Best Bray Torres Podcasts (2024)

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10-6-24 Dominic Roth – Home Meadmaker in Australia 2:11:09

24d ago2:11:09

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10-8-24 Tonight we're talking with Dominic Roth, a relatively new meadmaker in Australia. Dominic feels he's 'new' in that he thinks there is much more he can learn about making mead. We'll be talking technique, styles, recipes and more!Dominic is a home mead maker in Australia. He started making mead a couple years ago, as a replacement hobby foll…

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9-24-24 Frederick Rodriguez, Francisco Olachea & Rob Tyrsson – Mead in Mexico 2:11:53

1M ago2:11:53

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9-24-24 Tonight we're talking with Frederick Rodriguez, Francisco Olachea and Rob Tyrrson in Mexico. Kevin and I were in Mexico for the Copa Hidromiel Mead Competition a couple weeks ago, and got to check out the meads that these folks produce, and we'll be talking about their methods, meads and plans.And bonus, we are bringing in a new guest host,…

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8-27-24 Matthew Chrispen – BJCP Mead Exam Tasting Demo and Discussion 2:17:44

2M ago2:17:44

2:17:44

8-27-24 Tonight at 9PM ET we will be talking with Matthew Chrispen, with the Texas Mead Association and Texas Mead Cup, and we're doing a live demo of the BJCP Mead Exam tasting, and will be talking about getting certified and things to be aware of.Matt started brewing in November 2009 after a gift of Mr. Beer from a buddy and got hooked. He starte…

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8-13-24 Kyle Ducharme – Making Mead, Mead Education and Comps 2:26:19

3M ago2:26:19

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8-13-24 Tonight we’re talking with Kyle Ducharme in Vermont. Kyle has been doing a lot of mead making classes and education and helping more people with the love of mead.Kyle Ducharme is from Northern Vermont and is a home mead maker that has experience with quality assurance positions in the food and beverage industries. He has been making mead si…

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7-16-24 New Meadmakers Series – Stewart Jacobs 2:14:34

4M ago2:14:34

2:14:34

Tonight we'll be talking with newer meadmaker Stewart Jacobs. Stewart is in the Seattle area. We'll talk techniques, recipes and mead making in general.Stewart is an aerospace engineer in the Seattle area who has been making mead in 5 gallon batches since 2016. He has made at least a dozen unique batches with a variety of different additives since …

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6-18-24 Francisco Olachea, Elba Copado, Frederick Rodriguez and Andrés Torres, with surprise guest Raul de la Garza – Copa de Hidromiel Mexico 2:12:03

5M ago2:12:03

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Tonight at 9PM ET we'll be getting together with Francisco Olachea, Elba Copado, Frederick Rodriguez and Andrés Torres, with surprise guest Raul de la Garza. Francisco, Elba and Frederick are the organizers of the Copa Hidromiel México, a BJCP competition in Mexico City. Between them they've an impressive collection of education and experience. We …

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5-21-24 Minnesota Mead Mafia – Josh, Josh, Al and Adam Talk Mead Techniques and Recipes 2:15:49

5M ago2:15:49

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5-21-24 Tonight we're talking with Adam Bystrom, Josh Mahoney, Al Boyce and Josh Holbrook, members of the aptly-nicknamed 'Minnesota Mead Mafia'.Josh Holbrook has been home brewing for since 2011 and making mead since 2013. He discovered mead at his local homebrew club when a club member brought a bottle of an attempt at Curt Stock’s Triple Berry M…

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5-7-24 Christopher Clarke – Four Fires Meadery in Maumee, Ohio 2:28:08

6M ago2:28:08

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5-7-24 Tonight at 9PM ET we will be talking with Christopher Clarke, Owner/Meadmaker at Four Fires Meadery and Head Brewer at HEAVY Beer Co. in Toledo, Ohio. Chris got into making mead after first getting into homebrewing. In late 2014 he took up homebrewing, a short half a year after first getting into craft beer. His brewing buddy at the time, Ma…

