Podcasts about meadmaking

By listener request! How to get started making mead with a smaller initial investment to find out if this hobby is right for you. Naturally, these guidelines come from the assistance of our sponsor Bacchus & Barleycorn. Use our discount code MHP10 for all your shopping and supply needs. Then, Jeff and Chris spend some time throwing … Continue reading "Episode 269 – Meadmaking on a Budget AND Seasonal Meads!"

Tonight at 9PM ET, we will be chatting with Christian Mlotschek, a home meadmaker in Ontario, Canada. Christian is a newish meadmaker, and has jumped in with both feet to make meads. Christian's brewing adventures started in 2022 when he joined the Society for Creative Anachronism. He's  brewed about 40 batches of mead, beer and cider including a few historical meads from various manuscripts. This past year he started competing in both beer and mead. His "Mixed up Mel" melomel won gold at the Ales Open in April '24, and he received a Gold for his Semi-Sweet Wildflower Trad. at Brew Slam in December '24. He did my first commercial collaboration this past November with Counterpoint Brewing in Kitchener allowing him to learning experience on larger equipment, bringing his Battered Ram Buckwheat Braggot to the masses. It was well received and mostly sold out in a short period. His current projects are: a period adjacent tradional mead recipe where he conscripted 8 other brewers in the SCA to help him fill a mead barrel that he purchased from Rosewood Estates Winery in Ontario. shared mead with and taught some local Cubans on his recent trip how to make it with the promise he gets to try their attempts when he goes back next. bench trials of various varietals to do a sampling of source honey and fermented mead, including his local wildflower, fireweed, coriander, meadowfoam, blueberry blossom and Ontario Buckwheat. The future is hopefully contuing to build his library, more competitions and experimental archeology making recipes from various sources and creating period style Brewing equipment to showcase at demos. Join us to chat with Christian and explore meadmaking! To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! Crafting excellent mead requires excellent honey. Luckily The Honey Jar is here to help. Since 2005 The Honey Jar has been supplying delicious pure raw honey in easy to handle 12-pound pails to hobbyist brewers around the United States. Visit us at TheHoneyJarHome.com/gotmead If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) Join us on live chat during the show Upcoming Shows April 22 - Arne Defurne - Clockwork Bee Mead, Antwerp Belgium May 6 - Alen RadoŠević - Fool Moon mead, Transylvania Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events April 9 - Green Mountain Mashers, Essex, VT - Mead Series Part 4: Specialty Meads April 10 - Red, Wine and Brew, Mentor, OH - Mead Tasting with meads from Brothers Drake Meadery - Columbus, OHDutch Creek Meadery - Athens, OHFour Fires Meadery - Maumee, OHFeisty Brood Meadery - Northfield, OH April 10 - Viking Alchemist Meadery, Smyrna, GA - Mead and Mini painting April 11 - Artifice Ales and Mead, Mannheim, PA - Line Dancing! April 11 - St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI - Kyle Brown live music April 12 - Cupka's Bee Good Meadery, Auburn,

Learn about Mark Oberle's Meadmaking journey from homebrewer to opening up Meadiocrity Meadery in San Marcos, CA Lessons Learned and how then ended up on a reality tv show.

11-23-21 Tonight we're venturing back into the world of mead sensory analysis. Stephen from experimeads.com will be joining us again to talk about the latest mead experiments he's been conducting. Stephen is a home mead maker, three time Canadian mead maker of the year, and BJCP certified beer and mead judge. In the process of honing his craft, he has been testing the parameters of mead fermentation and conducts formal sensory analysis to compare methods. Given the lack of scientific evaluation of meads relative to wine and beer, he has been sharing his findings with other mead makers via experimeads.com to try and push mead quality to the next level. We will be talking to him on how and why to design experiments on sensory analysis. Whether conducting triangle tests or bench trials, why is formal evaluation needed to take your mead consistently to the next level? He will cover recent findings from experiments on water chemistry, nutrient off-flavor thresholds, acidity, nutrient levels for ale yeasts, and the effect of kieselsol and chitosan. We find out why he has been focused on session meads, and how the experiments on nutrient timing, pitch rates, nutrient types, dried vs wet yeasts, and alternative ale yeasts inform his recently published recipe? Also, we chat with him about evidence that online calculators can lead to off-flavors. Why does he suggest that the next generation of calculators should formalize the risk from Go-ferm and vary the YAN recommendations by pitch rates, oxygenation regimes, acidity, and temperature? Finally, we will also get an exclusive sneak peek of results from other experiments that have not been published on experimeads.com. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback.[break] [break]Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! Sponsor: Honnibrook Craft Meadery. Rated the very best winery in Colorado! Visit our state-of-the-art meadery and tasting room south of downtown Castle Rock, Colorado, in a converted man cave. Mention the Got Mead Podcast this month for a free draft taster!  Google H-O-N-N-I Brook for hours and directions. They love visitors!  www.honnibrook.com If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Upcoming Shows We are off for December! Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and we'll see you January 11, 2022! Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Nov 26 - Antelope Ridge Mead, Colorado Springs, CO - Mead Black Friday Nov 27 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - CLAWS - Wild bird rescue Nov 27 - Chubby Cheeks Mead, Temecula, CA - Live music and mexican food from their kitchen Nov 28 - Viking Alchemist Meadery, Smyrna, GA - Mead and Metal Artists Market Dec 4 - Wandering Bard Meadery, Greenville, SC - Advanced Mead Making Class Dec 4 - Wines & Wares, Jacksonville, NC - Dansk Meads tasting Dec 4 - Batch Mead, Temecula, CA - Viking Night - mead, hard cider and a souvenir horn Dec 7 - Two Seasons Meadery and the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK - Urban Harvest: Turning Honey into Mead Dec 9 - Wildflyer Mead Co, Navasota, TX - Book Club Dec 16 - Wandering Bard Meadery, Greenville, SC - Mead & Read Book Club Dec 17 - Haley's Honey Meadery, Fredricksburg, VA - Paint and Mead Dec 17 - Meadicocrity Mead, San Diego, CA - Movies and Mead - showing "It's a Wonderful Life"

Brewing: not just for beer! Ryan discusses his experience with making mead, a wine-like drink made from honey. HOSTS: Ryan Kuhn, Mike NewtonCheck out our website: brewthersinlaw.com This episode features music by Mike Newton. The views, information, or opinions expressed during Brewthers-in-Law are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Sixfive Media and its employees. This has been a production of Sixfive Media 2021

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)

