Podcasts about threadbare cider

Summary: The jags gotta birthday in the house!! Tracy celebrates her 50th birthday at the Threadbare Cider House. The guests include master Wigle blender Talor Bostock, Pittsburgh Food Nerd Nelli Tokleh, The Incline mastermind Colin Williams and the renowned rapper Gallo Locknez. 2:34 Tracy Kosylo: Did 50 become the new 21?? Raise a glass of cider and let's go party! Everything that has to do with the podcast lineup begins with Tracy and without her... well the jags could figure it out, but they would become, well confused JAGOFFS. Anyway, happy birthday Tracy, and thanks for all that you do for the podcast! 6:24 Colin Williams: Have you ever wanted to know LITERALLY anything even remotely related to Pittsburgh? Well, Colin is keeping yinz in the know with the daily newsy newsletter starting on Tuesdays. The Inclinehighlights unique neighbors, niche topics, big events, and even a mega story about a certain school district. 20:25 Nelli Tokleh: Seems like Pittsburgh has upped its cocktail and food game for the Pittsburgh Food Nerd. Born in Cali and from Dallas to Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Food Nerd covers all fun things in the ‘Burgh with food... and now arts and culture! She spills the tea on becoming food blogger royalty between our three rivers... it's OK, she can't cook but a girl can showcase a great eat! 33:41 Gallo Locknez: Re-mixing it up in the hip-hop culture for Pittsburgh, Gallo is an independent artist/producer who is the rapper behind the NBA SOUND UP tracks. He not only uses his voice for singing, but for educating the youth by sharing his knowledge with YMCA in Homewood. Soon traveling to Europe for a summer tour, Gallo performs “Boom” from his new album “Takeoff” which he is releasing with Buddhakai. Plus, hear what it's like being the governor of the Recording Academy chapter in Philadelphia. 53:11 Tylor Bostock:Chemistry may not have been Taylor's strong suit... but look at him now! As the Wigle Whiskey senior distiller and master blender, Taylor from Threadbare Cider mixes up the conversation as well as everything whiskey, bourbon, and barrels. When it comes to the barrels, he can tell you all about the cognac process, plus many more liquors that yinzers have come to love in our region.

In the episode, Jen and Annalisa interview EbaNee Bond. Until recently, EbaNee was an entrepreneurial fellow at the University of Akron Research Foundation. A graduate of the university's mechanical engineering program, EbaNee recognized her love of creative problem solving and decided to take some time off to "unbox" herself and decide her next career move. EbaNee describes herself as a curious creator, champion of fairness and an authentic relationship builder. She's also exceptionally good at the customer discovery process, which was a major part of her role at the Research Foundation. EbaNee shares her aha moment in customer discovery, talks about the role of empathy in the process, and the importance of building something people actually want. She also references The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf. Segments What Are We Learning? Jen: Think Again by Adam Grant Annalisa: How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs Small Business Shoutout So Fresh Used Auto in Akron, Ohio, a black-owned, family-owned business What Are We Drinking? EbaNee: anything with ginger, including drinks from the Northside Speakeasy in Akron Jen & Annalisa: Arsenal Cider in Pittsburgh, Ohio City, and other locations; Threadbare Cider in Pittsburgh; and Wigle Distillery in Pittsburgh

2-18-20 Tonight at 9PM ET GotMead Live will be talking with Marina Marchese, the Honey Sommelier. Marina will be speaking at MeadCon 2020 this year, talking about honey sensory analysis and dong a live honey tasting. Carla Marina Marchese is a member of the Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey, where she received her formal training as a honey sensory expert. Her book, The Honey Connoisseur co-authored with Kim Flottum (editor of Bee Culture Magazine) parallels the concept of terroir to single - origin honey directly matching floral sources to flavors and conceived the first U.S. honey aroma and flavor wheel. In 2011, Marina established The American Honey Tasting Society as the resource for honey sensory education in the United States. An apiculturist, Marina has also successfully completed the Charles Mraz Apitherapy Course, twice,  achieving a deep understanding of products of the beehive and their applications to health and healing.  An avid world traveler, Marina has had the opportunity to taste hundreds of new and old world honeys maintaining an impressive private library of honey samples. Most of Marina's work today is consulting for culinary professionals as well as sourcing rare, exotic and exquisite honeys for some of the finest chefs around the country. She is available to create and style honey menus and events or lead guided sensory educational courses for those who would like to train their senses to identify flavors, floral sources, crystallization and defects in honey. 