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4-9-24 Bryce and Savannah at Fox and Raven Meadery 2:03:11

7M ago2:03:11

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Tonight we're talking with Bryce and Savannah, husband and wife owners of Fox and Raven Meadery in Carollton, Texas.Fox & Raven Mead is Savannah and Bryce, a husband and wife team, creating Meads inspired by the stories that enchant them. They met at a movie theater eighteen years ago where they worked (mainly for the perk of free movies). They are…

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3-26-24 Bray Denard – One Month Mead, Mead 2:09:10

7M ago2:09:10

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3-26-21 Tonight we're talking with Bray Denard, creator of the BOMM, Bray's One Month Mead.Bray Denard, PhD is the inventor of Bray’s One Month Mead (aka “the BOMM”), one of the more popular mead styles among home mead makers. Bray has continued to refine his methods over the years to create a never fail nutrient protocol that works with any yeast!…

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3-12-24 Laura Angotti – Mead in History and Historical Mead Making 2:46:25

8M ago2:46:25

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3-12-24 Tonight we're getting together with Laura Angotti, who has written books on mead in history and delved deeply into the writings and recipes of people going back thousands of years to provide information on how mead was made and imbibed in various cultures and at differing levels of society. Laura's most current book, "Wellcome Mead" is avai…

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2-27-24 Bob Slanzi – Mead Management, Thinking Outside the Box 1:31:16

8M ago1:31:16

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Tonight at 9PM ET, we're hanging out with Bob Slanzi, beekeeper, meadmaker, industry influencer and general all around pretty cool guy.Bob Slanzi has been keeping bees and making award winning meads for years. He is very active in the meadmaking, homebrew and beekeeping communities, having held offices in both his clubs in NY in the past. he is the…

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2-13-24 – Traci Kuhfuss – Mead recipes, flavor profiles, exotic woods 2:10:15

9M ago2:10:15

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2-13-24 Tonight we're headed to Texas to talk with Traci Kuhfuss, home meadmaker and mead consultant.Traci Kuhfuss comes to us from Texas by way of Arizona. She ís been active as a homebrewer and mead maker for 20 years now, participating in brew clubs and competitions in all the places she has lived and traveled.. Traci is a professional graphic d…

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1-30-24 Tony Fry – Arkansas Meadery 2:13:25

9M ago2:13:25

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1-30-24 We're off to Arkansas tonight (where it's warmer) to visit with Tony Fry, owner and meadmaker at Arkansas Meadery in Alexander, Arkansas.Since 2001, Tony Fry has been deeply passionate about the art of fermenting, starting with beer and wine and eventually delving into the world of mead. As a founding member of CAF ("Central Arkansas Fermen…

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1-16-24 Carlos Herrera – Texas Longhouse Meadery – Starting and Building a Meadery 2:03:32

10M ago2:03:32

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1-16-24 Welcome to 2024! GotMead Live is back with Carlos Herrera, owner of the soon-to-be Texas Longhouse Meadery in Wylie, TX, just north of Dallas.Carlos has done a lot in his life so far. He spent 8 years in the army as an airborne infantryman. He was medically discharged in 2011 due to combat injuries and became a Paramedic in 2013. In 2015 de…

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12-5-23 Brian Galbreath – Unpossible Mead 2:20:38

11M ago2:20:38

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12-5-23 Tonight on GotMead Live at 9PM EST we're talking with Brian Galbreath, owner of Unpossible Meadery in Dwight, IL, just off Route 66. Brian started fermenting ciders and then mead in 2013. Pete Bakulic told him to focus on traditionals when he got started. [break]Brian went on to take a Mazer Cup win with his Montmorency Barrel Aged Mead, wh…

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11-21-23 Bees, Honey and Going Pro with Tom Repas 2:08:28

