The Mead House

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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Episode 328 – Summer Plans

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:56:10 +0000

The guys try a braggot Jeff made using some limited availability ingredients and then get to chatting about what they want to accomplish with their summer. From fruity stuff to session meads and meads made with kviek, before too long time gets away from both of them as the ideas start flying. The Mead House …

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Episode 327 – Craft Commercial Meads

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:18:58 +0000

After last week’s boozy episode trying easily available commercial meads, the guys decide to flip the script. They sample commercially available meads from smaller producers in various parts of the country for the sake of comparison to more widely available commercial brands. Mead makers include Sky River Meadery, Ozark Viking Meadery, Prairie Rose Meadery and …

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Episode 326 – Widely Available Commercial Meads

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:09:35 +0000

If you walk into a large local liquor store anywhere in the country, you MIGHT find mead there. If you do find it, you’re likely to find one of a few brands that have wide distribution. The guys realize that they haven’t tasted any of them in a VERY long time. To remedy that, they …

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Episode 325 – Weird Meads

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:43:25 +0000

The guys take a look at recipes from the Elder Scrolls Cookbook for quick meads, evaluating those recipes, then do some digging on older and less mainstream parts of the internet to find weird mead. What they find are unusual ingredients, archaic practices, and plenty to keep them amusing themselves. The Mead House Podcast is …

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Episode 324 – Fantasy Fun

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:18:33 +0000

The guys get a little silly this week – leaning into the presentation side of mead making to think up cool, interesting or silly ways to present your meads inspired by the massive quantity of fantasy books, movies, television shows, tabletop and video games. The Mead House Podcast is sponsored by Bacchus & Barleycorn! Use our …

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Episode 323 – Tea2: The Root of the Problem

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 21 May 2026 05:20:13 +0000

After their last foray into experimenting with herbs to make tea investigating a gruit, the guys return for the second part of the experiment using a variety of roots, as well as a nut and some bark. Will any of them yield a good addition to a gruit braggot in the planning stages? Or will …

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