2-2-21 Tonight at 9PM ET we'll be talking with Tom Repas. Tom has been on the show before, and we're having him back, as he's an absolute fountain of information! We're going to talk with Tom about mead, specifically mead in secondary. There is a lot that happens in secondary, like stabilization, clarification, backsweetening, adjuncts and adjustments. So we're Tom is a Master Beekeeper and owner of Canyon Rim Honey Bees, providing bees and honey in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Tom speaks on beekeeping all over the country, and has presented several times at the AMMA MeadCon on both beekeeping and meadmaking. Tom has won a large number of awards for his mead as well. Tom is a 4th generation beekeeper, and has been working with bees since he was a kid. He kept bees and sold the honey for extra money in high school. He went into professional beekeeping while he was still active as a medical doctor, and has developed a cross for bees that are gentle, overwinter well, and are mite resistant. On the mead side of things, Tom is a very talented mead maker who consistently wins medals with his meads, and has a skill for thinking outside the box for flavor profiles. His mushroom mead was the talk of the mead community for some time when he brought it out to taste. I got to try it, I was stunned at how good it was. Of course, Tom uses his own honey, as well as honeys from other providers and areas, and they're all good! Tom says his meads are 'ok'. We think they're better than that, lol. Join us on the live chat and don't be afraid to call in if you want to! This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback.[break] [break]Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Upcoming Shows Feb 2 - Clint Walker, Walker Honey Farms - Beekeeper and Meadmaking, and guest host Tom Repas Show links and notes Top, Middle and Base Notes: A Comprehensive List The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual - James Green and Ajana Food Pairing website The Flavor Bible The Flavor Matrix - the Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extrordinary Dishes On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Unlock'd - Historical mead recipes Wellcome Mead by Laura Angotti Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Take part in Kevin Meintsma's Hydromel Study - email hydromel@wtibiz.com and he'll send you questions Upcoming Events Feb 6 - Domras Cup, Savannah, GA - third round of judging Feb 6 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - Online live music with Final Chapter Feb 6 - Empire State Honey Producers Association Winter Conference Feb 12-14 - Starrlight Meadery, Pittsboro, NC - Mead and Chocolate Feb 13 - Wandering Bard Meadery, Greenville, SC - Meadmaking for Beginners Class Feb 13 - Etowah Meadery, Dahlonega, GA - online live music with Chad Bowmar Feb 13 - Wandering Bard Meadery, Greenville, SC - Mead Tasting Class, Ciders, Cysers and Sessions Feb 13 - Rohan Meadery, La Grange, TX - Music with J&B Duo Feb 14 - Etowah Meadery, Dahlonega, GA - online live music with Ryan LittleEagle Feb 22 - Group Brew Day (online) set up by Michael Jordan Feb 25 - Upper Reach Meadery, Perkasie, PA - Online event - Cabot Cheese Tutored Tasting Feb 27-28 - Vermont Winter Renaissance Faire,

Welcome to the world of homemade mead making! Jim discusses the mead making process. Zack and Jim sample a few types of mead and Zack shares his mediocre home brew experience. Finally, they sample whiskey and talk about adventures in fatherhood.

While technically considered wine, mead has long had a stronger affinity with the world of beer and home brewing than it has with the wine world, and the growth of flavor-forward ingredient-laden meads has in many ways mirrored the rise of similarly-designed craft beers. Superstition Meadery, in Prescott, Arizona, has been one of the leaders in that new-school approach, stretching the definition of mead and widening the relevance of one of the world’s oldest fermented beverages. Inspired by innovation in the craft beer space, and in the culinary world, they’ve brought flavors and approaches to the mead world that excite and delight, from white chocolate-inspired fine bottled meads to milkshake meads in cans. In this episode, Jeff Herbert (who founded and owns the brewery with his wife Jennifer) walks through the steps that brought them to where they are today—early homebrewing, mead inspiration, technical evolution, and current innovation. He walks through their approach to quality, testing concepts, solving the mead making problem of time, healthy fermentations, honey flavor and mechanics, yeast management in the meadery, methods of adding fruit, improving extraction efficiency, fine tuning fruit expression for complexity, the impact of aging, and more. As brewers and craft beverage drinkers stretch out and explore adjacent fermentations, mead is increasingly finding its place in their repertoire. Herbert makes a great case for its relevance, driven by a creativity, enthusiasm, and ambition that you can hear in his voice. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): Nearly 2,000 breweries across the US, Canada & Mexico partner with G&D Chillers. Innovative, Modular Designs and no proprietary parts propel G&D ahead as the premier choice for your glycol chilling needs. Breweries you recognize—Russian River, Ninkasi, Jack's Abby, Samuel Adams and more—trust G&D to chill the beer you love! Call G&D Chillers to discuss your project today or reach out directly at GDChillers.com. (https://gdchillers.com) Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): Old Orchard supplies craft juice blends from the heart of Beer City USA. As the industry blending experts, they supply major national brands and growing breweries alike. They've been the best-kept juicy secret in craft beverage for years, but now the secret's out. Breweries across the board are experiencing a seamless transition to Old Orchard as their new juice supplier. So hop aboard the Old Orchard fruit train; their sample kit starter pack is waiting for you at www.oldorchard.com/brewer. (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) Hopsteiner (https://www.hopsteiner.com): This episode is brought to you by Hopsteiner–your premium hop supplier dedicated to delivering quality hops and hop products in every package. Visit Hopsteiner.com (https://www.hopsteiner.com) for a complete list of offerings or select “shop hops” to start ordering today. Spike Brewing (https://spikebrewing.com/craft): Born out of a basement in Milwaukee a decade ago, Spike has grown to become a leading manufacturer of premium-quality brewing equipment. So, if you’re looking for a reliable system for home or a commercial-grade Nano for your brewery, this is the time to buy! Spike is offering CB&B listeners a special 10% off all three-vessel system purchases, while supplies last. Visit spikebrewing.com/craft (https://spikebrewing.com/craft) and enter the code CBB at checkout. Spike Brewing—pursue what’s possible. Brewers Publications (https://www.brewerspublications.com): This episode is brought to you by BrewersPublications.com (https://www.brewerspublications.com), publishers of “Gose: Brewing a Classic German Beer for the Modern Era” by Fal Allen. Gose explores the history of this lightly sour wheat beer style, its traditional ingredients and special brewing techniques. Learn about salinity, spices, and lactic acid as you experiment with Gose recipes from some of the best-known craft brewers of our time.

4-14-20 Tonight at 9PM ET we're talking with Scott Schaar, head brewer at Crawford Brew Works and former distiller at Mississippi River Distilling Company. He is a BJCP beer and mead judge. Scot was the 2017 AHA Meadmaker of the Year (MMOTY) and shared the 2019 MMOTY award with Michael Wilcox and Carvin Wilson. He was the 2015 East Coast MMOTY; has won multiple mead, beer, and cider bests of show; and has had his recipes professionally made by Moonlight Meadery and Prairie Rose Meadery. Scot and his wife Karen earned their Level 5 certification in the European Mead Judging Programme this past year while judging the Kings of Mead competition in Poznań, Poland. Scott is very active in meadmaking, and turns up often in the Modern Mead Makers and GotMead Facebook groups. He was one of two people awarded an honorary Polish 'passport', along with Bob Slanzi, for his Polish style meads, which are excellent. Scott has also been active in promoting mead in his area and in his homebrew club, the St. Paul Homebrewer's Club, which also, in conjunction with the Minnesota Home Brewers Association puts on the Minnesota Mashout, one of the larger homebrew competitions in the US. We're going to talk mead, beer and whatever else comes up! Come on in and have a listen! Join us on the live chat and don't be afraid to call in if you want to! This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Coming up: April 21 - Kevin Meintsma Show links and notes The Compleat Meadmaker by Ken Schramm Apple varietals and where they grow - http://orangepippen.com National Honey Board Mead Crafter Compeitition Upcoming Events July 22-25 Mazer Cup International, Broomfield, CO September 26-28 AMMA MeadCon, Broomfield, CO Due to the pandemic, most meaderies cannot have events or open their taprooms, and are offering their mead via online and pickup service. You can find an ongoing list at https://gotmead.com/blog/meaderies/support-meaderies-during-coronavirus-where-to-get-mead-online-and-pickup/ Visit our mead directory at https://gotmead.com/blog/commercial-mead/ Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it!

