The Mead House

Same episode as debuted Thursday – reposting to try and downstream it to Spotify and our podcast distribution network New Year, New Mead House Episodes coming now! Jeff returns to the Mead House with new co-host Chris. The guys introduce themselves, talk about their history with making mead and plans for the podcast moving forward. The Mead House Podcast is sponsored by Bacchus & Barleycorn! F...

This week we talk to John Jacob, 2nd place winner of the Iron Bee 2021. Visit John at https://oldsolbees.com/ Please continue to support 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 gr...

This week we speak with Michael Labonte, third place winner of the Iron Bee 2021. 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! Please continue to support the show... Thanks for keeping the Mead House podcast free wi...

In this episode, Jeff chats with listener Carlos Herrera. See Carlos' YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGsv4bfDKg_LjBJpe74E6Q Jeff and Carlos referenced a series called "Better Judge a Mead" by Chop and Brew, the playlist is available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZK8QLGRuS_XeOqCjYWfMZEWm526l9mDx You can now listen to The Mead House Podcast on iTunes, Stitche...

In this episode, Jeff speaks to the winner of the Mead House's Iron Bee 2021, Kyle Ducharme. 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! Please continue to support the show... Thanks for keeping the Mead House podc...

It's been a long wait, but Jeff is back to talk the future of the Mead House, or at least his first several future projects. Included in this episode is the first in a series of mead recipes for you to play with and enjoy at your leisure! Sangria Mead 1 bottle Vinter's Best Blackberry Wine concentrate 1 Winexpert Merlot 1 gallon kit Water to 6 gal Honey to 1.090 SG 10g 71B wine yeast Optional Bent...

The Final Chapter By JD Webb This episode we wrap up what has been an almost 5-year commitment to provide inspiration and motivation to our listeners in the meadmaking/brewing community. I have decided to retire from the podcast to attend to some health issues that I need to focus on. It’s been tremendous ride, one that I will not forget. Ryan has also made the decision to leave the show, he is a...

The results are in! The Iron Bee 2021 is over, and we have some incredible submissions to talk about. But first, a big thank you to Matt Weide, a long time friend of the Mead House, also a BJCP certified mead judge, for assisting in the judging off all the meads that were submitted. The secret ingredient this year was Passionflower, sponsored by a long time supporter of the Iron Bee, Mountai n Ros...

How do I estimate the amount of nutrients needs in a braggot? A bit confused on how to use Voss Kveik for braggot and mead. Any advice? I’m thinking of making a hoppy braggot as my next batch. These are just a few of the topics we discuss in this episode as we devote the whole show to braggots!   Iron Bee is now open to all Keyholders for registration . If you’re not a keyholder, get in now, it’s...

Our guest this episode comes from a family who has been making mead for 5 generations. Now mind you, that dates back to around 1870. Her family has been making mead for over 40 years continuously, and she’s been here before back on episode 213. We’ll welcome Rachel Lipman of Loew Vinyards in Maryland back to the house in a bit and talk nothing but mead. We had planned for our usual two other segme...

“ We started as a small 3 man operation, my father, myself, and my middle brother because we loved the taste of Lehua honey. We were purchasing it locally at exorbitant rates and decided we should start our own hives when we bought our Farm.  It took us a year to clear our farm, another 2 years to plant fruit bearing nectar available trees, and when we started we did bee removals to get our first...

This episode is another Social Club episode! We promised a while back that we would devote two shows to the Social Club during our 6 week session, and this is number 2!  How to incorporate lavender chamomile tea, Looking for a rhodomel recipe, Are Bochets better made with lighter/delicate honey, or a darker/bold variety and much more! We’ll be back in 2 weeks for another 6 week session and episode...

“I started to learn how to make mead with my grandfather in 2017. That day I got to learn how to stir honey and learn our family recipe, which we hold incredibly close to us. Mead is of huge significance to my family. Although we have been making meads for over 150 years, the recipes we use here in Maryland are only about 40 years old. Mead is a tribute to a deep rooted history. Longer than most m...

