comwww.Patreon.com/ManMadeMeadwww.Facebook.com/ManMadeMeaderySupport the show

Today I'm talking with Kyle Ducharme (also known as Greenmountainmead on discord). We're chatting all about home brewing and mead making! He's a super knowledgable and great guy. I hope you enjoy this episode!Support the show

Today I'm chatting with Jeremy from Flying Bee Ranch all about beekeeping! If you haven't checked out flying bee ranch, you need to get some great honey from them!Check out their website here: https://flyingbeeranch.net/Support the show

Today I'm chatting with Michael from Dansk Mjod! You might have seen the Viking Blod mead in stores around you and today you'll get to learn about its origins! Check out their website for more information about their meadery and feel free to buy some of their mead if you are able to!Dansk Mjod Website: https://mjod.dk/enSupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Kevin Meintsma all about mead making! He's a fantastic mead maker and mead competition organizer and you will love our chat about mead competitions, mead making in general and recipe development!Go Support Valkyrie's Horn Mead Competition: https://valkyrieshorn.comSupport the AMMA: https://mead-makers.orgSupport the show

Today my good friend Tony teaches me all about aging wines! This is important stuff because wine is precious and we should all know how to do it right! Make sure to hit like if you enjoyed this episode and feel free to contact Tony via his email below. Tony's Email: tonyrayrivera@gmail.comSupport the show

Hey friends! Today I'm chatting with Doin the Most and FaeWood Mead about Mead Stampede. If you didn't know already - we co-hosted our Mead Competition (Mead Stampede) and it was a blast. In this episode we chat about the competition and everything we loved about it. Go check out their YouTube channels to support them and thanks for listening!Doin the Most: https://www.youtube.com/c/DointheMostFaeWood Mead: https://www.youtube.com/c/FaeWoodMeadSupport the show

So this podcast episode is odd because it's not the normal thing for the podcast. This audio has a video version that you can find here: https://youtu.be/FWD9chDbcq4 . I hope you enjoy this! Support the show

Hey friends! Today I'm chatting with with Daniel from MoonJoy Meadery in North Carolina and I'm super excited to share this episode with you. Be sure to check out their website to support them! Website: https://moonjoymeadery.comEmail: moonjoymeadery@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoonJoy-Meadery-102948284784479Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonjoymeadery/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonjoymeaderySupport the show

Today I have Tony from Manic Meadery on to chat about his meadery and his brewing world! Feel free to check out Manic Meadery via any of these links!Website: https://www.manicmeadery.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/manicmeaderyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/manicmeaderySupport the show

Today we're chatting with Trent Mushow from TheBruShow! Trent has his own YouTube channel and you should definitely check it out - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBruSho - Support the show

Today I'm chatting with Matthew (From Meanbrews), Traci Kuhfuss, Matthew Chrispen, Bill Boyer & Matthew Williamson all about competitive mead making. The topics we chat about in this are talking a lot about competitive mead making, but they are directly relatable to being a better mead maker in general. I want to give a huge shoutout to Meanbrew for allowing me to be a part of this project! Don't have time to watch the video version? Go check out the audio version on any podcast player - just look up "What's New With Mead".Check out Meanbrews: https://www.youtube.com/c/MeanBrewsSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Welcome back to my mead podcast! We are in episode 44 and I have Carvin Wilson on to chat about his mead making experience! Carvin is a well known mead maker in our world. He's an award winning mazer who strives to lead people down the path of better mead making! You can find Carvin on the Modern Mead Makers Facebook page, the Mead Institute and anywhere else you might find him in our world. Huge shoutout to Carvin for coming on the podcast! Support the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I'm chatting with Frank Golbeck (of Mead Institute and Golden Coast Mead Fame) all about mead! He's a super knowledgeable and fun guy who loves mead. Frank also knows a ton about mead making, bees, mead history and agriculture. In this podcast we cover a large range of topics and I had a blast chatting with him. Check out the Mead Institute and Golden Coast Mead to support him!Mead Institute: https://www.meadinstitute.comGolden Coast Mead: https://www.goldencoastmead.comSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I'm chatting with the AMMA Mead Maker of the Year! His name is Allen Martin and he is a great guy and amazing mead maker! This episode was a lot of fun and I hope you will check out more episodes of the podcast. Special thanks to Allen for coming on the podcast! Support the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I'm joined by Nathan Steigman to chat all about his mead making experience to dive deep into some mead science that will help you become a better mead maker! I hope you will hit like and subscribe! You can also check out the podcast on any podcast playing app if you want to just listen to them!Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/KdsPePelsZUSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I'm chatting with Al Boyce, who is a home brew aficionado and a crucial member of the BJCP! He has over 25 years of brewing experience ranging from Mead to Beer. I met Al back in 2019 when I went to my first mead competition in Minneapolis and knew that I wanted to talk to him more! I hope you enjoy this fantastic episode as he talks all about his experience in homebrewing, what the BJCP mead certification exam looks like and gives us tips on how to be better mead makers! A BJCP Exam Guide for Dummies: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ng3YRqXeR5SQMSpTrX5pO7BL13pCk2zN?usp=sharingSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I'm chatting with  @DIY Fermentation about all of his wine and mead making experience over his past 2 years of brewing. We also get to chat about his YouTube channel and I pick his brain about all the different things we see in Natural brewing. I hope you enjoy this episode and I hope you will go check out his channel!DIY Fermentation: https://www.youtube.com/c/diyfermentationSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Hey friends! This is a solo episode, which is different because I normally try to bring on a guest. I recently hit this 199 meads milestone and found myself dwelling pretty heavily on all those meads before I hit my 200 marker. In this episode I wanted to chat about everything I've learned, how my work flow is and how I generally feel about YouTube and making videos. Needless to say, being a mead YouTuber is fun but has some really interesting challenges. I hope you enjoy this episode! There is a video version if you are interested in watch that. Cheer!- Garrett Support the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