Our hosts follow up with Andrew Luberto to discuss back sweetening the mead that we made in episode 128. The post Episode 134: Mead and Meadmaking Part 2 appeared first on Beertastic Voyage Podcast.

9-17-19 9PM EST: Tonight we're talking with women who make mead. Award winning, bitching good meadmaking women. We're talking with Traci Kuhfuss and Amy Olsen. If you've been paying attention, these ladies are tearing it up out there with their meads. Traci Kuhfuss comes to us from Texas by way of Arizona and Hawaii. She’s been active as a homebrewer and mead maker for many years, participating in brew clubs and competitions in all the places she’s lived. Traci is a professional photographer and print designer who loves making mead. Traci got into brewing - once upon a time, she was newly divorced and her friends were all getting married and having kids. She was bored with sitting at home with nothing to do. Her friends got her a home brewing kit that year for Christmas. She made her first beer that New Years Eve.  She eventually joined a homebrew club and was introduced to mead. She started making mead then and winning more medals with mead than beer. In 2006 her orange blossom special mead took BOS at the Great Arizona Homebrew competition. over all the other beers, ciders and mead. Traci is running the Texas Mead Competition this year, and it looks like it's going to be a great event. Amy Olsen lives in the Detroit area. She’s a classically trained chef, and teaches culinary arts now. She’s obviously a big fan of food and flavor as a result. Around 5 years ago, she was grabbing a beer at a local brewery, and ended up meeting Frank Retell, the mead maker at Kuhnhenn Brewing in an in-depth conversation about flavors. They hit it off, and Amy was on her way to be a mead maker. Frank helped her, and she even got to help make meads with him at Kuhnhenn. Within a year she was makoing mead at home, and her family and friends loved it and encouraged her to keep it up. She made the next jump to competitions because she wanted to get some experienced feedback and constructive criticism. Her first comp was the Michigan Mead Cup in 2014. She got a gold medal and best of show her first time out with a Michigan wildflower mead with Medjool dates, black mission figs and sultanas, calling it ‘A Gift to the Khaleesi’. She’s continued to make mead and enter competitions. She’s claimed a number of medals at comps around the country, and has 4 AHA National Home Brew Competition first round ribbons and 7 Mazer Cups, including 2 in the Digby category (that is historic recipes from Sir Kenelm Digby’s Closet Unlock’d, a special MCI category). She’s won BoS at the Great Northern Brew Ha Ha and BoS and Meadmaker’s Choice awards at Mid-Winter Homebrew comp. Amy says that making mead has been a fabulous addition to her life. She’s been to 2 MeadCons, 3 Mazer Cup comps, taken classes at UC Davis, got elected to the AMMA Home Brew Committee, became a BJCP judge, joined the Michigan Mead Coalition and took a huge mead-centric trip this summer, getting to meet some pretty awesome folks and drink a lot of great mead. Both Traci and Amy are looking forward to making even more and better meads as they continue to hone their craft. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes Evoak - Oak Solutions Black Swan Barrels (exotic woods) Ethiopian Spice Market (for gesho) Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff

Our intrepid hosts meet with Andrew Luberto to learn more about mead making and the upcoming Meadfest. The post Episode 128: Mead and Meadmaking with Andrew Luberto appeared first on Beertastic Voyage Podcast.

2-12-2019 Tonight at 9PM EST, we're talking with long-time mead history buff Dan McFeeley. Dan has been on the Gotmead forums for almost as long as Gotmead has *had* a forum. He was a regular poster in the Mead Lovers Digest email list before Gotmead even existed, and you can find his posts in the MLD archives on Gotmead. He hasn't been super active lately, life and parenting has kept him busy, but his interest in history, and mead history, is still keen. Dan has written several articles (linked below) on mead and mead history over the years. Back when he was actively making mead, he won a number of medals (and there weren't all that many comps then!) in the Indy International, the International Mead Festival (the predecessor to the Mazer Cup) and the AHA Midwest Regional. Dan is going to talk with us about mead in history and legend. One of the discussions we're planning on is an examination of the 'honeymoon' legend, often talked about. We'll delve into mead in Africa and Europe, examine some of the sources used by Morse. We'll delve into indigenous culture, bees and beekeeping, and explore the cultural attachments of honey and mead. Click the chat link to join us  in the live conversation during the show. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes Articles by Dan: Honey in History. Dan McFeeley, Bee Culture: February 2002 Volume 130 Number 2. The Taste of Mead: Acidic Properties and Flavor. Dan McFeeley, Zymurgy: September/October 2006 Volume 29 Number 5. Those Olde English Meads. Dan McFeeley, Repast: Quarterly Publication of the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor Fall 2010 Volume XXVI Number 4. Roger Morse in Review: Contributions to Mead and Meadmaking, Dan McFeeley Meads and Their Lactones: A Cautionary Tale for Mead Makers by Dan McFeely, “Bee Culture”, September 2002 Books: The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Hilda Ransome A Sip Through Time, A Collection of Old Brewing Recipes, Cindy Renfrow Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-created, Dr. Patrick McGovern Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverage, Dr. Patrick McGovern Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers, Keith Pepperell Ale, Beer and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, Judith Bennett Lady with a Mead Cup: Ritual, prophecy and lordship in the European warband from La Tene to the Viking Age, Michael J. Enright Wassail: In Mazer of Mead, Robert Gayre Mead: The Libations, Legends, and Lore of History's Oldest Drink, Fred Minnick Making Mead (Honey Wine): History, Recipes, Methods and Equipment, Roger Morse The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, Eva Crane Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events February 14 - Wild Blossom Meadery - Make Your Love Wine for Valentines February 16 - Honnibrook Craft Mead - Grand Opening - Castle Rock, CO February 16 - Black's Fairy Meadery - Brazos Fest of the West February 16 - Rushford Meadery and Winery - Live Music by Skipper Jack February 23 - Valhalla Meadery - Mead-Ieval Fund Raiser March 2 - Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery - Mardi Gras Silent Day Party March 3 - Heidrun Meadery - Crabfest