12M ago2:08:28

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Tonight at 9PM ET we'll be talking with Tom Repas. Tom has been on the show before, and we're having him back, as he's an absolute fountain of information! And he makes 'ok' mead. We're going to delve into the bees and their care.What you may not be aware of is that a year ago, Tom started making his 'ok' meads professionally. Apiflora Mead, made a…

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11-7-23 Nutrients and High Gravity Meads with Will Otte and Jacob Thill 2:20:19

12M ago2:20:19

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7-7-23 Tonight on Gotmead Live, we're talking with Will Otte and Jacob Thill, both in Minnesota and meadmakers. They work with high gravity meads, and use several different nutrient protocols in their craft.Will has dabbled in fermentation off an on most of his life, from helping his father and opa make mediocre wines (well, mostly vinegar to be ho…

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10-24-23 Jay Bennett, Beehave! Craft Meadery in New Zealand 2:21:36

1y ago2:21:36

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10-24-23 Tonight we're headed to the other side of the world, to New Zealand, to talk with Jay Bennett, owner and mead maker at Beehave! Craft Meadery, on the North Island, in Taupo.Jay lives in the center of the North Island of New Zealand and is the Mead alchemist and owner of Beehave! Craft Meadery. He lives in the bush at the southern end of La…

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9-26-23 Ali and Shane Fox – Dragon Meadery, Colorado 2:12:10

1y ago2:12:10

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Tonight at 9PM ET, we're talking with Ali and Shane Fox, owners of Dragon Meadery in Aurora, CO.Dragon Meadery is a craft meadery located in Aurora, CO. and is owned and operated by Shane & Alexandria Fox, two former chefs who have spent 20 years each in the restaurant & hospitality industry. Having a deep appreciation for food, and respect for the…

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9-12-23 Don Miller – Texas Rivers Distilling, Freeport, TX 2:14:57

1y ago2:14:57

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9-12-23 Tonight at 9PM ET, we'll be talking with Don Miller, head distiller and owner at Texas Rivers Distilling Company in Freeport, Texas.Texas Rivers Distilling Co. was created in February of 2019 in Brazoria County… “Where Texas Began”. They are an LLC registered with the State of Texas as a Distilled Spirits Manufacturer and engage in Distilla…

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8-15-23 Ben Chaney – Scale and Feather Meadery 2:05:15

1y ago2:05:15

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8-15-23 Tonight we're talking with Ben Chaney, owner of Scale and Feather Meadery in Avondale, Arizona.Scale & Feather is a small meadery run by three friends, Ben and Tamara Chaney are high school sweethearts who are going strong with 25 years together. Amber DeGiso is a graphic design specialist–creates cool labels and logos. They specialize in u…

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8-1-23 Honnibrook Meadery with Michael Fagan and DJ Kurtz 2:21:40

1+ y ago2:21:40

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8-1-23 Tonight at 9PM Eastern we're headed out to Colorado, to talk with Mike and DJ from Honnibrook Meadery. AJ and I met Mike and DJ at the 2019 MeadCon and MazerCup, and I was *blown away* by their salted mango session mead (and all their other meads). These guys are doing something right, and if you haven't tried it, you need to. Kevin visited …

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7-18-23 Brian Woerner – World Honey Exchange 1:57:46

1+ y ago1:57:46

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7-18-23 We are back from our hiatus with a new episode of GotMead Live. Tonight we're talking with Brian Woerner, founder of the World Honey Exchange. World Honey Exchange curates specialty honeys from places such as Chile, Columbia, Ethiopia, Mexico and Tanzania. They have provided honeys for meaderies to make unique meads.Brian Woerner is the Fou…

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11-29-22 Manny Elgarresta – Meadmaker – and the Great Keys Honey Giveaway 2:04:05

2y ago2:04:05

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11-29-22 Tonight we're chatting it up with Manny Elgarresta, friend, mead maker, previous co-host on Gotmead Live and denizen of Miami. Manny has been making mead for quite a while, and has even converted his garage to making mead, enhancing it so he could make mead and beer in the Miami heat. He has cooling systems, freezers as fermentation enclos…