On todays episode of "What's New With Mead" we are chatting with Carlos from Texas Longhouse Mead about his YouTube channel and his own mead making career. Make sure to go his subscribe on his channel to see his awesome content and feel free to leave a like and comment on this video! Cheers!Texas Longhouse Mead: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGsv4bfDKg_LjBJpe74E6QSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Hey friends! On this episode of "What's New With Mead" we're chatting with Hodge from Hangin with Hodge about his mead experience and everything on his YouTube channel. I highly encourage you to go check him out to support his channel. Thanks for watching!Check out Hangin with Hodge: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdDHduKXqo7RS8uuGjWFvASupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

We just wrapped up our Mead Stampede competition and BC and I wanted to chat about it!  @Doin the Most took the time to sit down for another podcast episode and chat about the competition and then lots of other awesome mead making topics. Go check out his channel via the link below and thanks for watching!Doin the Most: https://www.youtube.com/user/standardissueSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I had the lovely Mandi from FaeWood mead join me on the podcast to chat about her YouTube channel and everything going on in her own brew world! She's an absolute blast and loves mead with a passion. I had a great time chatting with her and I highly suggest for you to go over to her channel and subscribe for more great content from her. I am linking her channel below so please go support her!FaeWood Mead: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGFCRq_GtGEYCSZHAkf4lQSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

I had the great opportunity to sit down and chat with Mike Simmons from Meridian Hive Meadery the other day for a podcast episode and it was a blast! Meridian Hive is an incredible meadery and I highly encourage you to check them out if you can. I am attaching a link to their website below - make sure you go and support them!Meridian Hive Website: https://www.meridianhive.comSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Welcome back to "What's New With Mead"! This is my podcast where I get to chat with awesome mead makers from around the world about their own meads. In this episode I am chatting with Nick, Nick and Evan from Drinking Horn Meadery. They are an amazing meadery in Arizona and I highly encourage you to check out their websites and get some of their mead! Let me know what you think below and click the links below to support them and the channel!  Drinking Horn Website: https://drinkinghornmeadery.comSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today we're chatting with David Myers, who is the creator of Redstone Meadery! He's a wonderful guy who has been in the mead making game for quite some time! I had a wonderful chat with him about Redstone and about mead making in general. I hope you will go check out Redstone meadery and support them!Redstone Meadery Website: https://www.redstonemeadery.comSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Hey friends! I had a great time chatting with Bray Denard, who is the creator of the classic mead recipe "Bray's One Month Mead". It's something you've undoubtedly heard of, if not... you should definitely try it! It's a mead recipe that is completed in just 1 month! Check out Bray's website here and check out the recipe below!Bray's Website: https://denardbrewing.com/blog/post/brays-one-month-mead/Support the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I'm chatting with the great guys over at Gosnells of London! I had a great time chatting with them about their mead making. I hope you will go and check them out!Gosnells of London Website: https://www.gosnells.co.ukSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Welcome back to "What's New With Mead"! This is the podcast where I chat with mead makers, alcohol brewers and more about various topics in mead! Today, I had Vicky Rowe - who runs the very large and popular mead forum GOT Mead -  on to chat about her experience in mead making. She's been in the mead making scene for the past 30 years so I really wanted to pick her brain about all the changes she has seen over the years! I hope you enjoy this episode. Be sure to check out GOT Mead below!https://www.gotmead.comSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

In this episode of What's New With Mead I get to chat with a bunch of my discord friend about mead making! If you want to join the discord and chat with us about mead making - make sure to click the link below. Thanks to everyone who joined and I hope to see more people in our group!Cheers!MMMSupport the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)

Today I get the fun opportunity to chat with Sarah from @Flora Brewing about beer, hops and mead! She’s a fantastic beer YouTuber (check out her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7bDWgmYY1OANbnR2dGwQA ). I had a great time talking to her about hops, honey, canning equipment and more. Make sure to check out her channel and send her some love! Cheers!Support the show (http://www.Patreon.com/ManMadeMead)