2-5-19 Our guest tonight is Michael Fairbrother, owner of Moonlight Meadery in Londonderry, NH. Back in 1995, Michael tried a cyser (apple and honey mead) for the first time. Since that first sip Michael has developed a passion, and a single minded dedication to making international award winning meads. After being recognized as New England’s best mead maker for three consecutive years, Michael quit his full time day job in 2010 and progressed from moonlighting as a mead maker to full time production – he has not looked back. Michael will be speaking at the AMMA MeadCon on March 12-14 in Broomfield, CO on distributing commercial mead. Michael has been working with distributors since 2011, and has 8 years of finding, changing and working with distributors. Anyone who has dipped into distro knows that it can be a very frustrating experience. Michael will give us a taste of his talk for the AMMA. Then we'll drag him off to talk about some pretty awesome braggots he's made in the past during his home meadmaking days, and rumor has it, may be coming out in their lineup. We'll talk shop, methods, and flavors, and dig into the mead (of course). Got questions? Definitely let us know by sending us a DM from facebook.com/gotmead, on Twitter @gotmeadnow, or dropping it into our live chat (link below). Click the chat link to join us  in the live conversation during the show. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes Tupelo Honey for $375 for 5 gallons ScotLabs Sparkling Handbook 'Recent Advances in the Science of Champagne Bubbles', Gerard Liger-belair, Chemical Society Reviews, Volume 47, Number 11, November 2008, pages 2361-2580. BJCP - for information on mead styles and faults and flaws Meads and Their Lactones: A Cautionary Tale for Mead Makers by Dan McFeely, “Bee Culture”, September 2002 An Analysis of Mead, Mead Making and the Role of its Primary Constituents (reprinted with permission from the authors), Daniel S. McConnell and Kenneth D. Schramm* Technical Director, G.W.Kent and President, The Yeast Culture Kit Company *Director, The Mazer Cup Mead Competition Yeast Inoculation Strategies – Getting The Best Fermentation Possible!, Lallemand, Winemaking Update, Number 2, 2005 Raisins are NOT a Significant Source of Nutrients in Mead, Tom Repas, BJCP Certified Mead Judge, Certified Master Beekeeper (University of Montana 2016) Mazer Cup International, Home Best of Show Winner 2015 & 2017, AMMA Meadmaker of the Year 2018, pub. Sept. 3, 2017 Advanced Nutrients in Meadmaking, Travis Blount-Elliot, May, 2018 Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events February 7 - Bos Meadery - Mead to Laugh, a Comedy Showcase February 7 - Haley's Honey Mead - Mead and Spirits- A Haunting Night February 9 - Honey Pot Meadery - Grand Opening February 14 - Wild Blossom Meadery - Make Your Love Wine for Valentines February 16 - Black's Fairy Meadery - Brazos Fest of the West February 16 - Rushford Meadery and Winery - Live Music by Skipper Jack February 23 - Valhalla Meadery - Mead-Ieval Fund Raiser March 2 - Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery - Mardi Gras Silent Day Party March 3 - Heidrun Meadery - Crabfest

1-29-19 Tonight we're bringing in another speaker for the AMMA Meadcon.Steve Patik lives in Colorado with his wife and two daughters. He found a passion for Mead over a Thanksgiving table in 2012 and year later decided to try his hand at making this amazing beverage. For over 5 years, Steve has been making mead and doing so in some unconventional, yet successful, ways. Steve rarely has a mead that is older than six months and he has won awards for mead that was only 6 weeks old. As a successful amateur Mead maker, Steve consistently shows his talent at competitions locally and nationally by taking a place or even a Best of Show once in a while. The meads Steve enjoys making the most are traditionals and braggots. So, what is his secret? Steve believes in the marriage of best practices, modern techniques and top shelf ingredients. Steve is teaming up with our own Ryan Carlson to speak at the Meadcon. The Yeast Test Comparison seminar is a presentation of the results of the same mead recipe, split into 15 batches and fermented with 15 different yeast strains. This will illustrate the variations that yeast can bring to your mead. The mead will be made with Star Thistle honey, and dosed with the appropriate amounts of nutrients to ensure healthy yeast growth. This seminar will feature tasting of the 15 meads, and the top 10 mead variations will be tallied. Steve is coming on tonight to talk a little with Ryan about what they are doing, and we're going to talk mead shop about methods and making. Give us a call, or join us in chat to join the conversation! Got questions? Definitely let us know by sending us a DM from facebook.com/gotmead, on Twitter @gotmeadnow, or dropping it into our live chat (link below). Click the chat link to join us  in the live conversation during the show. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes Tupelo Honey for $375 for 5 gallons ScotLabs Sparkling Handbook 'Recent Advances in the Science of Champagne Bubbles', Gerard Liger-belair, Chemical Society Reviews, Volume 47, Number 11, November 2008, pages 2361-2580. BJCP - for information on mead styles and faults and flaws Meads and Their Lactones: A Cautionary Tale for Mead Makers by Dan McFeely, “Bee Culture”, September 2002 An Analysis of Mead, Mead Making and the Role of its Primary Constituents (reprinted with permission from the authors), Daniel S. McConnell and Kenneth D. Schramm* Technical Director, G.W.Kent and President, The Yeast Culture Kit Company *Director, The Mazer Cup Mead Competition Yeast Inoculation Strategies – Getting The Best Fermentation Possible!, Lallemand, Winemaking Update, Number 2, 2005 Raisins are NOT a Significant Source of Nutrients in Mead, Tom Repas, BJCP Certified Mead Judge, Certified Master Beekeeper (University of Montana 2016) Mazer Cup International, Home Best of Show Winner 2015 & 2017, AMMA Meadmaker of the Year 2018, pub. Sept. 3, 2017 Advanced Nutrients in Meadmaking, Travis Blount-Elliot, May, 2018 Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events January 31 - Bos Meadery - Tent Show Troubadors February 2 - Blom Meadery - Euchre Tournament February 7 - Bos Meadery - Mead to Laugh, a Comedy Showcase

1-22-19 We're off and running this year with featuring people who will be speaking at the AMMA Meadcon March 12-14. Tonight we're talking with Tom Repas (we had a schedule change, and Steve Patik will be on next week). Tom is a master beekeeper who speaks all over the country, AMMA Meadmaker of the Year 2018, winner of many medals, including two Mazer Cup Best of Show awards (2015 and 2017) and 14 cups, farmer, doctor, and all around great guy. Tom spoke at the 2018 AMMA Mead Conference as well. He's a prominent poster in Modern Mead Makers and GotMead on Facebook, and has written more than a few articles on beekeeping and meadmaking. We're going to talk a little about his upcoming Meadcon seminars on Acids in Mead, and Mead Flaws and Faults, so we'll get into that a little (can't do it all, you can head to the Meadcon and hear him in detail! We'll also be talking some about carbonation of mead, a popular topic with meadmakers. Got questions? Definitely let us know by sending us a DM from facebook.com/gotmead, on Twitter @gotmeadnow, or dropping it into our live chat (link below). Click the chat link to join us  in the live conversation during the show. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes ScotLabs Sparkling Handbook 'Recent Advances in the Science of Champagne Bubbles', Gerard Liger-belair, Chemical Society Reviews, Volume 47, Number 11, November 2008, pages 2361-2580. BJCP - for information on mead styles and faults and flaws Meads and Their Lactones: A Cautionary Tale for Mead Makers by Dan McFeely, “Bee Culture”, September 2002 An Analysis of Mead, Mead Making and the Role of its Primary Constituents (reprinted with permission from the authors), Daniel S. McConnell and Kenneth D. Schramm* Technical Director, G.W.Kent and President, The Yeast Culture Kit Company *Director, The Mazer Cup Mead Competition Yeast Inoculation Strategies – Getting The Best Fermentation Possible!, Lallemand, Winemaking Update, Number 2, 2005 Raisins are NOT a Significant Source of Nutrients in Mead, Tom Repas, BJCP Certified Mead Judge, Certified Master Beekeeper (University of Montana 2016) Mazer Cup International, Home Best of Show Winner 2015 & 2017, AMMA Meadmaker of the Year 2018, pub. Sept. 3, 2017 Advanced Nutrients in Meadmaking, Travis Blount-Elliot, May, 2018 Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events January 23 - Starrlight Meadery - Bridal Open House January 25-26 UC Davis Honey and Pollination Institute - Meadmaking 101 January 26 - Hermit Woods Deli and Winery - Wine and Cheese Pairing February 7 - Bos Meadery - Mead to Laugh, a Comedy Showcase February 16 - Black's Fairy Meadery - Brazos Fest of the West Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it!

