Aaron started as a volunteer at Saint Arnold pouring beer in the beer hall during Saturday tours. Soon became a tour guide, and would constantly pester the brewers and Brock about opportunities to become a brewer. Eventually it came, and 9 years later Aaron has held positions as a shift brewer, Lead Shift Brewer, Barrel Program Manager, Director of Brewing Operations, and currently Innovation Manager which oversees all R&D for the brewery. We get into a short discussion of favorite memories as we wrap up 2020, and a few Social Club questions.
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We’re on a roll! Ryan’s due diligence as our chief booking agent has scored again! This time it’s a pair of award winning braggot makers/beer brewers, Luke Goucher and Carson Souza from Obscurity Brewing & Craft Mead in Elburn, Illinois. In operation since 2019 producing braggots and traditional beer as a gypsy brewer wherever they could find empty brewing vessels, they have recently secured an operating site where they are featuring beer, braggots and barbecue! In the second segment, Brewsolutions, we recap what our brewing resolutions were this past year and if we achieved them, and JD got his order from Brewferm and looking for a bit of inspiration. We ran out of time for the Social Club, so we’ll make up for it next week on episode 184!
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So, last episode it was a pharmacist that got it started, this week it’s an IT specialist who after 20 years, gave up his desk job for a hydrometer. Meet Kevin Martin, head fermenter for Good Road Ciderworks in Charlotte, North Carolina. An award-winning brewer, meadmaker and cider maker, he also specializes in braggots, a category of mead we try to bring to the front burner here at the House. Christmas is almost here (don’t talk to JD about it, he’s still wondering what happened to Halloween!). Gift ideas, Jeff leads a discussion about gift ideas using your brews, and we wrap the show with questions from the Social Club.
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“DIY has never gone out of fashion, but in the last few years we’ve seen a real revival in this area. What started in 1972 as a pharmacy and drugstore has grown over a few decades into Europe’s most highly specialized wholesaler for products for making your own wine, beer, liqueurs or dairy products.” Meet Bart Balis in this episode. He is the son and CEO of the founder of Brewferm, Frans Balis, and he is here to talk to us about an amazing product that could change the way we make braggots. Well, maybe not change but certainly adds a new dimension. In our second segment, to secondary or not to secondary, that is the question, and we wrap the show as always with a few questions from our Social Club.
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Back by popular demand, the one and only Raphael Lyon from Enlightenment Wines Meadery . He’s an avid historical mead study, likes to forage for natural and local ingredients, digs wild fermentations, believes in farm to table sustainability, and makes great meads! An entertaining segment you’ll be sure to enjoy! Also in this episode, ever feel intimidated by a project that went south and never gave it a second try? We have, and we’ll talk about it a bit. Then, we’ll wrap the show with our new version of Facebook friends, the Social Club.
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In this episode, we devote the entire show to Social Interactions. Actually, we have renamed it, from now on we’ll call it the Social Club! Big shoutout to William Douglas Norris, he’s an avid listener, found us recently, and has started with show number one! Thanks William! We’ll tackle questions form listeners like, “How do I store yeast in a hot & humid environment?” and ” What’s the best way to juice a crabapple?”, also “Are certain honey varietals prone to haze?” and many more. Enjoy the show!
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Putting on a competition in a pandemic isn’t easy, but Valkries Horn organizers Kevin Meintsma and Al Boyce found a way. A large effort went into organizing and planning this premier mead competition, and after much work Valkries Horn took place in 2020. This was the first major competition to take place during covid. We’ll talk about how they did it! Also, Kevin and Al hang around for segment 2 where we discuss making a mead for competition other than what we might consider our “house” brews that we do all the time. How to approach a competition mead, using specialty ingredients, and a few hints on filling out the registration for your mead. Finally, we wrap with Social Interactions (Facebook Friends) and take on a few questions from all around.
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In this episode, Justin Schoendorf, owner of Monks Meadery in Atlanta Georgia stops by for a second visit, first appearing on episode 167 last July, Justin reports that they have secured several impressive medal to add to the shelf, and a brand new mead, Dragons Con a limited edition Session Mead made with Passion Fruit, Hibiscus, and Dragon Fruit. Get it while supplies last! In the second segment, Jeff leads a discussion about tweaking the “house favorites” and we wrap with our Facebook & Reddit friends!