Several months ago we told you we would dedicate 2 shows per 6 week session to the Social Club. This has been the most popular segment of our shows for some time as we deal with a multitude of questions that spur some momentous discussions! So for this episode, get your pen and paper out and get ready to take notes! The Social Club plus an update on the Iron Bee 21. Iron Bee is now open to all Key...

Laura’s mead rack! In her own words, “I wanted to try my hand at Meade making, but wanted a class, you know, someone to show me how so that I didn’t make a mistake. Finally last winter I decided enough playing chicken and made my first batch, a 1 gal Traditional, and the next week I started a 5 Gal trad that I split in secondary to blueberry, blood orange, lemon ginger and strawberry, with 1 gal t...

“ Big fan and listener of the show. I have listened to every episode after diving into this hobby two years ago. My parents have an acre hop yard that got me involved in the beer industry and now I’m a quality analyst at a brewery in Vermont. I wanted to jump on the show with you all to discuss my 30 gallon barrel project and my successes and failures in mead making.”   Listener Kyle Ducharme join...

Not Jeff’s keezer. Ryan missed the show, he’s off doing something, well, listen to the beginning of the show and you’ll see what I mean! Jeff starts a keezer build, he and JD discuss some of the in’s and out’s of keezers. Jeff also has an update on the Iron Bee 2021, and we wrap the show with the Social Club!       Iron Bee is now open to all Keyholders for registration . If you’re not a keyholder...

Nick Burgoyne is a native of Atlanta, GA and is currently a Sales Specialist for Aseptic Fruit Purées . Having fifteen years in the brewing industry, his goal is to facilitate support for customers and help them to discover exciting new flavor profiles for their brewing and distilling projects. Throughout his time in production as a brewer at an international brewing facility he led a department,...

In this episode, JD buys a new fermenter after considerable contemplation, scaling down to one vessel that will do it all. Ryan and Jeff have some 411 on the Iron Bee, it’s open now for registration, and while you’re at it, sign up and become a Keyholder on Patreon. We wrap the show with the Social Club part two from where we left off last week. Great questions, even the coffee mead made an appear...

We’re now going to devote a full show once every 6 week schedule to the Social Club. This is where we answer a host of questions from mead makers and brewers with no formal expertise other than what we have experienced in our own brewhouse! Join in the fun, submit your questions to info@themeadhouse.com. or visit our Facebook or Twitter, both @TheMeadHouse and post your questions there.   You can...

In this episode, we meet Eric Depradine of Zydeco Meadery. He is a 2006 and 2008 graduate of UL-Lafayette in history and chemistry and has worked various municipal governments in Louisiana and Missouri regulating federal and local wastewater laws.  Eric is also a 2021 graduate of Highland Community College’s enology certificate program and the owner of Zydeco Meadery, one of four minority owned al...

Back in the saddle again for a full 6 week schedule, JD outlines his amazing trip covering some 7,800 miles with a visit to Sap House Meadery and a chance to meet with Ash Fischbein and Evan Henderson. Some of the images he talked about on the episode can be found here . Jeff recently completed his move and wound up with a freezer full of “cleanout mead” material, Ryan helps him sort it all out, a...

Ryan and Jeff take the helm for a full episode of the Social Club! This is where we try to answer questions from brewers and meadmakers with no formal expertise other than our own experience in our brewroom. JD is still wandering the country, we hear he’ll hit 25 states before he decides to come home!     You can now listen to The Mead House Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Spotify, iHeart Radio...

Well, it’s been a minute or two, so we’re playing catch-up. JD and his wife took off for a 30 day cross-country trip that started on June 1st. One of his stops was at Sap House Meadery in Ossipee, New Hampshire. There he spoke with Ash, Evan and Matt, the team that makes it happen with an outstanding staff of people. The interview in this episode is condensed, to hear the full interview, please go...

Charles Lipnicki is a Canadian Mead maker, farmer, and bee keeper. He and his wife Laura own and operate the “ Island Honey Wine Company ” in Canada’s smallest province Prince Edward Island. In past lives Charles has been a pastry chef, entrepreneur and salesman. His long time hobbies included being an avid home brewer wine and mead maker. Charles and Laura always longed for a simpler lifestyle an...