Episode 74: A Guide to Starting a Meadery: Part 1 & 2

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

Today I'm chatting with the incredible Bill Boyer! Bill is an awesome mead maker who has won numerous awards throughout his time entering mead, cider and beer competitions over the past few years. He's also gracious enough to share his wisdom with us throughout this podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode!Support the show

Today I'm back chatting with Texas Longhouse Mead (Carlos)! We're in our second of three podcasts we are planning on doing. The first podcast we recorded was all about the beginnings of his meadery he's starting. This one is all about some of the new things he's running into and all about the building and planning side of the meadery. We are planning on doing a final podcast at location once he's up in running! Support the show

Today I'm chatting with the incredible Ken Schramm all about his meadowy, his life and his experiences brewing. I've been looking forward to sitting down and chatting with Ken for a few years now and finally had the chance. We had a great time chatting about Ken's history in brewing, the start of Schramm's mead, behind the scenes of his awesome meads and more. I hope you enjoy the episode. Be sure to check out Schramm's Mead via the links below:Schramm's Mead: https://store.schrammsmead.com/storefront.aspxCheck 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 Mean Brews all about his experience brewing mead, beer and more! He's a fantastic brewer and has a passion for continuing to help grow the craft with his YouTube channel (link below) and the Master Homebrewer Program. I hope you enjoy this episode!Wild Yeast Isolation: https://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Wild_Yeast_IsolationShagbark hickory syrup (I don't use sugar, only the wood): https://foragerchef.com/hickory-syrup/Shagbark hickory from etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1039999600/shagbark-hickory-bark-bark-for-grillingSui Generis Brewing (Excellent guidance on capturing wild yeast):Pt1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqcc9ZeLBXMPt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDvGvBVw3ggPt 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abQNl6WIdc8Meanbrews: https://www.youtube.com/c/meanbrewsMaster Homebrewer program:   https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/Support the show

Today I'm chatting with Michael Kaiser, who is one of the leaders of the biggest mead group in the world! I'm talking about the "Mead" Facebook group. He is an excellent mead maker and extremely helpful to the audience of over 100k people on there. He's also made mead for a long time and we get to sit down and pick his brain about mead in general. I hope you enjoy this episode! Join the "Mead" Facebook group if you're interested!Check 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 Alyson and James from Schramm's mead all about the family meadery that is Schramm's! We got to chat all about how they make their mead, some behind the scenes of what it's like to work there and even more! You can find more information about them with the links below. Schramm's Website: https://store.schrammsmead.com/storefront.aspxThe Compleat Meadmaker: https://store.schrammsmead.com/the-compleat-meadmaker-p78.aspxSupport the show

Today I'm chatting with Larry Reaux, who is the creator of Meadtools! Mead tools is an online source you can use to plan your next mead. You can find all of the links below to use the calculator yourself. It's a great resource and you should definitely plan on using it!Online Website: https://meadtools.comGoogle Spreadsheet Version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iu-9b-_JpiedK6rwSt_--7cOT5ah6RYqjH6P-0NZvok/copyhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FYhI7hNySRQZ8wzIskujd9eu10HvZyVuaQQg522aeW8/copyGoogle Spreadsheet 2: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iu-9b-_JpiedK6rwSt_--7cOT5ah6RYqjH6P-0NZvok/copyhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FYhI7hNySRQZ8wzIskujd9eu10HvZyVuaQQg522aeW8/copyHow to Use the Mead Calc (Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK2MubdaaOrUaQnjvfsJnqJv3agRmd4oSSupport the show