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: Feb 25 - Roger Wanner and Joe Abruzzo - WA MeadWerks - Start Up on a Shoestring March 3 - TBA March 10, 17 and 24th off for MeadCon final prep, the event, and recovery (I'll have no voice) Show links and notes Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper by C. Marina Marchese The Honey Connoisseur by C. Marina Marchese and Kim Flottum National Honey Board Mead Crafter Compeitition Penn Herb Co San Francisco Herbs Wellcome Mead: 105 Mead Recipes from the 17th and 18th Century English Receipt Books at the Wellcome Library by Laura Angotti Cider and Perry in Britain to 1700: A Collection of Material from Primary and Selected Secondary Sources by Laura Angotti Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events February 22 - Strad Meadery, Cordoba, CA - Paint and Sip class February 23 - Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA - Koji and Tempeh Master Class February 23 - Washington Mead and Cider Cup Deadline February 28 - Fifth Annual Michigan Nordic Fire Festival and Mead Hall - Charlotte, MI February 29 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Milton, DE - Mead, Cider and Fruit Wine pairing with Girl Scout cookies March 7 - Kvlt Mead, Tacoma, WA - One Year Anniversary March 7 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Milton, DE - Bastion's Wake with Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales March 11-12 - Ancient Fire Mead & Cider, Manchester, NH - 2nd Birthday Celebration March 13 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Zachary Craft, music March 17 - MeadCon Meadery Open Houses at Queen Bee Meadery (Denver) and Honnibrook Meadery (Castle Rock)

2-4-20 Tonight at 9PM  Eastern we're talking with Keith Seiz, who works with the National Honey Board, and he'll be speaking on Mead Perceptions; On Consumers and Mead Makers at the AMMA MeadCon in Broomfield, CO March 17-19. He'll be talking on whether consumer perceptions of mead match mead maker perceptions. The National Honey Board set out to find the answer to this question and more. This seminar will detail the findings of two surveys the National Honey Board Conducted with consumers and mead makers focused on the marketing of mead. Are mead makers aligned with consumer perceptions or is there a disconnect? At the seminar he'll answer this question and offer ideas on how to position mead based on what consumers are looking for in alcoholic beverages in 2020 and beyond. For the last nine years, Keith has worked with the National Honey Board to promote honey usage in foods, beverages and alcoholic programs. As part of his work, Keith has conducted countless Honey Summits with food and beverage manufacturers, and managed national competitions in the beer, spirits and most recently, mead category. Keith got his professional start in food, writing about the wholesale baking industry. Today, he spends most of his professional time traveling the country educating large food and beverage manufacturers about honey and honey bees. 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: February 18 - Marina Marchese - Honey Sommelier Show links and notes National Honey Board Mead Crafter Compeitition Penn Herb Co San Francisco Herbs Wellcome Mead: 105 Mead Recipes from the 17th and 18th Century English Receipt Books at the Wellcome Library by Laura Angotti Cider and Perry in Britain to 1700: A Collection of Material from Primary and Selected Secondary Sources by Laura Angotti Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events February 6 - Mountain Dragon Mazery, Fairmont, WV - Mulled Mead Tastings February 7 - Bos Meadery, Madison, WI - MoodTrain's Last Stop February 7 - Haley's Honey Meadery, Hopewell, VA - Junior Wilson Live February 7-9 - Earle Estates Meadery, Seneca Lake area, NY - Chocolate and Wine tour February 9 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead Learn Things - Open Dungeons and Dragons February 14 - Starrlight Meadery, Pittsboro, NC - Mead and Chocolate February 15 - Meridian Hive, Austin, TX - Mead for Australia Fundraiser February 15 - Meduseld Meadery, Lancaster, PA - Rose and Shamrock Festival February 15 - Meadery Bus Tour, Detroit, MI - visiting Schramm's Mead, B.Nektar Mead and Kuhnhenn Brewery and Meadery February 22 - Strad Meadery, Cordoba, CA - Paint and Sip class February 23 - Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA - Koji and Tempeh Master Class February 23 - Washington Mead and Cider Cup Deadline February 28 - Fifth Annual Michigan Nordic Fire Festival and Mead Hall - Charlotte, MI March 13 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Zachary Craft, music March 17 - MeadCon Meadery Open Houses at Queen Bee Meadery (Denver) and Honnibrook Meadery (Castle Rock) March 18-19 - MeadCon 2020, Broomfield,

