6-4-19 Brian Galbreath – Unpossible Mead – Traditionals to Sessions and Sours

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6-4-19 Tonight on GotMead Live at 9PM EST we’re talking with Brian Galbreath, owner of Unpossible Meadery in Dwight, IL. Brian started fermenting ciders and then mead in 2013. Since then he has focused on traditionals as a homebrewer on Pete Bakulic’s advice.
Brian took a Mazer Cup win with his Montmorency Barrel Aged Mead, where he won the 2016 Home Mead Competition in the experimental mead category. At Unpossible Mead, Brian is focusing on session meads, tart and wild fermented meads, and is gearing up a barrel program. The tasting room in Dwight has an industrial theme with exposed piping and rustic light fixtures, including a clever usage of discarded electrical equipment like electric meters. Unpossible Mead has 4 meads in bottles and several more in kegs sold around Central & Northern Illinois.
We’ll be finding out what Brian is up to with Unpossible, and also talking about what he’s learned about meadmaking in the last 7 years since he got started.

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Show links and notes

• Evoak – Oak Solutions
• Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff
• The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff

Upcoming Guests:

• June 11 – Juli and RJ at Recolte Meads in Gross Pointe Park, MI
• June 18 – Vicky on the road to Michigan – we’re off
• June 25 – Vicky hanging out with her kids and grandkids – we’re off
• July 2 – LIVE from B.Nektar Meadery in Ferndale for the launch of their new Cherry Pie mead inspired by Vicky’s Grandmother’s cherry pie and stories
• July 9 – Vicky on the road back to NC
• July 16 – Michael and DJ from Honnibrook Meadery in Castle Rock, CO

Upcoming Events

• June 5 – Keepers Cut Meadery – hosting a bone marrow donor drive for a little girl who needs your help
• June 6 – Honey Pot Meadery – Orange County Palate, A Beer and Food Event
• June 7 – Enlightenment Wines – Shaker Meets Brooklyn Mead Dinner
• June 8 – Starrlight Mead – Mead and Paint with Picasso Paint
• June 7-9 Brimming Horn Meadery – 2nd Annual ‘Party Like its 793 Viking Festival
• June 8 – Woodstone Creek Artisan Winery and Distillery – Saturday Sips, Wine, Mead, Spirits (wine, mead, port and distilled spirits)
• June 8 – Honey Pot Meadery – Taps for Tour
• June 12 – Schramm’s Mead – Bramble Mazer Reception (ticketed event)
• June 13 – Schramm’s Mead – Pairing Dinner at Republic
• June 20 – Art of the Cocktail – craft cocktail competition in Ferndale, MI – Schramm’s will be be there
• June 24-27 – UC Davis – Meadmaking 301 Class – speakers include Ash Fishbein, Billy Beltz, Ken Schramm, Mike Faul and Susan Ruud
• June 27 – Brother’s Drake Mead – The Bee’s Meads at the Conservatory
• June 28 – Hailey’s Honey Meadery – Busy Bee Comedy Night Showcase
• July 18 – The Hive – Mead, Peace, Love and Cheesecake Pairing
• July 27 – Orcas Island Cider and Mead Festival
• Aug 31 – New Day Craft Mead – Meadful Things and Outciders Festival

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