Episode 213

“I started to learn how to make mead with my grandfather in 2017. That day I got to learn how to stir honey and learn our family recipe, which we hold incredibly close to us. Mead is of huge significance to my family. Although we have been making meads for over 150 years, the recipes we use here in Maryland are only about 40 years old. Mead is a tribute to a deep rooted history. Longer than most mead productions in the world. Now, as a fifth generation, I get the privilege to not only make mead with my grandparents, but to also share that rite of passage with my generation. So far with three cousins. As we create more mead, more cousins and siblings will have left their mark on a mead that reflects them. When you taste our meads, you’re tasting our history. Our past, present, and future.” – Rachel Lipman, Loew Vineyards. Check out the family operation here, and read their story, it is very eye opening. In Segment 2, Quality Ingredients and Return on Investment – How much are you willing to spend on a batch of mead? Spend 10 minutes on social media and you’ll see guys dropping a fortune on tens of pounds of heritage breed fruit, varietal honey, etc. and other guys using generic brand fruit juice and big box store honey. Iron Bee is now open to all Keyholders for registration. If you’re not a keyholder, get in now, it’s only $2 a month to get your key! Sign up at our Patreon page below. You can now listen to The Mead House Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Spotify, iHeart Radio, YouTube, and now on Amazon Music. Check the front page of the website for more locations and be sure to subscribe and rate us 5 stars! Thanks for keeping the Mead House podcast free with your continued support, we appreciate all our listeners. Get a set of keys to the mead house, help keep the Mead House podcast free by subscribing to Patreon, when you do, Jeff will send you some great gifts! When you become a subscriber, you’ll have access to some great interviews from guests here at the Mead House. Get the apps here for your listening pleasure on Breaker Podcasts!