1-21-20 Tonight at 9PM ET we're talking with Tony Qualls, owner of Manic Meadery and speaker at the 2020 MeadCon, where he'll be giving a seminar on Maximum Fruit: Big Berry Bombs and Other Melomels. Tony is not just a meadery owner, he's also a musician. He toured in the band Groovatron for 12 years, doing over 1500 shows in 12 years (makes me tired just thinking about all that travel!). Tony is a lifelong entrepreneur, having run a vinyl record company, painting company and a bunch of other businesses. Plus he's a skilled tradesman in welding and carpentry (that would help with build out!). Tony has been married to his lovely wife Vanessa for 12 years, and they have two kids. Not to sit on his laurels, Tony plans to pursue law school and recording backlogs of musical material while running his meadery (getting tired again, lol). He likes to mountain bike and ride his motorcycle in his free time (he has free time?). Tony co-founded Manic Meadery with Keith Cantwell in 2018 in Crown Point, Indiana. Manic is a small batch meadery, and they also do wine and cider. They've gotten a lot of interest in their sweet dessert meads using whole fruit and often multiple adjuncts. Tony is also a BJCP mead judge, and holder of Mazer Cup awards for both home and commercial mead. The plans for Manic in 2020 include increasing self distribution, expanding their production space, and organizing a mead-only festival, the Sugarbelt Mead Fest. We're going to talk mead and melomels, and dig into some of the ideas around creating berry bombs. 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: January 28 - Laura Angotti (keynote at MeadCon) - Mead and Historical Recipes February 4 - Keith Seitz - National Honey Board February 18 - Marina Marchese - Honey Sommelier Show links and notes Heat stabilizing white wine Wine Folly Master Guide Scott Labs 2019 Yeast Book Scott Labs searchable yeast selection Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events January 22 - Bos Meadery, Madison, WI - Beer and Mead Pairing Event with Giant Jones Brewing January 25 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Namaste Meadieval - Yoga and Mead January 25 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Meaditation and Yoga January 25 - Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA - Adopt a Bunny event February 1 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Mead Making Workshop February 7 - Haley's Honey Meadery, Hopewell, VA - Junior Wilson Live February 7-9 - Earle Estates Meadery, Seneca Lake area, NY - Chocolate and Wine tour February 9 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead Learn Things - Open Dungeons and Dragons February 15 - Meduseld Meadery, Lancaster, PA - Rose and Shamrock Festival February 15 - Meadery Bus Tour, Detroit, MI - visiting Schramm's Mead, B.Nektar Mead and Kuhnhenn Brewery and Meadery February 22 - Strad Meadery, Cordoba, CA - Paint and Sip class February 23 - Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA - Koji and Tempeh Master Class March 17 - MeadCon Meadery Open Houses at Queen Bee Meadery (Denver) and Honnibrook Meadery (Castle Rock) March 18-19 - MeadCon 2020, Broomfield,

1-14-2020 Tonight at 9PM EST we're kicking off our featuring of speakers at MeadCon, and opening with Sergio Moutela, owner of Melovino Meadery and the president of the AMMA. Sergio opened Melovino just over 5 years ago, and during that time he's learned a ton about operating a meadery, making better mead and what people like in a mead. He's wrangled with his state to allow meaderies to even exist, and juggled the need for space to expand with the reality of how hard it can be to find an ideal location for the meadery. He's also been very active in working on growing the AMMA and what it can do to help the mead community, both home and professional. Sergio is speaking at MeadCon 2020 (get your tickets, hotel and see the schedule there!), his talk is 'What I've Learned in Five Years'. We're going to delve into various issues with running a meadery, tease you on some of what he'll be talking about, and dig into some of the other things facing a meadmaker going pro. We'll also be talking about his collaborations, one of with is with yours truly, and exploring different mead styles. And we'll likely talk pyments as well, Sergio loves them! 