He started his career out as an engineer, With degrees in Architectural and Civil Engineering on his resume, for ten years he worked in the land development and highway design industries. So how does a civil engineer go from blueprints of bridges to dumping 5 gallon buckets of honey into large vats of water for a living? Evan Henderson from Sap House Meadery joins us in this episode.
German Chocolate cake, oatmeal Cookies, better yet, Peanut Butter and chocolate chip cookies, or how about a cherry pie, peach pie? I’m not talking cookie sheets and cake pans, I’m talking fermenters and carboys. We talk desert and pastry meads in segment 2.
Finally, we wrap with Facebook Friends, from Reddit, user Breskin wants to mimic a Rose wine, JD says Jeff has the recipe, because JD was drinking it during the show!
The Mead Compertition of The Gods – Valkyries Horn has just opened for business! Get your entries in ASAP, this will be the biggest mead competition ever held in the US. “This premier competition is run by mead makers for mead makers. We will provide a very high level of judging for your meads, including some of the best home and commercial mead makers in the world. “
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In this episode, we talk about the effects of oaking at different times during and after fermentation based on a study by Becca at 
Iron Bee first place winner Bert Mayer joins us in this episode. He has been making mead since he turned 21, and when all his friends bought set ups to make beer, his small apartment pushed him in a different direction. A mild hobby at first, he spent more of his time in the underground world of facial hair competitions. Since retiring from that after the World Championships in 2017, he has turned his focus back to the art of making mead, taking classes at UC Davis and the American Honey Tasting Society, as well as becoming a steward captain at the Mazer Cup. With hopes of someday opening a small tap room (a rolling 5 year plan), he hopes to just keep making things people enjoy drinking.
He’s a Minnesota-native, has six Mazer Cup wins, a Minnesota State Fair Best of Show and two first round placements in this year’s National Homebrew Competition. And, he’s only been making mead for a year and a half. Adam Bystrom joins us at the bar tonight.
A Hawaiian Luau mead, got any ideas or a recipe to share? Contact us at 
When asked what kinds of meads he likes to make, he answered this way, “What would I like to drink?” Award winning mead maker, Nathan Steigman drops in, he also put together the winning MVP Challenge mead at the 2019 Iron Bee. We’ll get Nathan’s perspective on mead making, and and ask him the source of his inspiration. Also in this episode, from the 
Iron Bee Silver Medalist, Brett Guthrie, stops by the house to talk about his winning entry and thoughts on mead making. He likes doing session meads, and uses his environment of sandy beaches and sunny days as his inspiration. And from the Mead House survey, we discuss kegging your homebrew. Finally, we wrap the show with a few Facebook Friends, and answer a couple questions.
Home meadmaker and medalist, Josh Mahoney joins us on the show for some final thoughts and a wrap-up of the first Mead House Iron Bee competition that took place last weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Need yeast? Just take a mason jar out to your beehive and collect a few bees and put them in your beer wort or mead must! Bryan Heit, creator of 
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