Welcome listeners! We always have fun with our Social Club segment, so this episode is dedicated to all our valued listeners. We’ll spend the entire episode answering questions from meadmakers and brewers with no formal expertise other than what the three of us have experienced in our own mead house.
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Michael Jordan is the owner of A BEE Friendly Company, Inc. His growing interest in self-preservation and the love of the earth has made him more than a beekeeper. One of the few called “Bee Activist”, his teaching on beekeeping has been heard all over the world. He has worked with Worlds of Wonder Discovery Channel, Bee’s Without Boarders, The Pearl Foundation, Boys & Girls Scouts, various 4-H groups, The Rotary Club, and many youth programs …teaching the lost art of beekeeping. This episode, he talks about a braggot project that intertwines ancient history, folklore and some really good beverages! Then, we wrap up out 6 week session on pandemic brewing wit our thought on what we heard, how it affected the three of us. We close the show with the Social Club, answering questions with no formal expertise other than what we have experienced on our own brewhouse! We’ll be on hiatus for 2 weeks, see you on May 25th! Thanks for listening!
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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.
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Previously joined us with his co-brewer John last May to talk about a mango braggot they’d put together. Toward the end of the episode he mentioned a sourdough starter we’ll have to ask about and says he’s recently filled up 170 bottles of mead, so it sounds like he’s been busy in the last year. Here to tell us what he’s been up to during his pandemic period is returning home meadmaker Ravi Hausner.
In segment 2, we talk cleanses and sanitizers, a topic that was brought up in last week’s Social Club segment. Here’s the link Ryan was referring to…Episode 136. Also, Ryan’s Random Thoughts, possibly a new segment where Ryan just rambles on about random thoughts…on mead making of course. This time, its summertime brew prep, “B” grade projects just not worth drinking, but might make a good reduction for a sauce, and ever make a mead that was so damn good, you hid the bottles so you wouldn’t drink it all at once?
Then finally we wrap the show with the Social Club with items such as getting rid of the bucket smell from the last ferment, figuring out the OG after adding fruit, and a few more. Thanks for listening!
As promised, here’s a couple labels that Ravi’s girlfriend hand draws for his bottles. Artwork courtesy of Andi Morris.
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Our guest this episode is one of the most incredible home mead makers I think this show has ever met. This will be his 3rd appearance at the House, and back on episode 129, his first appearance, we billed him as “He’s a Minnesota-native, has six International 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.” Since his second appearance on episode 149, he has amassed countless awards and we’re proud to have him as a guest again in this episode, welcome home meadmaker Adam Bystrom!
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Continuing our “Homebrewing in the Pandemic” series. Master home meadmaker, Nathan Steigman returns to The Mead House. Nathan pursues his craft with dedication and a willingness to fail only to go back through the notes and do it again differently. A Statesman in the art of crafting some of the best tasting homemade mead. Also, Have you got your MacGyver on? Jeff touches on some DIY projects that would have mad MacGyver proud with Ryan and JD sharing as well. Finally, we wrap the episode with a few Social Club questions.
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Chip Walton is the producer and host of Chop & Brew, a web show about homebrewing, craft beer, and cooking. His day job is that of digital content producer at Northern Brewer Homebrew Supply for the second time in ten years. During his first tour of duty at Northern Brewer, he co-created and produced the popular Brewing TV webshow. Chip is a former member of the AHA Governing Committee and a BJCP Certified judge. Over the past decade, when he wasn’t working at Northern Brewer, he managed social media and digital projects for both Summit Brewing Company and The Splendid Table radio show and podcast… all while keeping the wheels rolling on Chop & Brew.
We missed segment 2 this week, the MacGyver segment, and JD promises he’ll put it in next week’s show! We simply had too much fun with Chip in the first segment!
We did manage to wrap the show with a few questions from the Social Club however!
Be sure and check out Chop & Brew and catch the latest episodes. Subscribe to his channel on YouTube.
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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.
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Medal winning home brewer Matt Weide joins us this episode. A regular here at the house, Matt brings us up to date on his projects and how the pandemic has affected his home brewing. We also get into a nutrient discussion about step feeding, when is it used, and do we stick to a step feeding regimen. Also, we had a question from an avid listener, Tyler Cott, he heard on an earlier show how Ryan was cold steeping his dark grains for a braggot and wanted to know more, Ryan also runs through his 3 variants of the Ryanbraggot.
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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.
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Wrapping up our 6 week run with discussions and interviews on honeybeer, this episode we hook up with a long time friend and supporter of the show, Ash Fischbein, owner of Sap House Meadery and Hobb’s Brewing Company in New Hampshire. Hobb’s has been brewing a honeybeer called Wannabee and we’ll talk to Ash about what his influence was foro this honeybeer as well as how they incorporate it into the wort for the best character. Also, we can’t let him get away without a few updates from Sap House Meadery, so get your paper and pen out, prepare to take notes, Ash will drop nuggets, lots of them! We’ll be on 2 weeks hiatus, so don’t miss the next podcast on March 30th! See you then!