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: January 21 - Tony Qualls - Big Berry Melomels January 28 - Laura Angotti (keynote at MeadCon) - Mead and Historical Recipes February 4 - Keith Seitz - National Honey Board February 18 - Marina Marchese - Honey Sommelier Show links and notes Walkers Wine Juice Tavelon Tea Winestix oak sticks Wine Folly Master Guide Scott Labs 2019 Yeast Book Scott Labs searchable yeast selection Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Are You Afraid of the Rum: And Other Cocktails for 90's Kids by Sam Slaughter Upcoming Guests We'll be posting the upcoming schedule here as we get guests set up! Upcoming Events January 16 - Brothers Drake Meadery, Columbus, OH - Ecology on Tap: Disease and Vector Biology January 19 - Beecraft Mead Company, Dawsonville, GA - Make Your Own Sweet Mead January 22 - Bos Meadery, Madison, WI - Beer and Mead Pairing Event with Giant Jones Brewing January 25 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Namaste Meadieval - Yoga and Mead January 25 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Meaditation and Yoga January 25 - Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA - Adopt a Bunny event February 1 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Mead Making Workshop February 7 - Haley's Honey Meadery, Hopewell, VA - Junior Wilson Live February 7-9 - Earle Estates Meadery, Seneca Lake area, NY - Chocolate and Wine tour February 9 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead Learn Things - Open Dungeons and Dragons February 15 - Meduseld Meadery, Lancaster, PA - Rose and Shamrock Festival February 15 - Meadery Bus Tour, Detroit, MI - visiting Schramm's Mead, B.Nektar Mead and Kuhnhenn Brewery and Meadery February 22 - Strad Meadery, Cordoba, CA - Paint and Sip class February 23 - Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA - Koji and Tempeh Master Class March 17 - MeadCon Meadery Open Houses at Queen Bee Meadery (Denver) and Honnibrook Meadery (Castle Rock)

1-7-20 We're back from our December break, and off with a bang! Join us at 9PM Eastern tonight for the first 2020 episode of GotMead Live. Tonight's guest is Carvin Wilson, mead maker, mead industry supporter, and owner of Carvin Software. If you haven't heard of Carvin, you're not hanging out with mead folk. Carvin, who lives near Phoenix, AZ, is a long time mead maker, started getting involved nationwide with the mead scene several years ago. Carvin makes incredibly well done mead. Like amazing. (At some point I'm going to see about doing a trade deal with him, once the meads I'm working on are finished). He's taken quite a few medals at competitions all over the country. Carvin is a committed home mead maker, and pictures of the fermenters all over his home (and the laughing protestations of his lovely wife Robin to clear the table so they can do a dinner) prove this out. Carvin has presented both himself and as part of panels at the AMMA MeadCon, and is a member of the Home Governing Committee at the AMMA, and is managing the AMMA MeadMaker of the Year . He's on the American Homebrewers Association Governing Committee, and took over running the Mazer Cup Home Competition this year. So yeah, this guy is into mead. Kinda. Tonight we're rambling on a lot of things, like the Mazer Cup competition, the AMMA Meadmaker of the Year, the AHA, Mead Judging, Meadcon, Mead growth and trends and of course, talking mead and taking mead making questions. 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. Show links and notes Wine Folly Master Guide Scott Labs 2019 Yeast Book Scott Labs searchable yeast selection Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Are You Afraid of the Rum: And Other Cocktails for 90's Kids by Sam Slaughter Upcoming Guests We'll be posting the upcoming schedule here as we get guests set up! Upcoming Events January 9 - Bos Meadery, Madison, WI - Shotgun Mary in concert January 9 - Oran Mor Artisan Mead, Roseburg, OR - Open Mic Night January 10 - Bos Meadery, Madison, WI - Rictus Grin, The Earthlings and Squidhammer Metal January 10 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things, German Medieval Armory January 14 - McMinnville Mead Hall, McMinnville, OR - Dancing Date Night with Dancing in the Rain January 19 - Beecraft Mead Company, Dawsonville, GA - Make Your Own Sweet Mead January 25 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Namaste Meadieval - Yoga and Mead January 25 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Meaditation and Yoga February 1 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Mead Making Workshop February 7 - Haley's Honey Meadery, Hopewell, VA - Junior Wilson Live February 7-9 - Earle Estates Meadery, Seneca Lake area, NY - Chocolate and Wine tour February 15 - Meduseld Meadery, Lancaster, PA - Rose and Shamrock Festival February 15 - Meadery Bus Tour, Detroit, MI - visiting Schramm's Mead, B.Nektar Mead and Kuhnhenn Brewery and Meadery February 22 - Strad Meadery, Cordoba, CA - Paint and Sip class February 23 - Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA - Koji and Tempeh Master Class March 17 - MeadCon Meadery Open Houses at Queen Bee Meadery (Denver)...

