Ep 78: The Ultimate Mead Maker of 2024 (Feat. Kyle Ducharme)

Nathan and I originally did this just as an informational bit in my video about zinc in mead; however, I felt like our conversation was so good it deserved to be a short podcast episode! Special shoutout to Nathan for being so amazing and teaching us all about zinc in mead!Support the show

Today we're chatting with Matt and Eric from Meadkrieger Mead in Loveland, Colorado! These guys are making great mead and I had a great time getting to chat with them. We talk about their meadery and specifically how they approach scaling up mead. Check out their meads & support them with the link below!Meadkrieger Website: https://www.meadkrieger.comInstagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/meadkrieger/?hl=enSupport the show

In today's episode we are chatting with Carlos from Texas Longhouse Mead! This is part 3 of a series where we follow Carlos into his journey of opening a commercial meadery. Today's episode is shot inside his meadery after he's been open for about 8 months. We chat all about the ups and downs of owning your own business and try some tasty brews. I hope you will support Carlos via the links below!Texas Longhouse Mead Website: https://texaslonghousemead.comBuy some mead: https://texaslonghousemead.com/our-meads/Texas Longhouse Mead YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@texaslonghousemead1327Check out the main channel! www.YouTube.com/ManMadeMeadWant to know what I use? Check it out on my Amazon store of my website!www.ManMadeMead.comwww.ManMadeMead.comwww.Patreon.com/ManMadeMeadwww.Facebook.com/ManMadeMeaderySupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Matthew from Funktastic Meads! Funktastic Meads is located in Midlothian, Virginia! He's been making mead commercially for about 5 years and is ready to give out some great advice to home brewers and commercial mead makers. Go support them via the links below!Funktastic Meads: https://www.funktasticmeads.comSupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Steve from Atheling Meadworks in Virginia! This episode was a ton of fun and you should really check out Atheling Meadworks! Use all the links below to support themAtheling Meadworks Website: https://www.athelingmead.comChat with Steve via Email: [email protected] the show

Today I'm chatting with the incredible mead maker, Kyle Ducharme! He recently won the Ultimate Mead Maker of 2024 in a competition I ran and he has continued his sweep of awards through multiple mead competitions in 2024. He's a great mead maker and a wealth of knowledge. I hope you enjoy this episode with him. Make sure you take some notes!Support the show

Fill out this form if you have someone who is interested (or you are interested) in coming on the podcast: https://forms.gle/cZRXmoEmMTJbHfGZ9Check out the main channel! www.YouTube.com/ManMadeMeadWant to know what I use? Check it out on my Amazon store of my website!www.ManMadeMead.comDiscord Link: https://discord.com/invite/PJaKBGZQ8Bwww.ManMadeMead.comwww.Patreon.com/ManMadeMeadwww.Facebook.com/ManMadeMeaderySupport the show

Today we're chatting live with Will and Jake from Black Rabbit Meadery in Reno, Nevada! They're a super cool meadery that does low abv mead and mead cocktails. I've personally tried their stuff and it's fantastic! Support them via the links below:Black Rabbit Mead Website: https://www.blackrabbitmeads.comSupport the show

Welcome back to "A Guide to Starting Your Own Meadery" with Billy Beltz! Billy is one of the co-owners of Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego. Lost Cause is a world famous, award winning meadery that has been in operation for a little over 6 years. Billy has been one of the spearheads of the operations and he has so graciously taken the time to share his knowledge on how to start a meadery. In this multi-part series you will learn how to go from simple ideas to operating your own meadery. Check out the links below to support Billy and Lost Cause meadery and thanks for watching!Lost Meadery Website: https://www.lostcausemead.comSupport the show

Welcome back to "A Guide to Starting Your Own Meadery" with Billy Beltz! Billy is one of the co-owners of Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego. Lost Cause is a world famous, award winning meadery that has been in operation for a little over 6 years. Billy has been one of the spearheads of the operations and he has so graciously taken the time to share his knowledge on how to start a meadery. In this multi-part series you will learn how to go from simple ideas to operating your own meadery. Check out the links below to support Billy and Lost Cause meadery and thanks for watching!Lost Meadery Website: https://www.lostcausemead.comSupport the show