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Home meadmaker Greg McNulty stops by the house to share some insight. Getting started 3 years ago with a pin cherry mead, as he put it, “the rest is history.” “I am now in the R&D phase of starting a small Meadery in Buffalo, Ny, focusing on crushable sessions. Along the way, I found your show, and decided to give the famous Ryan Braggot a try since now I have the proper equipment!” Thanks Greg for listening Greg! Also in this episode, we follow up on a question posed by a Facebook fan regarding making Vikings Blod mead, and we discuss the on-going debate about pasteurizing honey before using it in your mead. We wrap with w few Facebook friends and call it a night! Thanks for listening!
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We’re back after an extended hiatus, and in this episode we find out that over the break, Ryan scores at the Mazer Cup! Jeff re-visits Graf with a new recipe he found at Brulosophy. JD talks about way back when Mississippi Chris was on the show how they both started a Graf using a recipe found at HomeBrewTalk.com. In segment 2, we hook up with Will Otte, a homebrewer with a bit of useful science behind using bentonite as a clearing agent. Get your pen & paper out guys, you’ll want to take notes on this one! We wrap the show with Will and a few Facebook friends.
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Iron Bee 2020 results are in! Check them out right here! Congratulations to all our winners!
Thanks for keeping the Mead House podcast free with your continued support, we appreciate all our listeners. Get a set of keys to the mead house, help keep the Mead House podcast free by subscribing to Patreon, when you do, Jeff will send you some great gifts! When you become a subscriber, you’ll have access to some great interviews from guests here at the Mead House.
Aaron started as a volunteer at Saint Arnold pouring beer in the beer hall during Saturday tours. Soon became a tour guide, and would constantly pester the brewers and Brock about opportunities to become a brewer. Eventually it came, and 9 years later Aaron has held positions as a shift brewer, Lead Shift Brewer, Barrel Program Manager, Director of Brewing Operations, and currently Innovation Manager which oversees all R&D for the brewery. We get into a short discussion of favorite memories as we wrap up 2020, and a few Social Club questions.
We’re on a roll! Ryan’s due diligence as our chief booking agent has scored again! This time it’s a pair of award winning braggot makers/beer brewers, Luke Goucher and Carson Souza from 
So, last episode it was a pharmacist that got it started, this week it’s an IT specialist who after 20 years, gave up his desk job for a hydrometer. Meet Kevin Martin, head fermenter for 
“DIY has never gone out of fashion, but in the last few years we’ve seen a real revival in this area. What started in 1972 as a pharmacy and drugstore has grown over a few decades into Europe’s most highly specialized wholesaler for products for making your own wine, beer, liqueurs or dairy products.” Meet Bart Balis in this episode. He is the son and CEO of the founder of 
Back by popular demand, the one and only Raphael Lyon from 
n this episode, we devote the entire show to Social Interactions. Actually, we have renamed it, from now on we’ll call it the Social Club! Big shoutout to William Douglas Norris, he’s an avid listener, found us recently, and has started with show number one! Thanks William! We’ll tackle questions form listeners like, “How do I store yeast in a hot & humid environment?” and ” What’s the best way to juice a crabapple?”, also “Are certain honey varietals prone to haze?” and many more. Enjoy the show!
Putting on a competition in a pandemic isn’t easy, but Valkries Horn organizers Kevin Meintsma and Al Boyce found a way. A large effort went into organizing and planning this premier mead competition, and after much work Valkries Horn took place in 2020. This was the first major competition to take place during covid. We’ll talk about how they did it! Also, Kevin and Al hang around for segment 2 where we discuss making a mead for competition other than what we might consider our “house” brews that we do all the time. How to approach a competition mead, using specialty ingredients, and a few hints on filling out the registration for your mead. Finally, we wrap with Social Interactions (Facebook Friends) and take on a few questions from all around.
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We’re back after an extended hiatus, and in this episode we find out that over the break, Ryan scores at the Mazer Cup! Jeff re-visits Graf with a new recipe he found at 
Iron Bee 2020 results are in! Check them out