The MeadMakr Podcast: News, Interviews, and Guides to Make Your Mead Better

In Episode 008, we interview Chris Webber, the founding president of the American Mead Makers Association (AMMA) and the owner and head meadmaker at Dragon’s Lair Meads, a subsidiary of Outlanders Keep. We bring Chris on to talk about the AMMA, its mission, ongoing activities, and its path forward. We also discuss the Cider Act, … Continue reading "MeadMakr 008: The American Mead Makers Association with Founding President Chris Webber"

What’s that!? A bonus episode? Whoa… We had some extra content from our interview with Vicky Rowe, and wanted to make sure you got to listen in! In Episode 007, Vicky teaches us how to judge mead. Of specific interest are overcoming your personal preferences, how the mead category impacts judges’ scores, identifying faults in … Continue reading "MeadMakr 007: Judging with Vicky"

Episode 005 wrapped up our solo podcast content (for now), and in Episode 006 we finally branch out into the information you really want, interviews with the influencers in the meadmaking community. We embark on this journey with the mead mistress herself, Vicky Rowe. Having been involved with the meadmaking world since the late 1980s, Vicky has … Continue reading "MeadMakr 006: Have You Got Mead?"

In Episode 5, we recap our experience at the 2015 Mazer Cup, the world’s largest mead only competition. With over 320 commercial and 360 home mead entrants, it truly is an experience to behold. This year’s edition included the annual American Mead Makers Association meeting, the commercial and home mead making competitions, the Mead Mixer, … Continue reading "MeadMakr 005: The Mazer Cup"

In Episode 004, we put into action everything we’ve brought up in our first three episodes (001, 002a, 002b, 003) and make a mead live for you during the recording. We take you through the steps to making your first mead batch. In our case, we are making a sweet traditional mead, but you can … Continue reading "MeadMakr 004: Let’s Make Some Mead!"

In Episode 003, MeadMakr tackles the important topic, basic meadmaking equipment. We present the equipment absolutely necessary to start in the hobby. We also cover the equipment required in the order that you will use it on your brew day, with some commentary on how and why you’ll need the equipment on your brew day. Last … Continue reading "MeadMakr 003: Basic Mead Making Equipment"

Episode 002b continues where we left off in Episode 002a, answering the question, “What is Mead?” In this episode, we tackle the historical types of mead, how they fit into the Beer Judge Certification Program mead specific categories, and how all of this relates to what you can buy in a liquor store. Hint: the … Continue reading "MeadMakr 002b: What is Mead? Part II"

In Episode 2, we answer the question, What is Mead? In reviewing the audio of this episode, we realized we went well beyond our target 20 minutes, so we have broken it out into Episode 002a and 002b. This episode, 002a, will cover mead’s history and the definition of a traditional mead. We will post episode … Continue reading "MeadMakr 002a: What is Mead?"

We made it! Episode 1 of the MeadMakr Podcast is now live! Thanks for checking it out. You can download the podcast to your computer, or listen to it right here on the web. We will submit the podcast to iTunes soon, but we need a few more episodes completed before we can submit. http://traffic.libsyn.com/meadmakr/MeadMakr001.mp3 … Continue reading "MeadMakr 001: Introducing the MeadMakr Podcast"