Ryan: "How much fruit would you put in a 5 gallon batch?"
Curt Stock: "Oh, 30 to 40 pounds..."
Wait, what?!
Ryan and Jeff host mead guru Curt Stock and dive head first into one of Curt's favorite things, big Mel's. Jeff sends out a sample box, he and Ryan talk about a couple of them, and then wrap the show with a few of our Facebook Friends.
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Omega Yeast
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