1-15-19 Part 2 of Mead Myths, because we had so many that came up from our listeners last week! Ryan, Vicky and AJ will be talking about the myths that have arisen on techniques in meadmaking, they pervade a lot of the internet and are passed around by people not aware that they are myths. Yes, mead is old as people, and yes, it has a long history (we're having a show on mead history next month), but we also have science, and as science has advanced, we've discovered or proven many things about fermentation, and specifically about making mead that lend a great deal of help to making better mead, and in allowing us to repeat our efforts. So we'll be tackling the myths, some much beloved, and showing the science that gives us reliable, repeatable methods we can use to make better mead. What are some of the myths you've discovered in your quest to make better mead? Got questions? Definitely let us know by sending us a DM from facebook.com/gotmead, on Twitter @gotmeadnow, or dropping it into our live chat (link below). Click the chat link to join us  in the live conversation during the show. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes Meads and Their Lactones: A Cautionary Tale for Mead Makers by Dan McFeely, “Bee Culture”, September 2002 An Analysis of Mead, Mead Making and the Role of its Primary Constituents (reprinted with permission from the authors), Daniel S. McConnell and Kenneth D. Schramm* Technical Director, G.W.Kent and President, The Yeast Culture Kit Company *Director, The Mazer Cup Mead Competition Yeast Inoculation Strategies – Getting The Best Fermentation Possible!, Lallemand, Winemaking Update, Number 2, 2005 Raisins are NOT a Significant Source of Nutrients in Mead, Tom Repas, BJCP Certified Mead Judge, Certified Master Beekeeper (University of Montana 2016) Mazer Cup International, Home Best of Show Winner 2015 & 2017, AMMA Meadmaker of the Year 2018, pub. Sept. 3, 2017 Advanced Nutrients in Meadmaking, Travis Blount-Elliot, May, 2018 Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events January 16 - Starrlight Meadery - Mead Class and Tasting January 17 - Haley's Honey Meadery - Drag Queen Wine Bottle Paint Night January 19 - Meadery Bus Tour in Royal Oak, MI January 20 - Lost Cause Meadery - Death to Resolutions Dinner and Mead Pairing January 23 - Starrlight Meadery - Bridal Open House January 25-26 UC Davis Honey and Pollination Institute - Meadmaking 101 January 26 - Hermit Woods Deli and Winery - Wine and Cheese Pairing February 16 - Black's Fairy Meadery - Brazos Fest of the West Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it!

1-8-19 We're back after our December time off to enjoy family and the holidays. And diving right in! Ryan is going to kick off the new year with some conversation on meadmaking, and some of the myths that seem to pervade a lot of the internet and are passed around by people not aware that they are myths. Yes, mead is old as people, and yes, it has a long history (we're having a show on mead history next month), but we also have science, and as science has advanced, we've discovered or proven many things about fermentation, and specifically about making mead that lend a great deal of help to making better mead, and in allowing us to repeat our efforts. So we'll be tackling the myths, some much beloved, and showing the science that gives us reliable, repeatable methods we can use to make better mead. Got questions? Definitely let us know by sending us a DM from facebook.com/gotmead, on Twitter @gotmeadnow, or dropping it into our live chat (link below). Click the chat link to join us  in the live conversation during the show. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes Meads and Their Lactones: A Cautionary Tale for Mead Makers by Dan McFeely, “Bee Culture”, September 2002 An Analysis of Mead, Mead Making and the Role of its Primary Constituents (reprinted with permission from the authors), Daniel S. McConnell and Kenneth D. Schramm* Technical Director, G.W.Kent and President, The Yeast Culture Kit Company *Director, The Mazer Cup Mead Competition Yeast Inoculation Strategies – Getting The Best Fermentation Possible!, Lallemand, Winemaking Update, Number 2, 2005 Raisins are NOT a Significant Source of Nutrients in Mead, Tom Repas, BJCP Certified Mead Judge, Certified Master Beekeeper (University of Montana 2016) Mazer Cup International, Home Best of Show Winner 2015 & 2017, AMMA Meadmaker of the Year 2018, pub. Sept. 3, 2017 Advanced Nutrients in Meadmaking, Travis Blount-Elliot, May, 2018 Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events January 9 - Bos Meadery - music by Squirrel Gravy January 12 - Woodstone Creek Winery and Distillery - Wine, Mead and Spirits Tasting January 13 - Blom Meadery - Weekly Yoga at the meadery January 16 - Starrlight Meadery - Mead Class and Tasting January 19 - Meadery Bus Tour in Royal Oak, MI January 20 - Lost Cause Meadery - Death to Resolutions Dinner and Mead Pairing January 25-26 UC Davis Honey and Pollination Institute - Meadmaking 101 Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it!

In today’s podcast we discuss Honeybee swarms, meads in the making, and our plans to use various social media platforms to monetize our efforts in providing meaningful content.

In this episode, Jereme Zimmerman joins us for a chat about his two books, Make Mead Like a Viking, and Brew Beer Like a Yeti. Wild yeast, archaeology, and brewing alcoholic beverages from ancient times.

This episode celebrates our 100th show in this special 2 hour episode with a little fun and a look back over several years worth of shows. Thank you to all our former co-hosts and a special thank you to all our past guests who have come through the doors here at Mead House. We look forward to another 100 episodes packed with interviews with industry professionals, medal winning meadmakers, and home meadmakes alike. We do have a very special announcement near the end of the show, so you'll want to listen for it!

​My guest is Dan Clapp. Dan is an engineer by training, yet few years back he discovered a new passion he is excited to share with the world. ​Today, together with his family, he owns 1634 Meadery in Ipswich, Massachusetts. This is where he makes mead by fermenting honey and creating interesting combinations of flavors. Mead has not yet become as popular as other alcoholic beverages, but the world of mead-making ​has rich history and exciting future. Show Notes: https://plantloveradio.com/33

Perpetual starters and holiday inspirations starts off this episode. JD leads a discussion about keeping and feeding a starter for future batches, then moves to holiday spices, adjuncts and ideas for inspirational brews. Jeff finds himself in a conundrum with a root beer stout idea. We acknowledge several Facebook fans, and tackle some questions posted in various Facebook mead groups.

Micro mead making is the topic of our interview with John Duncan, and experienced mead maker doing meads in quart sized mason jars. Michigan Mead Cup is right around the corner, Gail Milburn tells us all about it, and JD sits down with Tom Repas

"Flavors you get from oak are dependent on temperatures you toast"...Len Napalitano from The Barrel Mill is our guest this episode. Oak spirals are slowly taking the place of oak barrels, and can often be used in older barrels to help the process along, Len tells us why that is and some techniques for oaking your mead.

Ryan goes on the road with the Mead House mic and visits with Nate Tietge, owner of Dead Bee Meadery.  In the mean time, JD and Jeff have plans for a bourbon barrel, and Ryan decides he wants to look at a solera project with a fresh oak barrel. A few shout outs to some facebook friends, and the show wraps with our next guest list for episode 97, The Barrel Mill.