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11-15-22 Lucas Goucher and Carson Souza – Obscurity Brewing and Mead – Elburn IL 1:54:15

2y ago1:54:15

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11-15-22 Tonight we're headed to Illinois to talk with Luke Goucher and Carson Souza, proprietor and head brewer/meadmaker at Obscurity Brewing and Mead.Obscurity Brewing and Mead was founded 6 years ago, and has been open for the last 2.5 years, with Obscurity Mead Hall being open for about 1.5 years.The brewery side is a brew pub in Illinois that…

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11-1-2022 – Chad Wiltz – Garagiste Meadery – Tampa FL 1:54:39

2y ago1:54:39

1:54:39

Tonight we're talking with Chad Wiltz, owner and meadmaker at Garagiste Meadery in Tampa, Florida. Chad has been making mead since 2014, and opened Garagiste in late in 2017, after winning the Home Meadmaker of the Year in early 2017.Chad had a life-altering event (though he didn't realize it at the time) in 2014, when he visited a small meadery in…

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10-18-22 Keith Seiz – National Honey Board 1:59:34

2y ago1:59:34

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10-18-22 Tonight on Gotmead Live at 9PM ET, we're looking forward to talking with Keith Seiz with the National Honey Board. We usually like to have Keith and Alison on during National Honey Month in September, but this year we're doing October. We'll be finding out what the Honey Board has been up to, and talking about their Honey20 Project, the Me…

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10-4-22 Mark Tanner – Seattle Mead Company and Deception Cellars 2:02:44

2y ago2:02:44

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October 4, 2022 - Tonight we're headed to the west coast, to talk with Mark Tanner, owner of Seattle Mead Company and Deception Cellars in Washington state.Mark is a Seattle native, and retired Army Lt. Colonel. He's been homebrewing for over 25 years, and making mead professionally since 2018. Mark got interested in mead a while back, and was the …

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9-20-22 – The Minnesota Mead Mafia 2:39:01

2y ago2:39:01

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9-20-22 - Tonight is a night of mead and madness, as we welcome the Minnesota Mead Mafia gang to the show. Right on the heels of the Valkyries' Horn Mead Competition, this bunch of maniacal mead makers have a lot of great info to bring, and even more craziness.Matt Weide likes to make mead. He is also on the AMMA home board, Founding board member o…

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9-6-22 Mike and DJ at Honnibrook Meadery – Castle Rock, CO 2:02:33

2y ago2:02:33

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9-6-22 Tonight at 9PM Eastern we're headed out to Colorado, to talk with Mike and DJ from Honnibrook Meadery. AJ and I met Mike and DJ at the 2019 MeadCon and MazerCup, and I was *blown away* by their salted mango session mead (and all their other meads). These guys are doing something right, and if you haven't tried it, you need to. Kevin visited …

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8-9-22 Dan Kesterson at Antelope Ridge Mead in Colorado Springs, CO 2:30:47

2y ago2:30:47

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Tonight at 9PM ET, we will be talking with Dan Kesterson at Antelope Ridge Mead in Colorado Springs, CO.Dan is the father of 2 boys, and he is an Army Veteran, Mechanical engineer, and the mead-maker at Antelope Ridge Mead. He started making mead when he received 30 lbs of local honey from hives on his Father-in-law's ranch in South Dakota. He imme…

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7-12-22 Jeremy Kyncl – Hierophant Meadery – Mead, WA and Whidbey Island 2:29:38

2+ y ago2:29:38

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7-12-22 Tonight we're chatting with Jeremy Kyncl, co-owner of Hierophant Meadery in Washington with Michelle, his wife, with two locations on the Green Bluff loop in Mead, Washington and a tasting room on Whidbey Island.Jeremy and his wife Michelle have a background in herbs and are focused on local-sourcing their mead ingredients and creating a un…

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5-24-22 Bob Slanzi – Bees, Meads and European Mead Making 2:02:37

