He’s a Minnesota-native, has six Mazer Cup wins, a Minnesota State Fair Best of Show and two first round placements in this year's National Homebrew Competition. And, he's only been making mead for a year and a half. Adam Bystrom joins us at the bar tonight.
From the survey files: "I really can't cook. I love hearing about different flavors or ideas of flavors or blending flavors. Coffee and chocolate, how to make mead with it. I need to try the cocoa nibs I got from the Iron Bee before I ask my friend for some pure cocoa." A couple of flavors not unfamiliar to the crew, we'll spend some time on each. Ryan startles the crew with the thought of a White Stout style braggot.
Facebook Friends - William wants to know a little more about starters and Jeff finds a couple people who want to do a BBQ sauce mead.
A Hawaiian Luau mead, got any ideas or a recipe to share? Contact us at [email protected] and we'll share it on the show and invite you on to talk about it.
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