The Mead House

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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Episode 322 – Gruit-Tea

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 07 May 2026 05:01:41 +0000

Jeff and Chris return to the topic of making a gruit-braggot, a braggot without hops that Chris can enjoy due to his allergy to hops. In an effort to research some of the herbs which could be appropriate for such a brew, they make teas with five different herbs which could contribute to said brew, …

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Episode 321 – Best Practices

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 01 May 2026 04:25:48 +0000

For all the new listeners to the podcast, Jeff and Chris take some time to cover all their best practices for mead making, how and why their practices differ from other recipes you might find out on the web and how those practices lead to what all of us want, better mead. The Mead House …

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Episode 320 – Exploring Ethiopian Beverages

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:21:18 +0000

In their seemingly endless quest for new and novel ways to make mead, the guys dip their toes into the flavor palate of Ethiopia. Tej, a mead made with gesho root, is an obvious stop on the tour, but they also explore an herbal tea made with koseret, as well as an indigenous style of …

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Episode 319 – Summer Meads

Jeff Shouse — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:23:38 +0000

With the weather heating up, the guys spend a fair bit of time throwing ideas for summer meads around, helping each other develop their plans and coming up with some tasty ideas. Plus, Jeff lets Chris try a couple more honeys and the guys taste an interesting mead from Drinking Horn meadery. The Mead House …

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Episode 318 – Trends in Mead Making

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:23:44 +0000

Catching up after an action packed travel schedule, Jeff and Chris spend a little time chatting over some of the popular trends they’ve seen in mead making, from the ubiquitous meadowfoam honey to some trends in the past and speculating as to what new trends are coming forward. The Mead House Podcast is sponsored by Bacchus …

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Episode 317 – Mead House on the Road

Jeff Shouse — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:32:00 +0000

The guys take some time to do a recap of this year’s Valkyrie’s Horn mead competition while driving home from Minneapolis as the experience is still fresh in their minds. Tune in for the impressions, annecdotes, memorable parts of the experience and far too many new ideas the fellas have come up with over the …

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