Monks Meadery says there's a story in every drop Monks Meadery owner Justin Schoendorf started his business because the brewery scene was already "crowded" in Georgia with four breweries here, and he wanted to offer something different.  He started homebrewing beer in college and eventually migrated to meadmaking.  He enjoyed it, and so did his friends, and Georgia's first meadery was born. Schoendorf tells us exactly what mead is, we talk about the growth in popularity and availability, current mead trends, and Renaissance Festivals - Monks Meadery is the official mead of the Georgia Renaissance Festival, with a festival map on the can. (Pro tip.. he said his mead pairs perfectly with a roasted turkey leg.) Our beers (and meads) of the week... Monks Meadery Monks Mead | Traditional Mead Monks Meadery Peachin' to the Choir | Peach Tea Session Mead Monks Meadery Stigmata | Hibiscus Session Mead with rose, elderflower, and lightly hopped (Preview) Monks Meadery Abstinence in the Abbey | Belgian-inspired mead with coriander and hops fermented with Belgian yeast Creature Comforts Automatic | Pale Ale Hi-Wire Horchata 10W-40 Horchata | Horchata-inspired Stout Monday Night Dust Bunny | Hazy IPA In the news this week we hear about Brew Dog's new beer hotel, New Realm opening in Virginia Beach, and China's love of Budweiser. Be sure to tune in next week as we talk with Riverbend Malt House about craft malts.

In this episode, John Aitchison visits the Mead House. John has been the past president, vice-president and Grand Hydrometer of the nation's oldest homebrew club, Maltose Falcons in Woodland Hills, California. A master mead maker, he's brewed everything from guajilla blossom honey from West Texas to lahua blossom honey from Hawaii.

In this episode, we discuss the one thing that may make the difference between a flat, flabby ho-hum watery mead, and a well balanced mouth-watering mead...tannin. Probably the most overlooked aspect of mead making, tannin provides the mouthfeel that sets apart good meads from not so good ones.

In this episode, Mary Izett, co-owner of Fifth Hammer Brewing Co. in New York and author of Speed Brewing is our guest. Brewing to completion in a matter of days in order to drink in a matter of weeks is our topic. What's in the hopper - the crew discusses different projects each has brewing and we tackle a couple questions from various social media outlets.

In this episode, Jill Clark from Dutch Gold Honey returns to talk honey & share the story about Dutch Gold Honey and the infamous Honeybear. JD has a couple projects about ready to launch and requests some interaction with our listeners on one of them,

In this episode, John Blichmann, president of Blichmann Engineering™ is our guest, he has over 25 years of brewing experience, started Blichmann Engineering over 16 years ago and is now the industry leader in quality, support, and innovation. 

"People and planet ahead of profit.." Kiley Gwynn from Mountain Rose Herbs featuring high-quality herbs and spices, teas and much more stops by the Mead House this week. She talks about tinctures, teas and decoctions using herbs and spices in mead making and brewing.  JD is considering deydrated fruits in place of whole fruits in a re-do of a coconut mango braggot, Ryan talks about not wasting the byproducts of your brewing, including bread making with grains to composting the trub.

In this episode, Jill Clark from True Source Honey joins us, do you know where your honey really comes from? Jill will tell us how we can be sure it comes from reliable sources. Also, what were the boys up to during their hiatus, and more Facebook Friends where we discuss questions gathered from various Facebook mead groups. Featured Products mentioned in this episode: Dutch Gold Honey Omega Yeast

Show Notes: “I have good ideas!” Joe Kurowski, head brewer at White Labs, visits The Mead House. We talk discuss fermenting under pressure (not fermenting while listening to the Queen/David Bowe 1981 hit), yeast autolysis when bottle conditioning, using yeast found on fruit trees in Denmark and more. Bill Quirk stops by

6-5-18 Tonight Ryan is going to tackle one of the tougher aspects of mead making, creating a balanced end result. Meadmaking is  really about making a good balance of ingredients. Once we can produce clean mead without any faults, ( and that's pretty easy with a little knowledge) it becomes an art form. Much like being a food master. So we're asking you to call us at 803-443-6323 to ask your questions on air, or join us in our live chat to tell us about your mead so Ryan can help out.  There are many ways to achieve a specific desire. But everything we do interacts with the other parts of the process. So this is why it's not easily taught, it's an art more than a skill. But after enough understanding of how things mesh, you start to realize some of the moves we make help several things at the same time. If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! Show links and notes Danny Acevedo - Modern Mead Making Videos BJCP The Flavor Bible Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events June 7 - Bos Meadery - Comedy at the Meadery June 10 - Schramm's Mead - Mead and Cheese Pairing Event June 16 - Groennfell Meadery - Asian Influence - A Traditional Renaissance Feast June 18 - Superstition Mead vs Bottle Logic Pairing (a Mikkeller event at Mikkeller bar NTDA) June 24 - Rabbits Foot Meadery - Guided Mead and Cheese Pairing August 4-5 - B.NektarPalooza - International Beer, Cider and Mead Festival Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it! SaveSave

Lance Shaner, founder and owner of Omega Yeast is our guest at The Mead House this episode. Lance shares information about several heat resistant yeasts that could alleviate temp control issues some have in warmer climates. Facebook friends always produce some interesting discussions, Ryan found one involving a carrot mead,

Ryan crashes the Minnesota Mead Up last weekend and caught up with a couple mead House celebrities! Sour meads find a rare competition in Tampa Bay, Florida, sponsored by Special Hoperations , if you have a sour mead ready to be judged, you have until June 8th to submit your entry! We cover a few Facebook Friends, and wrap with Jeff's review of a couple beverages brewed by Ryan. Hey, thanks for listening! Make sure and rate us 5 stars on your favorite podcast player, iTunes, & Stitcher Radio!

This week, award-winning meadmaker, Matt Weide returns to The Mead House. Scoring a silver for a Carolina Reaper mead, he describes the process as well as a project he’s working on to determine if people can actually tell if a mead has been backsweetened or has been stopped to leave

In this episode, Ryan and Jeff critique JD’s H1 & H2 braggot offerings, (recipe for H1 is below), Facebook Friends, the crew tackles a few questions posted by our friends in a few facebook mead groups. In the interest in promoting mead, the introduction of mead to people who have

Mazer Cup gold medalist, Josh Mahoney, returns to The mead House and sticks around for the whole show! He talks about his Double 50 award winner, a little on bee keeping, Jeff discovers an accidental infection that leads to a tasty sour mead. So you’re a mead maker and now

JD, what's HTO?! Listen for it! Kyle Peterson from WineHaven joins us to talk mead while we enjoy a few glasses of his award-winning Stinger mead! The son of a long time bee keeper talks about his effort to produce Stinger, making mead in general, and a bit of advice for JD's Mead Port project. Do you have a batch of mead you're just not wild about? Wait before you toss it, Ryan leads a discussion on blending, a way to salvage a mead thast just isn't up to par. Facebook Friends, William from Main has a braggot project he's working on and Alex Haag discover's a new use for Anova's Sous Vide machine!

