Traditional Mead Tasting & Roundtable

Embark on a most epic flight of traditional meads with two mead masters, Steve Fletty and Josh Holbrook. Traditional meads are made with a single variety of honey and very little else as a way to showcase the characteristics and flavor attributes of that honey. Over the course of almost a dozen examples we try meads made with honeys from all over the world and learn just how different and unique a honey variety can be. With each mead, the guys answer a lot of technical questions about everything from mead making techniques and sourcing honey to judging meads made with a honey that you are not familiar with. See topic chapter time stamps below! #meadmaking #mead #fermentation Mead Recipes: Basic Traditional Mead (Steve Fletty) http://chopandbrew.com/recipes/basic-... Kung Pao Cousin Pepper-Spiced Mead (Josh Holbrook) http://chopandbrew.com/recipes/kung-p... C&B Mead Videos Playlist:    • Mead & Meadmaking   Support C&B via Patreon:   / chopandbrew   MEAD/TOPIC CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 02:38 Mead #1: Hairy Vetch Trad Mead How Different Can Honey Be? 08:57 Mead #2: Holbrook Estates Basswood Honey Trad Mead Why Does Basswood Get Such a Bad Rap? More On: How Different Can a Honey Be? Monofloral Honey How Honey Research Compares to Archaeological Research 15:47 Mead #3: Mexican Orange Blossom Trad Mead Different Sources of OB/Citrus Honey How Do You Test a New Variety of Honey? 20:34 Mead #4: Florida Black Mangrove Trad Mead When is Honey Ready to Harvest? Benefits of Using Oak in Primary Fermentation 26:52 Mead #5: Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Blossom Trad Mead Conditioning on Lees 33:28 Mead #6: Guatemalan Coffee Blossom Trad Mead What Are the Honey Essences Left In Tact After Fermentation? 39:00 Mead #7: Hawaiian Coffee Blossom Trad Mead What Ingredients/Processes Help Support Honey in a Traditional Mead? Finding a Process That Works for You 47:39 Mead #8: Chilean Ulmo Trad Mead Divisive Honeys 51:06 Mead #9: Tasmanian Leatherwood Tradition Mead Advice for Judging Mead Made From Honey You Aren’t Familiar With How Do You Work a New Honey Into Your Mead Making Playbook? 57:14 Mead #10: Pomegranate Blossom Trad Mead 58:33 What Surprised You Most in This Mead Flight?