2+ y ago2:02:37

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Tonight at 9PM ET, we're hanging out with Bob Slanzi, beekeeper, meadmaker, industry influencer and general all around pretty cool guy. We're going to ramble around and talk mead both here in the US and in Europe.Bob Slanzi has been keeping bees and making award winning meads for years He is very active in the meadmaking, homebrew and beekeeping co…

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4-22-22 – Rachel Lipman, Loew Vineyards – 150 years and 5 Generations of Mead Making 2:35:19

2+ y ago2:35:19

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4-26-22 Tonight on Gotmead Live, we're talking with Rachel Lipman, owner of Loew Vineyards, in Mt. Airy, Maryland, one of the oldest vineyards in Maryland. The mead production in the Loew family dates back to the mid-1800's in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with a few prominent meaderies and distribution all over Europe. Rachel is one of the youngest…

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4-12-22 RJ Cassle – Bragging Rooster Meadery in Warrenton, NC 2:18:09

2+ y ago2:18:09

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4-12-22 Tonight at 9PM ET we'll be getting together with RJ Cassle, head brewer and meadmaker at Bragging Rooster Beer, Mead and Cider in Warrenton, NC, just a half hour from Vicky's place. RJ is hard at work in getting Bragging Rooster to opening, which should be very soon!Robert J. Cassle aka RJ is a level 43 character in this game called life. H…

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3-29-22 Pierre Rodrigue – All Juice Meads, Flavor Profiles and Creating Meads 2:16:37

2+ y ago2:16:37

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3-29-22 Tonight we're talking with Pierre Rodrigue, home meadmaker in Alberta, Canada. Pierre has been with us before, he's an award winning meadmaker who likes to work with juice, and like us, is a flavor maven.Pierre has been fermenting wine since 1985. Early batches consisted of kits, and fruits and berries. As there weren’t a lot of publication…

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3-15-22 Adam, Ian and Isaac Rushing – Honey and Hops Brew Works – Meadery on a Shoestring 1:57:35

2+ y ago1:57:35

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3-15-22 Tonight at 9PM ET, we're talking with Ian, Adam and Isaac Rushing, owners of Honey and Hops Brew Works in Front Royal, VA.Honey and Hops Brew Works is a meadery started on a shoestring, and the Rushing brothers have gotten it to a thriving business.It started in 2019, with a Kickstarter that raised 11K in funds. Then the brothers went on to…

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2-15-22 TJ Cline – Domras Cup and the Savannah Brewers League 2:45:23

2+ y ago2:45:23

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2-15-22 Tonight we're hanging out with TJ Cline, past President of the Savannah Brewers League and Organizer of the Domras Cup Mead Competition, which was held two weekends ago.TJ describes himself as a 'novice mead maker', with 18 batches under his belt over the last six years. He says he's always learning, and his current favorite styles are brag…

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2-1-22 Ty Wheeler – TK and Drinks 2:18:25

3y ago2:18:25

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2-1-22 Tonight we're hanging with Ty Wheeler, mead maker, and host of the 'TK and Drinks' video podcast.Ty is a denizen of Arizona, and is a dad of two boys and purchasing agent in his day life. By night, he's a podcaster and is working on mead distribution. At the beginning of COVID, he got laid off and decided to make a career in the mead industr…

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1-18-22 Cathy and Mike Rape – The Ferm Meadery in Conroe, TX 2:26:01

3y ago2:26:01

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1-18-22 Tonight we're talking with Mike and Cathy Rape, owners of The Ferm Meadery in Conroe, TX. They're making great mead and having a good time spreading mead, music and food around to their customers.Cathy and Mike are native Texans, and grew up in Conroe, TX. They've been married 26yrs and have 3 grown kids and a grandchild. They also own and …

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11-23-21 Stephen at Experimeads – SCIENCE of Meadmaking 2:17:50