Slam the door open & hit the lights! Welcome to The Mead House! This episode we cover a number of Facebook Friends, including using Oxy-Clean, a Blueberry Melomel, bread yeast and much more! JD has a couple projects he’s working on, particularly a Blackberry/Cherry mead Port. His concern is leaving

Chrissie Manion Zaerpoor, author of The Art of Mead Tasting and Food Pairing, joins the show this episode. If you're into the culinary culture, love to cook and make mead at home, this is a "must-have" book to go with your best cookbooks.

Celebrating 2 years here at The Mead House, episode 79 includes a report from co-host Jeff Shouse on his trip to 2018 Mazer Cup International. Jeff talks a bit about his experience as a judge, and gives some insight on the entry and scoring process. JD runs through a bourbon barrel cyser recipe with a twist, adding oak chips during fermentation, and using honey malt to add some mouthfeel and more honey character.  See his recipe below! Thank for listening, we appreciate all our listeners, and please, rate us 5 stars on your favorite podcast player!

JD and Ryan at the table this episode, Jeff is getting ready for his trip to the Mazer Cup in Colorado. In this episode, Facebook Friends looks at several issues including a recipe by Shawn Larson using Shagbark! Ryan leads a discussion about using alternative bottle carbing sugars, and aging. Modern mead making implies make it fast so you can drink it now, but are we overlooking what JD calls, "time does a bottle good?" Thanks for listening, and be sure and rate us 5 stars on your favorite listening player, iTunes and Stitcher radio!

Test batches, how do you handle yours? JD says all his batches are test batches! What do you do with 80 gallons of expired organic apple juice that has started to ferment, and Jeff talks about allergies and clearing agents using shellfish. Thanks for listening, we appreciate all our listeners and be sure to rate us 5 stars on your favorite listening venue, iTunes, and Stitcher Radio!

It's just JD and Jeff this episode and Jeff has a new experiment going on!

Award wining, longtime mead maker and brewer, Pat McNealy, joins The Mead House crew for this episode. We review a few facebook posts, and JD talks about making labels. Thanks for listening, we appreciate all of out listeners! Make sure and give us 5  stars on your favorite listening venue, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast player!

Is there such a thing as OMD (Obsessive Mead Disease)? Moises Martinez joins us tonight to talk about his! Also in this episode, Mazer Cup talk and the Hopper List update.  Thanks for listening, be sure and rate us 5 stars on iTunes, Stitcher radio or your favorite podcast player!

The Bee Whisperer, Michael Jordan joins us on the show, Jeff opens up a discussion on pursuing an historical mead...sort of, and is looking for suggestions on hops from Ryan and JD. New Years has come and gone, but did you have any New Brew-solutions for 2018? We did, and we'll tell ya about 'em! Thanks for listening, and please rate us 5 stars on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast player! 

Steve Wilkes from Steve's Brew Shop and James Spencer from BasicBrewing Radio join us this episode, also, some discussion on bochets and hops. Thanks for listening, make sure and give us 5 stars on iTunes or your favorite listening venue!

Back in the saddle again, the boys are back with guest All Boyce, co-founder of the famed  Minnesota Mash-Out homebrew competition, BJCP Finance Director and judge. The holiday roundup - new & old projects catch-up, and a few upcoming competitions. Thanks for listening, don't forget to rate us 5 stars on your favorite listening venue, iTunes and Stitcher Radio!

1-9-18 We're starting to feature the speakers from the AMMA Conference, coming up March 14-15, 2018. You can learn more at the website, 2 days of both home and professional tracks, all about mead. Sergio is owner of Melovino Meadery, and will be speaking on his experiment with nutrients, doing a triangle test to determine which methods of meadmaking are perceived to make the best mead, according to the 80 people expected to take part. We will also have Bob Slanzi on with us, and he's going to be doing some commentary on the AMMA Conference subjects, and digging in a bit for those who want to know more. if you've been making mead for more than 10 years, you'll remember how we went from boiling the honey, to tossing in the yeast and honey and waiting, to using yeast hulls and 'nutrient' mixes from the brew shop and pasteurizing, to using Fermaid K and DAP, to doing staggered nutrient addition (SNA) to TOSNA, outlined on Sergio's website at meadmaderight.com. Meadmaking techniques have changed a lot! We'll be discussing the changes in mead yeast feeding over the years, and debating what the changes appear to have done for the overall quality of mead over the last 20 years. Should be an interesting conversation! Listen in live below!! Send your questions to us at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com or ping me on Facebook. Join us for GotMead Live Chat, on Skype, live during the broadcast!! You can join us here: https://join.skype.com/sOgoU06hcV7s during the show, and we'll pass along questions to the guest, and answer your questions! Join us 9PM ET tonight! (8PM CT/7PM MT/6PM PT) Want to join the conversation, give us a call!! 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question and we'll tackle it online! Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! Show links and notes Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why it Matters - Gordon Shepherd What the Nose Knows - Avery Gilbert American Homebrewers Association BJCP The Flavor Bible Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events January 18 - B. Nektar - Mead and Yoga in Kalamazoo January 19 - Cellarmen's Mead - Drinking Mead and Music and Hazel Park January 20 - Colchester Mead House - Make Earrings and Drink Mead January 20 - Mead Workshop by Hudson Valley Beekeepers, taught by Bob Slanzi February 14 - Mead and Cheesecake Pairing at Dahlia's Pour House Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it!

Laura Angiotti, an historical mead researcher joins us for a chat on historical meads, check out her website, Mystery of Mead where she goes into detail about re-creating historical meads. What's on your Christmas wish list? The crew discusses theirs, plus a big thank you to all the guests who have appeared on The Mead House Podcast! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, we'll see you when we return on January 9th, 2018! Be sure and contact us if you have a topic you'd like us to talk about, and be sure and rate us 5 stars on your favorite podcast player venue! Thanks for listening!

Ryan is back from his wandering across the country, he spent some time with Carvin Wilson while in Arizona, he'll give us the rundown on his visit, Mike Simmons from Meridian Hive Meadery in Austin Texas joins us at the table, and we get caught up on a few projects.

A short chat with Jason Phelps from Ancient Fire Meadery about his coffee mead, a DIY fermentation chiller project JD put together and part 2 of basic mead making.

Ash Fishbein from Sap House Meadery returns, Mirepoix Mead for the kitchen, Smoked Pete, good enough to occupy a spot on JD's top shelf bourbon collection, Ash gives the home meadmaker some inspiration to think about. Ryan, Jeff & JD participated in the Texas Meadfest and Hoppy Halloween competitions, and part 1 of modern meadmaking. Be sure and tune in with y our favorite podcast player, subscribe on iTunes & Sticher Radio, as well as right here at The Mead House. Rate us 5 stars while you're listening!

Steve Fletty, a 2-time American Homebrewers Association Mead Maker of The Year winner joins the show tonight, a listener contacts the show with some new information about how online nutrient calculators may be missing a key part, and a discussion about mead flavors, not just any flavor, sweet & savory flavors! Enjoy, and don't forget to rate us 5 stars on your favorite listening venue! Follow us on Twitter too!