10-8-19 We're talking tonight with Adam Crockett, owner of Haymaker Meadery. Before starting Haymaker in 2015, Adam worked in the barrel industry for 4 years selling barrels to breweries, wineries, and meaderies all over the US and Canada. He has worked with large breweries like Allagash and Jolly Pumpkin and small local breweries in every corner. He has worked directly with distilleries and wineries to provide the best barrels available. He has helped many breweries build up their barrel program and has helped a number of breweries win GABF medals because of his barrel knowledge. He hopes to share his knowledge that he has collected and help meaderies and meadmakers take the step into barrel aging meads. Haymaker does a number of barrel aged meads. In this talk we will cover barrel aging mead, he will talk about barrels, oak alternatives, preparing barrels for homebrewers and what to expect from certain barrels. Adam has also been working with 'Pét Nat' meadmaking. 'Pét Nat' is short for Pétillant Naturel. Pét-Nat is produced in the méthode ancestral, otherwise known as “rurale,” “artisanale,” or “gaillacoise.” Long story short, the wine is bottled prior to fully completing its first fermentation, allowing carbon dioxide to be produced by the natural sugars found in the grapes. The méthode ancestrale was originally used in Limoux in the south of France in the early 16th century by winemaking monks. This production method is contrary to the méthode champenoise, the way in which Champagne is produced, where the base wine is fully fermented, then undergoes a secondary fermentation in bottle with the addition of yeast and sugar (otherwise known as liqueur de tirage.) Unlike Champagne, Pét-Nat is not disgorged, and may or may not be filtered on  completion of fermentation. Adam will be telling us about his efforts with Pét Nat, and how it's working for mead. 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. Show links and notes Scott Labs 2019 Yeast Book Scott Labs searchable yeast selection Sure lie and Bâtonnage (lees contact and stirring) Sur Lie additive SO2 Management SO2 Management Protocols Acuvin Quick SO2 test Evoak - Oak Solutions Black Swan Barrels (exotic woods) Ethiopian Spice Market (for gesho) Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Are You Afraid of the Rum: And Other Cocktails for 90's Kids by Sam Slaughter Upcoming Events Oct 11 - Rushford Meadery and Winery - Card Making Technique Class Oct 12-13 - Stonekeep Meadery - Artisan Wine and Cheese pairing weekends Oct 12 - Black Heath Meadery - National Farmers Day - DJ, guest beer taps and mead! Oct 12 - Etowah Meadery - Etowah Turns 2! Oct 12 - Honey Pot Meadery - Batch 2 of Bruiseberry releases Oct 16 - Threadbare Cider and Mead - Fall Owl Cafe to benefit Human Animal Rescue Oct 16 - Superstition Meadery - 5 Course Mead dinner at Lovecraft - New Mexican feast Oct 18 - Woodstone Creek Winery and Distillery - Friday Night Flight - Wine, Mead and Spirits Oct 18 - Toledo Cider Fest - Crafted Artisan Meadery and Four Fires Meadery will be there Oct 19-20 Bearded Bee Meadery - releasing their first mead at the Timeline Fe...

10-1-19 - Tonight we're back in mead building mode again, and have Ryan back to talk about picking the yeast and honey and other ingredients to achieve specific flavor profiles. This is continuing from last week's discussion. Get your questions in to us! Post on Facebook or Twitter, or join us on the chat channel tonight! We all have the flavors and tastes we like, and it's different for everyone. Too much for one is not enough for another. Yeast and honey contribute a fair amount to what you end up with, and what you start with may not be where your mead finishes, flavor-wise. There are tons of ideas out there: fermenting temperatures, to stir or not to stir, what to add at what point in the fermentation, like fruit in primary or secondary, spices in primary or secondary, toss in spices whole/crushed, do them as tea, or as extracts or tisanes. How long do you leave them in, and how to figure out what it will end up as? We're going to talk about what/when/why, and how you can get your mead to have the flavors you'd like it to end up with. Join us on the show, and on the chat, and if you've something you'd like us to work on, let us know! 