3y ago2:17:50

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11-23-21 Tonight we’re venturing back into the world of mead sensory analysis. Stephen from experimeads.com will be joining us again to talk about the latest mead experiments he's been conducting.Stephen is a home mead maker, three time Canadian mead maker of the year, and BJCP certified beer and mead judge. In the process of honing his craft, he h…

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11-9-21 Rohan Meadery – Wendy Rohan and Rosie Haines – Mead is big in Texas 2:05:10

3y ago2:05:10

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11-9-21 Tonight we're headed to Texas to talk with Wendy Rohan and Rosie Haines at Rohan Wines and Meads in La Grange, situated between La Grange, Round Top and Fayetteville in south central Texas.Rohan Meadery is at Blissful Folly Farm. The farm is home to Rohan Wines and Meads, Blissful Folly hard ciders and La Grange Brewing Co.All the beer, win…

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10-26-21 Yancy Bodenstein, Manisha Eigner and Jacob Latour – Clear Skies Meadery – home mead going pro 2:41:45

3y ago2:41:45

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10-26-21 Tonight we're headed to Gaithersburg, MD to talk with Yancy Bodenstein, Manish Eigner and Jacob Latour at Clear Skies Meadery.Clear Skies got started over a mead fueled Christmas discussion in 2018. It wasn't long before they filed and got a lease and started construction on their location, in 2019. They managed to get through all the pape…

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10-12-21 James Boicourt – Charm City Meadworks – Session Meads – on the Dry Side 2:35:20

3y ago2:35:20

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10-12-21 We're headed to Baltimore, where we'll catch up with James Boicourt, founder and owner of Charm City Meadworks.James began making mead back in college (NC State) around 2004, after taking a great class on introductory beekeeping. He was already trying out homebrewing, and got so interested in beekeeping and entomology that he ended up taki…

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9-28-21 Bob Slanzi – Making Mead, Rescuing a Mead, Saving a Meadery 1:46:35

3y ago1:46:35

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9-27-21 Tonight we're changing up a bit, Charm City had to reschedule into October. We're tickled to have Bob Slanzi step in to talk with us tonight. He's going to work with Vicky to rescue a mead of hers that went a bit sideways, and we're going to talk about making mead (of course), as Bob is a no-measure meadmaker, he's all about the flavor prof…

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9-14-21 National Honey Month with Alison Conklin – National Honey Board 1:47:01

3y ago1:47:01

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9-14-21 Tonight we're celebrating National Honey Month with Alison Conklin at the National Honey Board. The NHB has a bunch of really interesting events and campaigns going on during September.By GotMead.com

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8-31-21 Tom Gosnell – Gosnells of London 1:37:40

3y ago1:37:40

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8-31-21 Tonight we're doing a pre-recorded session with Tom Gosnell, owner of Gosnell's of London.Tom got interested in meadmaking in 2013 after a visit to the US and going to Maine Meadworks. He liked it so much, he decided to try meadmaking at home. After three years of increasing meadmaking in his kitchen, he decided it was time to go commercial…

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8-19-21 Gordon Baron and Ann Farrell – Lancashire Mead, Lancashire, Great Britain 2:30:27

3y ago2:30:27

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8-19-21 Tonight we're 'across the pond' visiting with Ann Farrell and Gordon Baron at Lancashire Mead in Horwich, Lancashire, Great Britain. They make meads in a natural fashion, without stabilizers or finings.Gordon is a Druid and uses mead in ritual. He wanted a pure mead for this purpose (and didn’t want to put chemicals into the earth) so in 20…

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7-27-2021 Danique Staal- De Noordelijke Mederij, Netherlands 2:26:28

3+ y ago2:26:28

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7-27-21 Tonight we're back across the pond and hanging out with Danique Staal, owner of De Noordelijke Mederij (The Northern Meadery). Danique makes some very interesting meads, including a Stroopwafel mead that took gold and Best in Show at the European Mead Makers Kings of Mead Competition Mead Madness Cup in 2020, the largest mead competition in…

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