In the first three AMMA Mead Maker of the year competitions – Mashout, Domras, Midwinter – he has hit the podium 18 times. He had 10 wins, alone at the Minnesota Mashout – 9 medals and one Honorable Mention. He last appeared with us in episode 129, Adam Bystrom stops by the house this episode.
Jeff & Ryan give some 411 on the Iron Bee 2020 competition, JD wants to know a little more about malts, and he’s got a project that Ryan threw at him with nothing more than the profile, JD has to come up with the recipe!
And finally, Facebook Friends involving carrots, how often to rack, length of time bulk aging and more!
Iron Bee 2020 is on! It’s time to register, and you must be a Mead House Keyholder to enter. It’s gonna be a shindig, so don’t miss it! After party dates will be announced later.
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.
A next generation oaking system is the main topic in this episode. Not just an oaking system, but an innovative tool using dovetail joints allowing you to add more or add different toasting levels at the same time. Michael Azar of Next Level Oak joins us this episode.
Ryan and Jeff let loose a teaser for Iron Bee 2020, and olive oil added to your fermentation, does it work? Ryan talks about an article he found on Brulosophy
And of course we wrap with FaceBook Friends where we answer some questions with no formal expertise other than what we’ve experienced in our own brew house.
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.
There’s a tool that every brewer must have in their toolbox. If you have nothing else, this one simple piece of equipment will tell you much about how well your fermentation is doing. Brady Marzella from Brady Instruments stops by the house to talk about hydrometers. Session meads are becoming more popular, Ryan leads a discussion into brewing them. Finally, we wrap the show with our Facebook Friends.
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.
He’s been a home brewer for the last 20 years, a meadmaker for 13, and owner of Laurel Highlands Meadery in Greensburg, PA. Returning guest Matt Felenski joins us this episode to update us on what he’s been up to, and talk a little about streamlining the process. Former co-host Aaron Martin fills in for Ryan tonight, we’ll find out what he’s been brewing lately as we talk about ideas for the new year.
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.
Welcome back! After an extensive hiatus, the crew comes back with some New Years resolutions and revelations! Ryan is moving Mead House North to a new location and during the inventory and packing process discovered he had 8 full carboy’s to move! While spending an entire day bottling, he came up with a laundry list of resolutions and revelations! Jeff is looking to downsize a bit, settling on reducing his brewing quantity while focusing on perfection. JD has enough crap to start a pub, including two kegorators! But, being retired, he doesn’t want to go back to work again. Over the break, he decided to focus on a base recipe for his braggots, keeping it simple and tasty. All that and more on episode 145!
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.
He began making mead 2 years ago, with immediate success, winning 2nd place for fruit mead at the 2018 AHA Nationals. He’s won several Best of Shows for Beer, Cider and Mead during the past 9 years. he also makes Vinifera wines from California and Washington state grapes, and finds this hobby to be an ideal blend of creativity, science and process for his interests. In addition, he has the dubious “honor” of being one of the organizers for Valkyries Horn Mead Competition. Home meadmaker and brewer, Kevin Meintsma is our guest this episode. Also, holiday flavors, what’s on your brew list? Got a Christmas list started? Black Friday is a couple days away, and finally, we answer a question about yeast from a listener all the way from Moscow, Russia!
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!
Home meadmaker Paul Johnson joins us at the house this episode. While sipping on a Rhubarb mead, he shares his thoughts and sticks around for the whole show! Jeff is wearing his lab coat again, he’s been experimenting with pasteurization, and we lightly touch on alternative fermentations. Paul helps us out on a couple Facebook Friends, and locks the gate on our way out after wrapping the show.
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!
And when you do get your key, it will unlock a couple of great interviews with Ash Fishbein from Sap House Meadery and more.
Outside there lies a great opportunity to go back a few thousand years and follow the footsteps of the great hunter-gatherers that came before us and gather up ingredients to make a mead. Well, maybe not everything, but certainly the one component you need to kick it off…yeast. Our guest this episode is Sam Wineka from Bootleg Biology, purveyor of wild yeasts. They are looking to collect samples from every zip code in the country to include in their already outstanding list of available yeasts. Bradly McArthur sent us an email about some issues he had with an amber brsggot, Dan Shannon also contacted us wanting to know more about conical fermenters, and then we wrap the show with Facebook Friends.
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!
And when you do get your key, it will unlock a couple of great interviews with Ash Fishbein from Sap House Meadery and more.
Brian Hart is our guest this episode, his smoked tea mead showed up and Valkyries Horn this year, and we want to know more! Along with his smoked tea, he’s also done a carrot mead, and has a peach habanero mead carbinating right now. Fitting right into JD’s world, he also enjoys good Bourbons, Scotches and whiskies. Also in this episode, the newest issue, November/December of Zymurgy Magazine, an American Homebrewers Association publication, features a cover article about brewing with honey, JD and Ryan discuss methods mentioned they each have used in braggots. And finally in the Facebook Friends segment, Cody has several questions about ciders and cysers.
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!
