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Episode 338 – Waterless Meads

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:52:46 +0000

Jeff leads Chris down the trail of a concept he’s seen thrown around quite a bit recently, waterless meads, or perhaps more accurately described as no water added meads. But that’s a bit of a mouthful. Jeff takes Chris through a few different approaches, some of which he considers cheating, and a few different things …

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Episode 337 – The Next Batch

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:35:34 +0000

Plenty of podcasts, websites and videos exist with recipes and advice for making a good first batch of mead. This week, the guys take some time to give some advice for beginning mead makers that are moving from the first batch towards a second, third, and developing their own interests and styles as mead makers …

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Episode 336 – Starter Mead Equipment Kits

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:12:00 +0000

Jeff starts off the episode discussing a few personal milestones and then moves into talking about an exciting new product for stabilizing he’d like to see available to homebrewers called Nagardo. Then the guys get into reviewing various starter equipment kits for mead making, comparing cost and the equipment found within, what you get and …

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Episode 335 – Summer Mead Cocktails

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:30:12 +0000

Jeff and Chris return to the topic of mead cocktails with some made specifically for the summer season. Jeff throws out a cocktail he’s created from playing with citrus in the kitchen while Chris takes a mead forward approach to five classic cocktails, and the results would speak for themselves, but you’re going to have …

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Episode 334 – Smokey Mead

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:04:06 +0000

The guys throw some ideas around for incorporating smokey flavors into a mead, different processes, ingredients and other approaches to get the smoke flavor into a mead, along with a bit of discussion as to what flavors would taste good with it. Then, Chris throws down a new challenge for our listeners! The Mead House …

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Episode 333 – Everything is Fake Now

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:30:51 +0000

Much to his chagrin, Jeff recounts a situation where he was tricked into sharing an AI generated video with an AI generated script on fake honey to his cohost Chris, which spurs on a conversation about fake honey, tests for fake honey which are themselves kinda fake, along with a side discussion on supposedly hallucinogenic …

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Episode 332 – Finishing Session Meads & Citrus

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:11:58 +0000

With so much talk about session meads they have planned for the summer, the guys go through some best practices to keep in mind for getting those light delightful little low-ABV meads from fermented to tasting great in a bottle. They also take a few minutes to talk about the challenges and approaches to using …

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Episode 331 – Aging

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:47:03 +0000

The guys take a bit to talk about the ins and outs of aging mead. They talk bulk versus bottle aging, Jeff shares a tip for sampling bottle aged meads that allows for less product loss, Chris shares one of his horror story meads that still taught him a strong lesson, and as you’ve naturally …

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Episode 330 – Summer Mead Recipe Development Challenge

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:01:55 +0000

In this episode, the guys challenge each other to create a summer time mead. They present each other with a concept and have to define their flavors, sources of the flavors, intended ABV for their projects giving plenty of insight into the start of the recipe building process. Stay tuned for the end result in …

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Episode 329 – Floral Meads

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:40:52 +0000

Is it the last fading remnants of spring in the air, or is that just a pollen cloud heralding another allergy attack? This week the guys sit down to chat about meads made with flowers – what kinds to use, how to get the flavors out, as well as some speculation as to which would …

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