Mead is a beverage as old as the hills and as new as a shiny penny. Archeological digs have turned up mead-like beverages in burial chambers such as the Midas (yes, that King Midas), and as long as 8000 years ago. Because, hey, you want to take this with you! And...
On GotMead Live tonight, we have Bryan DeGraw, owner of 810 Meadworks in Medina, NY, a new meadery that opened in November 2014. Bryan is one of many new meaderies that have opened in the last year here in the US. Come join us, and get your questions about their...
What I’ve learned in one year since opening a meadery… and just a heads up, this might just be the last of this series I’ve been posting up here. One important thing I’ve learned is, you can’t “homebrew” your way in creating a...
by Sergio Moutela (from a series of posts made in the AMMA Facebook group) What I’ve learned in 10-months since opening my meadery: I am actually writing this bi-monthly “installment” two weeks earlier than my actual 10-month mark due to an upcoming...
This is arguably the most pervasive mead recipe on the internet. When Joe Mattioli created this on GotMead, lo these many years ago, he had no idea how it would go viral. It’s been copied all over the internet, and millions of batches have been made, and...
Tonight we talk with Ben Alexander of Maine Meadworks in Portland, Maine. In collaboration with South African scholar Dr. Garth Cambray, Maine Mead Works developed a state-of-the-art continuous fermentation system, which allows them to get an excellent mead to market...
by Sergio Moutela (from a series of posts in the AMMA Facebook page) Another installment of the bi-monthly “What I’ve Learned” series. 8 months since opening for business Things couldn’t be going any better. Well, they could (and will) be going...
OSSIPEE — Sap House Meadery in Center Ossipee has finished an eight-month renovation project and has opened New Hampshire’s first Mead Pub. Ash Fischbein and Matt Trahan, co-owners, are serving the world’s oldest fermented beverage either by the glass or in a...
by Sergio Moutela (from posts made in the AMMA Facebook page) What I’ve learned 6-months since opening my meadery. It seems I’ve been writing a post like this every two months or so with good reception, so I thought I’d keep it up. At the 6-month...
Tonight’s guest is Mike Faul, owner of Rabbits Foot Meadery in Sunnyvale, CA. Mike has been making mead for a long time, and Rabbits Foot has been out there for nearly 20 years, making award winning mead. Like a lot of mead makers, Mike came from an IT...
These articles were posted in the AMMA Facebook group over the space of the first year of operation of Melovino Meadery in Vauxhall, NJ. With persmission from Sergio, I am reposting them here for your enjoyment. — Vicky by Sergio Moutela What I have...
These articles were posted in the AMMA Facebook group over the space of the first year of operation of Melovino Meadery in Vauxhall, NJ. With persmission from Sergio, I am reposting them here for your enjoyment. — Vicky by Sergio Moutela What I’ve...
September 15, 2015 – Episode 11[break][break] No guests tonight, just a bunch of meadmakers having a great time talking about mead and meadmaking. Vicky is out of town for vacation, so JD and AJ will be gathering a bunch of meadmakers and partying. The call...
September 15, 2015 – Rambling With the Meadmkers. Allan and Tysen are on the show again tonight, and with Vicky away, there’s a party going on! JD and AJ are exploring mead and mead making in an acapella episode, just rapping and sharing good mead. Come...
by Alex Oxford – Product Marketing Manager, ShipCompliant Like most aspects of the beverage alcohol industry, wine delivery is complicated. Though the direct-to-consumer industry is strengthening, both economically and politically, there are many seemingly small...