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 Scott Labs 2019 Yeast Book Scott Labs searchable yeast selection Sure lie and Bâtonnage (lees contact and stirring) Sur Lie additive SO2 Management SO2 Management Protocols Acuvin Quick SO2 test Evoak - Oak Solutions Black Swan Barrels (exotic woods) Ethiopian Spice Market (for gesho) Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Are You Afraid of the Rum: And Other Cocktails for 90's Kids by Sam Slaughter Upcoming Events Oct 2 - Wild Blossom Meadery - Sip and Bark Oct 2 - Honnibrook Meadery - Neils BBQ Food Truck at the meadery Oct 3 - Folklore Brewing - Pints and Paints - Dothan, AL Oct 3 - Bos Meadery - Mead to Laugh, Pumpkin Spice Edition Oct 4 - Honey Girl Meadery - Fall Fridays - Cheese Pairing Oct 5-6 and 12-13 - Stonekeep Meadery - Artisan Wine and Cheese pairing weekends Oct 6 - Starrlight Mead - 29th Annual A Tasteful Affair Oct 6 - House Bear Brewing - Game night Oct 6 - Great Kiwi Mead Group - First ever New Zealand Mead Up at Remuera in Auckland - Contact Adam via the link here Oct 8 - Meduseld Meadery - The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrook - light fare, mead and music Oct 11 - Rushford Meadery and Winery - Card Making Technique Class Oct 12 - Etowah Meadery - Etowah Turns 2! Oct 12 - Honey Pot Meadery - Batch 2 of Bruiseberry releases Oct 16 - Threadbare Cider and Mead - Fall Owl Cafe to benefit Human Animal Rescue Oct 18 - Woodstone Creek Winery and Distillery - Friday Night Flight - Wine, Mead and Spirits Oct 18 - Toledo Cider Fest - Crafted Artisan Meadery and Four Fires Meadery will be there OCt 18 - House Bear Brewing - Paint Night Oct 19 - Texas Mead Fest  Oct 19 - Michigan Mead Cup Oct 19 - Starrlight Meadery - Beginning Home Mead Making Class Oct 25 - B. Nektar Meadery - Stranger Things Themed Trivia Night Oct 26-27 Festina Lente - Hallow-Wine treats Oct 26 - Haley's Honey Meadery - Wicked Halloween Party Nov 5 - Orchid Cellars - Guided Mead Tasting event Nov 27 - Brothers Drake Meadery - Jazz Wednesday with Ryan Folger

9-24-19 - Tonight we're back in mead building mode, and have Ryan back to talk about picking the yeast and honey and other ingredients to achieve specific flavor profiles. We all have the flavors and tastes we like, and it's different for everyone. Too much for one is not enough for another. Yeast and honey contribute a fair amount to what you end up with, and what you start with may not be where your mead finishes, flavor-wise. There are tons of ideas out there: fermenting temperatures, to stir or not to stir, what to add at what point in the fermentation, like fruit in primary or secondary, spices in primary or secondary, toss in spices whole/crushed, do them as tea, or as extracts or tisanes. How long do you leave them in, and how to figure out what it will end up as? We're going to talk about what/when/why, and how you can get your mead to have the flavors you'd like it to end up with. Join us on the show, and on the chat, and if you've something you'd like us to work on, let us know! 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 Sure lie and Bâtonnage (lees contact and stirring) Sur Lie additive SO2 Management SO2 Management Protocols Acuvin Quick SO2 test Evoak - Oak Solutions Black Swan Barrels (exotic woods) Ethiopian Spice Market (for gesho) Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Are You Afraid of the Rum: And Other Cocktails for 90's Kids by Sam Slaughter Upcoming Events Sept 26 - Superstition Meadery - Mead and Music at Phoenix location Sept 26 - Golden Coast Mead - Monthly Meading and Homebrew Share Sept 27 - Bos Meadery - Combo Noir is playing Sept 27-28 Superstition Meadery - 2019 Darkness Day Sept 28 - Orpheus Meadfest - Tasting and Award Ceremony for Orpheus Cup Mead Competition Sept 28 - Prairie Rose Meadery - Grape Plains Winery Tour Sept 28 - Texas Mead Cup entry deadline Oct 3 - Folklore Brewing - Pints and Paints - Dothan, AL Oct 5-5 and 12-13 - Stonekeep Meadery - Artisan Wine and Cheese pairing weekends Oct 6 - Starrlight Mead - 29th Annual A Tasteful Affair Oct 6 - House Bear Brewing - Game night Oct 6 - Great Kiwi Mead Group - First ever New Zealand Mead Up at Remuera in Auckland - Contact Adam via the link here Oct 16 - Threadbare Cider and Mead - Fall Owl Cafe to benefit Human Animal Rescue Oct 18 - Woodstone Creek Winery and Distillery - Friday Night Flight - Wine, Mead and Spirits Oct 19 - Texas Mead Fest  Oct 19 - Starrlight Meadery - Beginning Home Mead Making Class Oct 26-27 Festina Lente - Hallow-Wine treats Nov 5 - Orchid Cellars - Guided Mead Tasting event 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!