From a previous interview we did with Steve Piatz, author of The Complete Guide to Making Mead, talks about the flavor compounds in honey vs. grapes that sometimes will leave a dry traditional seem a little flat. He also discusses temperature control plus some pointers on balance. The guys review a few samples sent around by the crew and finally, Ryan puts on a demonstration for a braggot for the Minnesota Home Brew Association. Here's the ingredients for Ryan's demo. We're not responsible for your outcome, we only offer this so you can come up with your own result. Make sure and listen to the show for more! 3.15 lbs Munich LME 3.15 lbs Marris Otter LME 2 lbs Belgian Candi Sugar (dark) 5 lbs Wildflower honey (step feed) 1 oz Pacific Gem hops (15min)  

"Grilled fruit, wood barrel aged, jalapeno, juniper and chamomile stout braggot"...Welcome to episode 65! We wandered out the back door a bit to see whats going on in other parts of the brewing world and found 3 interesting guests to join us on this episode. Remember, score us 5 stars on your favorite listening venue! Thanks for listening!

Daniel Bauer from Kaw Point Meadery joins us tonight, also listener and Facebook friend, Zack Delashmit and his girlfriend Melissa join us to talk about his accidental braggot and brewing experience. Ryan solves the question of black currants, bet ya didn't know there were more than one! Jeff sent Ryan & JD a box of homemade offering, included was an IPA Braggot. Jeff shares the recipe below. 6.6lbs Maris Otter LME 5-7lbs Basswood honey to SG 1lbs crystal 10L 0.5 lbs aromatic Munich 2oz Apollo hops (pellet) (60 min) Irish moss (20 min) 2oz Cascade (whole) (20 min) Steep the grains in 1.5 gal at 155 for 60 minutes. Follow hop schedule, dose with Irish moss per package directions standard for beer. Add LME last 10 minutes and stir to keep from burning. Cool to 90 degrees and add honey to 1.090, ferment with US-05.

Back from our hiatus, Josh Mahoney joins us for this episode. he has won boat loads of medals and awards for his braggots and ciders. We also discuss what beer styles works for a braggot, and Ryan has exciting news that leads to a discussion about long-term aging.

We sent Ryan to HomeBrewCon 2017 in Minneapolis this year, and he talked to a few mead makers and fans at Club Night. It's not too late to start a holiday project, Thanksgiving and Christmas is a good time to share a nice cider, or mead made with a few holiday spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, etc. And can you store wort or must for any length of time? JD, Ryan and Jeff toss it around the table.

JD & Jeff host the show, Ryan shares a watermelon mead & braggot with James Spencer and Steve Wilkes from Basic Brewing Radio , using some of Ryan's notes, Jeff and JD talk about making a watermelon mead, JD talks about how it was important to own a carpet cleaner one night. Enjoy the show! Be sure and subscribe on Twitter @theMeadHouse and find us on Facebook. Leave your comments and questions, we'll be happy to answer any questions on the podcast.

Matt Weide joins us for some discussion on Bochet style meads. Matt is a former AHA Mead Maker of The Year, and a Mazer Cup medalist. We'll also toss around session meads, an alternative to the high gravity traditionally brewed meads. JD also asks the crew for some feedback on a cyser inspired by British dry ciders. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast with your favorite player, and talk to us on Facebook and Twitter @TheMeadHouse

This episode our guest is Thomas Eiibner, a former AHA National Meadmaker of The Year who medaled in a competition with a mead that was just 10 days old! Also, homebrew clubs, are they worth it? What are the benefits, and advantages if any. And finally, Ryan spoke with Brian Joas at HomebrewCon's Club Night about a lime mead that sounded like the perfect summer drink. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast with your favorite player, and talk to us on Facebook and Twitter @TheMeadHouse

Carvin Wilson joins the boys to talk about his home brewing and philosophies, he was also kind enough to send us a sampling of his meads in a bottle swap. JD sent a box out to the crew a couple months ago, we'll get some feedback on his sample pack, and the Food Bible, if you don't have it, get it. It's an awesome reference if you're wondering what foods pair with other food flavor wise. Need an idea for your next mead? Flip the pages in this book, you'll likely see something that looks like it may be an interesting recipe.

Scot Shaar, American Homebrewing Association (AHA) National Meadmaker of the Year, 2017 is our guest this episode. He's a distiller by trade, making mead is his hobby. Also this episode, Ryan sat down with James Spencer and Steve Wilkes of BasicBrewing Radio at HomeBrewCon 2017 and tasted 6 of Ryan's meads, and a tale of two honey's, surprising results in caramelizing two batches of honey for the same amount of time yet yielding two completely different results.

Ryan and JD had a chance to sit down with Eric Lowe from the Texas Mead Cup, Susan Ruud of Hoppy Halloween and Andrew Adams of Orpheus Meadfest for some brief discussions on their competitions. It's not too late to get in on any one of these, so get your project packaged up and submitted!

Susan Ruud from Prairie Rose Meadery in Fargo, North Dakota joins us as Mississippi opens the show! JD, Aaron, Jeff & Ryan dig into barrel aged honey and discussions on a Chocolate Cherry mead recipe. Don't forget to subscribe using your favorite podcast player such as Podcast Addict, or iTunes.

Chris leads a discussion about some of the finer points of fermentation starting with the yeast. Jeff takes the next segment into the world of Brettanomyces after learning about JD's Mars project, and finally, ever use extract flavorings in mead? Beer brewers do, JD explores the idea of replacing fruit, juice & puree with extracts. Enjoy the show and don't forget to subscribe with your favorite podcast player!

Carlos Bassetti joins us from Superstition Meadery in Prescott Arizona, and what's that growing in one of JD's carboys? Science session with the boys in this episode of The Mead House!

Ash Fishbein joins us from Sap House Meadery, a discussion on keeping your mead cool now that summer is here, and what the crew thinks about conical fermenters. For 20% off enter MEAD HOUSE at Sap House Meadery. Good until midnight tonight.

In this episode, we recorded live at the 2017 Bluebonnet Brew Off where we not only had a chance to have a long discussion about mead making with Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery (the keynote speaker), but also learned the history of the event from two of the founders, talked a bit about the homebrew scene in Arkansas, finally got James Herrington from The Collective on the mic with Brandon, and even had a chance to get some brewer wives on the air to talk about their side of things.  For footage and interviews from the first night, check out: https://youtu.be/nualjy4oSgg For footage of our interview with Michael Fairbrother, check out: https://youtu.be/nualjy4oSgg 

11-1-16 - Our show tonight gets us together with Erik Newquist of Aesir Meadery in Everett, WA. Aesir is all about creating small batch meads using sustainably produced ingredients from the local area, and they're distributed all over Washington. Erik is himself a microbiologist and chemist, and has experience in engineering, so we're looking forward to hearing more about his outlook and process. Join us as we chat with Erik about the meadery, his interesting techniques, and what he sees happening as the mead world expands. Join us 9PM ET tonight! (8PM CT/7PM MT/6PM PT) Want to join the conversation, give us a call!! 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question and we'll tackle it online! Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! What we were drinking: AJ - Vicky - water Erik - Show links and notes Want to clear your mead faster? Add your bentonite in primary, *before* adding yeast, and your mead will clear faster at the end as the CO2 pushes the bentonite into solution Upcoming Events Starrlight Mead - many upcoming events Blacksnake Mead - several upcoming events Great Society Cider and Mead - several upcoming events Mace Meadworks at macemeadworks.com has live music every Saturday night at 250 East Main Street Dayton, Washington 99328[break] Brothers Drake Meadery - ongoing concert events Oran Mor Artisan Mead - several upcoming events Eltham and District Winemakers Guild Wine and Mead Show Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it! Save Save Save Save