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This episode we talk to Jon Kielty, Head Brewer for BIG aLICe Brewing Company in Queens, New York, Starting off brewing one-off brews, they quickly found their niche with awesome flavors and a brewing philosophy that includes using local products from sustainable sources. “As a licensed New York State farm brewery, our beers support local and state agriculture. We partner with state hop farmers and maltsters to source ingredients, and collaborate with local Queens businesses for specialty ingredients such as cold brew coffee, donuts, honey, and beyond. ” In segment 2, maybe it’s because St Paddy’s day is in a couple weeks and the Shamrock shake is back, but there are a lot of questions about mint on the socials this week. We’ll discuss how to use mint, what flavor combinations might work and encourage our listeners to send us your recipe for a possible spot on the show. And as usual, we wrap with the Social Club, where we try and answer questions with no formal expertise other than what we’ve experienced in our own brewhouse!
Check these guys out!
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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.
One off batches – this is the holdover from last week. We often hear about making sure you can repeat batches and to get good at brewing you need to be able to make consistent replicateable batches. How do you approach batches when they are going to be one-off, either because of special ingredients or just desire to always make something different. Raw Ale – We hear a lot about the desire to have more mouthfeel in low ABV meads. Raw Ales might be a good way to get more mouthfeel. Here’s a couple related articles – Article 1, Article 2.
You can now listen to The Mead House Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Spotify, iHeart Radio, YouTube, and now on Amazon Music. Check the front page of the website for more locations and be sure to subscribe and rate us 5 stars!
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.
This here is JD.
Michael Jordan is the owner of A BEE Friendly Company, Inc. His growing interest in self-preservation and the love of the earth has made him more than a beekeeper. One of the few called “Bee Activist”, his teaching on beekeeping has been heard all over the world. He has worked with Worlds of Wonder Discovery Channel, Bee’s Without Boarders, The Pearl Foundation, Boys & Girls Scouts, various 4-H groups, The Rotary Club, and many youth programs …teaching the lost art of beekeeping. This episode, he talks about a braggot project that intertwines ancient history, folklore and some really good beverages! Then, we wrap up out 6 week session on pandemic brewing wit our thought on what we heard, how it affected the three of us. We close the show with the Social Club, answering questions with no formal expertise other than what we have experienced on our own brewhouse! We’ll be on hiatus for 2 weeks, see you on May 25th! Thanks for listening!
Previously joined us with his co-brewer John last May to talk about a mango braggot they’d put together. Toward the end of the episode he mentioned a sourdough starter we’ll have to ask about and says he’s recently filled up 170 bottles of mead, so it sounds like he’s been busy in the last year. Here to tell us what he’s been up to during his pandemic period is returning home meadmaker Ravi Hausner.
Our guest this episode is one of the most incredible home mead makers I think this show has ever met. This will be his 3rd appearance at the House, and back on episode 129, his first appearance, we billed him as “He’s a Minnesota-native, has six International 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.” Since his second appearance on episode 149, he has amassed countless awards and we’re proud to have him as a guest again in this episode, welcome home meadmaker Adam Bystrom!
Continuing our “Homebrewing in the Pandemic” series. Master home meadmaker, Nathan Steigman returns to The Mead House. Nathan pursues his craft with dedication and a willingness to fail only to go back through the notes and do it again differently. A Statesman in the art of crafting some of the best tasting homemade mead. Also, Have you got your MacGyver on? Jeff touches on some DIY projects that would have mad MacGyver proud with Ryan and JD sharing as well. Finally, we wrap the episode with a few Social Club questions.
Chip Walton is the producer and host of 
Medal winning home brewer Matt Weide joins us this episode. A regular here at the house, Matt brings us up to date on his projects and how the pandemic has affected his home brewing. We also get into a nutrient discussion about step feeding, when is it used, and do we stick to a step feeding regimen. Also, we had a question from an avid listener, Tyler Cott, he heard on an earlier show how Ryan was cold steeping his dark grains for a braggot and wanted to know more, Ryan also runs through his 3 variants of the Ryanbraggot.
Wrapping up our 6 week run with discussions and interviews on honeybeer, this episode we hook up with a long time friend and supporter of the show, Ash Fischbein, owner of 
This episode we talk to Jon Kielty, Head Brewer for 
One off batches – this is the holdover from last week. We often hear about making sure you can repeat batches and to get good at brewing you need to be able to make consistent replicateable batches. How do you approach batches when they are going to be one-off, either because of special ingredients or just desire to always make something different. Raw Ale – We hear a lot about the desire to have more mouthfeel in low ABV meads. Raw Ales might be a good way to get more mouthfeel. Here’s a couple related articles –