2-18-19 We're back to featuring MeadCon speakers. Tonight is Sergio Moutela, owner of Melovino Meadery in New Jersey. Sergio is an accomplished meadmaker, and will be speaking at the MeadCon on Making Beer Styled Meads. Sergio has been pushing the boundaries of many mead styles, one of my favorites is Peachy Palmer, a lemon-tea session mead that is so refreshing and tasty, you'll find yourself drinking too much of it! Sergio is also the creator of the MeadMadeRight website and the TOSNA fermentation technique, as well as a calculator and now the MeadMadeRight podcast. And Sergio is president of the American Mead Makers Association. As president he's been very busy working to expand AMMA support to the mead world, for both home and professional meadmakers. We'll find out more about Sergio's talk at the MeadCon, dig into TOSNA and what he's doing with the yeast feeding protocol, and look at what's he's working on to further refine yeast management. 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 Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events February 22 - Threadbare Cider and Mead - Northside Mardi Gras Kickoff Happy Hour February 23 - Valhalla Meadery - Mead-Ieval Fund Raiser February 23 - Vino Salida - Music with Joan Lobeck February 23 - Honey Pot Meadery - Hops and Hounds Charity Event February 24 - Enlightenment Wines - Brutall!! Wine Tasting March 2 - Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery - Mardi Gras Silent Day Party March 3 - Heidrun Meadery - Crabfest March 12-14 - American Mead Makers Association MeadCon and Trade Show March 14-16 - Mazer Cup International Mead Competition and Mead Mixer Mead Tasting March 30 - Starrlight Mead - Intermediate Mead Making Class March 30 - Southern California Mead Alliance - Off Flavors Sensory Training April 5-6 - The Colony Meadery - Spring Wine Festival at Bear Creek April 6 - Meridian Hive Meadery - Run for Mead June 1 - Warped Pours II - Pour Harder - Metro South Homebrew League Homebrew Festival July 27 - Orcas Island 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!

11-6-18 We're tickled to have Pete Bakulic, President of the Mazer Cup International Mead Competition, on with us tonight.   Pete was one of the founders of the Mazer Cup International and has been actively involved with the growth and expansion of the competition ever since. Last year, the Mazer Cup International saw over 1100 meads judged. It is the largest mead competition in the world. Entries for the home side of the competition typically fill up several hours for home, and under 2 weeks for commercial, it's that popular. Pete has been making mead for over 30 years, and is also a trained winemaker, with education from U.C. Davis, and a family tradition of winemaking that goes back generations. I guess you could say he has some experience! Tonight Pete comes on with us to talk about competitions. What's going on with them, some of the background and behind the scenes efforts, and insight into what makes a competition tick. This is a must-listen if you run a comp, or are thinking about creating or entering one! Click the chat link below to join us live, and ask questions for Pete! 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 Finding yeasts Crush2Cellar (thanks Carvin!) MoreWine Sur lie and bâtonnage - Ben Rotter Guide to SO2 Management - MoreWine Backsweetening and Stabilization Spreadsheet Oak Infusion Spirals BJCP The Flavor Bible Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Nov 7 - Shuley's Cuisine and Events - Cider and Mead Pairing Dinner Nov 7 - Threadbare Cider and Mead - Ricotta Cheese Making Workshop Nov 10 - Haley's Honey Mead - Grand Opening Practice Run Nov 10-11 - Starrlight Meadery - Grand Opening Celebration - New Location!! Nov 17 - Schramm's Mead - NICU Benefit Lunch Nov 17 - Bos Meadery - Progressive Dinner Nov 18 - Wild Blossom Meadery - Food and Mead Pairing January 19 - Meadery Bus Tour in Royal Oak, MI 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!