And when you do get your key, it will unlock a couple of great interviews with Ash Fishbein from Sap House Meadery
Do you know what a Jackfruit is? Does anyone? Better yet, has anyone ever made a mead from a Jackfruit? Well, we found a guy who does. Meet Joe Leigh. A software architect by trade got hooked on mead while attending a beer share event, the mead? Ken Schramm’s Black Agnes. he started collecting and trading up, looking for the best meads, and in 2017, started adding yeast to water and honey. He is a multiple award winner, including three Mazer Cups, was inspired to become a certified BJCP Mead Judge, and was listed among the top 10 AMMA 2018 Mead Makers of The year. Joe starts off by telling us about his historical mead, a Tej, that just happened to take the gold at this year’s Valkyries Horn in Minneapolis. Oh, and wait until we get to the Jackfruit part in his interview, you don’t want to miss it!
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!
And when you do get your key, it will unlock a couple of great interviews with Ash Fishbein from Sap House Meadery
In the first three AMMA Mead Maker of the year competitions – Mashout, Domras, Midwinter – he has hit the podium 18 times. He had 10 wins, alone at the Minnesota Mashout – 9 medals and one Honorable Mention. He last appeared with us in episode 129, Adam Bystrom stops by the house this episode.
Iron Bee 2020 is on! It’s time to register, and you must be a Mead House Keyholder to enter. It’s gonna be a shindig, so don’t miss it! After party dates will be announced later.
A next generation oaking system is the main topic in this episode. Not just an oaking system, but an innovative tool using dovetail joints allowing you to add more or add different toasting levels at the same time. Michael Azar of 
There’s a tool that every brewer must have in their toolbox. If you have nothing else, this one simple piece of equipment will tell you much about how well your fermentation is doing. Brady Marzella from 
He’s been a home brewer for the last 20 years, a meadmaker for 13, and owner of 
Welcome back! After an extensive hiatus, the crew comes back with some New Years resolutions and revelations! Ryan is moving Mead House North to a new location and during the inventory and packing process discovered he had 8 full carboy’s to move! While spending an entire day bottling, he came up with a laundry list of resolutions and revelations! Jeff is looking to downsize a bit, settling on reducing his brewing quantity while focusing on perfection. JD has enough crap to start a pub, including two kegorators! But, being retired, he doesn’t want to go back to work again. Over the break, he decided to focus on a base recipe for his braggots, keeping it simple and tasty. All that and more on episode 145!
He began making mead 2 years ago, with immediate success, winning 2nd place for fruit mead at the 2018 AHA Nationals. He’s won several Best of Shows for Beer, Cider and Mead during the past 9 years. he also makes Vinifera wines from California and Washington state grapes, and finds this hobby to be an ideal blend of creativity, science and process for his interests. In addition, he has the dubious “honor” of being one of the organizers for Valkyries Horn Mead Competition. Home meadmaker and brewer, Kevin Meintsma is our guest this episode. Also, holiday flavors, what’s on your brew list? Got a Christmas list started? Black Friday is a couple days away, and finally, we answer a question about yeast from a listener all the way from Moscow, Russia!
Home meadmaker Paul Johnson joins us at the house this episode. While sipping on a Rhubarb mead, he shares his thoughts and sticks around for the whole show! Jeff is wearing his lab coat again, he’s been experimenting with pasteurization, and we lightly touch on alternative fermentations. Paul helps us out on a couple Facebook Friends, and locks the gate on our way out after wrapping the show.
Outside there lies a great opportunity to go back a few thousand years and follow the footsteps of the great hunter-gatherers that came before us and gather up ingredients to make a mead. Well, maybe not everything, but certainly the one component you need to kick it off…yeast. Our guest this episode is Sam Wineka from 
Brian Hart is our guest this episode, his smoked tea mead showed up and Valkyries Horn this year, and we want to know more! Along with his smoked tea, he’s also done a carrot mead, and has a peach habanero mead carbinating right now. Fitting right into JD’s world, he also enjoys good Bourbons, Scotches and whiskies. Also in this episode, the newest issue, November/December of Zymurgy Magazine, an American Homebrewers Association publication, features a cover article about brewing with honey, JD and Ryan discuss methods mentioned they each have used in braggots. And finally in the Facebook Friends segment, Cody has several questions about ciders and cysers.
Do you know what a Jackfruit is? Does anyone? Better yet, has anyone ever made a mead from a Jackfruit? Well, we found a guy who does. Meet Joe Leigh. A software architect by trade got hooked on mead while attending a beer share event, the mead? Ken Schramm’s Black Agnes. he started collecting and trading up, looking for the best meads, and in 2017, started adding yeast to water and honey. He is a multiple award winner, including three Mazer Cups, was inspired to become a certified BJCP Mead Judge, and was listed among the top 10 AMMA 2018 Mead Makers of The year. Joe starts off by telling us about his historical mead, a Tej, that just happened to take the gold at this year’s Valkyries Horn in Minneapolis. Oh, and wait until we get to the Jackfruit part in his interview, you don’t want to miss it!