The Ground Shots Podcast

Ep. 12: Turtle T. Turtlington on mead making, changing culture through fermentation, working with edgy plants, alchemy, alcohol and the poison path.


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Episode 12 of The Ground Shots Podcast.

 

This longer *bonus* episode of the Ground Shots Podcast features a conversation with Turtle T. Turtlington on all things mead making while we drink several bottles of homemade mead Turtle brewed. Turtle was previously a guest on episode four of the podcast, where he chronicles his walk across the width of California.

 

 

We talk about:

 

instructions on how to make mead

details on primary and secondary fermentation in mead making

mead circles and their importance

the alchemy and mercurial process of mead making

changing and creating culture through fermentation

herbs to use and not to use for mead making

the magic of making meads on special dates and occasions

mead making culture in western North Carolina

a quick view into mead and beer fermentation history

the influence of 'the church' on beer and ingredients

the connection between fermentation to earth-based spirituality

making mead with Scotch Broom and other edgy plants

the relationship between being human and fermenting food and drink

philosophy around alcohol consumption and the poison path

how Frank Cook may have influenced the creation of this podcast

 

It is important to do your own research before working with plants and fermenting them and to be aware of what herbs may be contraindicated during pregnancy.  

 

Books on mead making mentioned in the podcast: 

Stephen Buhner's 'Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers'

Sandor Katz's 'Wild Fermentation' and 'The Art of Fermentation'

'The Compleat Meadmaker' By Ken Schramm 

 

 

Links:

Turtle on youtube : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yBlF2BSHRPM

Frank Cook on youtube : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XP6vDkg6Mw0

Link to my Blueberry plant profile with Turtle's blueberry mead recipe listed at the end: https://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com/blog/blueberryplantprofile

Miranda Heidler of Wild Bergamot Handcrafts on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wildbergamotcraft

Wild Bergamot Handcrafts on Instagram: @wildbergamothandcrafts

 

 

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Theme music: Mother Marrow

Additional music: Miranda Heidler of Wild Bergamot Handcrafts covering: You've Been a Friend to Me by the Carter Family and Like a Songbird That Has Fallen by the Reeltime Travelers

Produced by: Opia Creative

Visit our website: http://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com or http://www.thegroundshotsproject.com

 

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