#112 Drinking Partners Podcast- Day Bracey and Ed Bailey Talk about Fresh Fest             Some of my absolute favorite comedians and friends to talk to are back on my show. If you listened to the episode already, you probably heard me snorting from Ed Bailey and Day Bracey, hosts of The Drinking Partners Podcast. We are all Epicast family, so we have been frequent guests on each other's shows from time to time. What can I say, we like each other's company... and beer. Speaking of beer, these guys love to chat about the craft brewing industry. Trends, reviews, with comedy thrown in between. They are hosting a new concept, first in the nation to be exact called The Fresh Fest which is geared towards men of color in the beer industry. Let's face it, when craft brewing exploded, it was a white man's game. Now everyone is dipping in their toes, or full fledge cannonballing into the industry, and I fucking love it. Hell, I even make beer as a past time, and received mixed reviews when I first showed up to meetings. It is nice to know the diversity is happening, and that is what Ed and Day are bringing to the Burgh. Fresh Fest is pulling black brewers from across the country to represent here in the Burgh. Drinking Partners collaborated with Black Brew Culture to make this event happen, and it is sure to be an awesome time. Don't miss grabbing your tickets to the event on August 11th at Nova Place! Also, these cats just recorded some audio for the Smithsonian! What? Could NOT wait to talk to them about that, and they judged Viceland out in California. That is just too cool. You will also catch us bitching about technology in the modern world, Ed's fashion style, and a ton more we had to catch up on. We are also giving away a free ticket to Fresh Fest! Ways to enter-  Tag 3 friends in the comments section of this post on Facebook Retweet on Twitter Winner will be pulled Next Sunday August 5th! "The Drinking Partners and Black Brew Culture are proud to present Fresh Fest 2018 on August 11, 2018 from 5-9 pm! Join us for Pittsburgh's first Black beer festival featuring the country's most talented Black brewers and top local breweries collaborating with artists and entrepreneurs from around Western Pennsylvania and across the nation. Get in early for the exclusive VIP “Meet the Brewers” podcast with Pittsburgh’s best podcast, the Drinking Partners. VIP ticket holders will be treated to an up-close conversation with two of Pittsburgh’s best comedians interviewing national brewers about how they got their start and what they have planned in the near future. Experience this first of it's kind cultural event and enjoy a day filled with unique craft beers, ciders, and spirits. Several of Pittsburgh's best food trucks will be parked steps away, and live music will be offered throughout the evening. Fresh Fest 2018 will be hosted at Threadbare Cider and Mead and Wigle Whiskey Barrelroom. Participating breweries and information will be updated daily until August 1st so check back often to see what new beers will be offered! #freshfest18"

The main chat with Gitche Gumee begins at 12:00 minutes. Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! _________________________________ Cider pairs well with food, especially Ethiopian dishes that have spicy overtones. In this chat, Phillip Kelm and I were both attending CiderCon2018 in Baltimore thus the opportunity to dine at Ebenezer’s Ethiopian Restaurant and chat cider. This restaurant was chosen because it offered a Bring Your Own Bottle (BYOB) option. I wanted to be able to try Phillip’s bottle of Entropy while dining. Phillip begins with a pour of the “wild ferment” Entrophy. We delve into his early beginnings in fermentation science... He started fermenting when he was 16 saying, “I couldn’t buy beer, but could buy a beer kit.” .. something that Phillip learned in Mother Earth News. He became a mechanical engineer and first worked in the nuclear industry before moving onto brewing. For most of his career he has been setting up brewing systems around the world via his business Gitche Gumee Brewing Services, a worldwide brewery installation & engineering business. He also manages the Palau Brewing Company, home of Red Rooster Beers. Currently he is working on a cidery in India and is a partner at the South Korean cidery, The Hand and Apple. Our dinner was primarily focused around his cidery based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula called Gitche Gumee Ciderworks, where he makes what he called “feral ciders”.  Apples used at Gitche Gumee Foragers bring the apples to the cidery and Phillip in turns produces cider. He pays .20/pound of apples. They are collecting apples by the ton. Says Phillip, “There is no [apple] pedigree - they are wild chance seedlings.” Cidermaking technique used for the Entropy no sulfites no water no yeast no sugar Using French oak barrels. The cider is left to do its own thing in the right environment. Additional cider making notes Select only the best fruit Only the best skin No maceration Rack over the lees By February the cider is out of stainless after it has been racked off the lees at least 2 times already Leave the yeast behind to starve. Managing Wild Fermentation Make sure that the fruit is “solid and ripe” Apples are matured for at least a few days or a week Contact Gitche Gumee Ciderworks Website: http://www.gitchegumeeciderworks.com/ Address: 350 N Lincoln Drive Hancock, MI 49930 Mentions in this chat Threadbare Cider and Mead Totally Cider Tour: Normandy - September 23 - 29, 2018 contact ria@ciderchat. com to reserve your space on this upcoming trip. Ask for the following ciders - By supporting these cidermakers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg s Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Tanuki Cider Co. Santa Cruz California episode 103 Join the #ciderGoingUP Campaign today!  Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat