7-31-18 Kiley Gwynn – Mountain Rose Herbs – BJCP Judge

7-31-18   Mountain Rose Herbs is an online purveyor of the highest quality organically grown herbs and spices, teas, essential oils, & botanical goods. They focus on sustainability and offer one of the most thorough selections of certified organic herbs, spices, and botanical products today. Organics are their first choice regardless of price or profit. They try to stay as close to zero waste as they can, and have a Platinum ranking for Zero Waste Certification. Their herbs are certified organic, and sustainably harvested. They sell everything from herbs and spices, to culinary oils, bath and body care products, essential oils and so much more. If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! Show links and notes DraughtLab - Sensory Guide for Craft Beer Danny Acevedo - Modern Mead Making Videos BJCP The Flavor Bible Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Learn to Make Mead with Herbs - taught by Kiley Gwynn on Facebook Live August 1-August 4 - Sap House Meadery - 20% off all purchases in house and online, free tours and tasting Saturday August 2 - Lincoln Lagers Brew Club - Jeremy Goering is giving a demo on Session Meads. That mead will be served at the judges reception for the Sowers Cup competition. August 3-4 - Uprising Meadery - Grand Opening August 3 - Melovino Meadery - 20% off orders for all AMMA members through Mead Day August 4 - Black Heath Meadery - Black Heath Meadery releasing batch 2 of Double Barrel Double Vanilla Weight of the World - bourbon barrel aged traditional mead aged one year in Dickel Tennessee Whiskey barrels with 2 pounds of Madagascar Vanilla beans. August 4 - HoneyGirl Meadery - Mead Day August 4 - Brimming Horn Meadery - Mead Day August 4 - Second City Meadery - doing Mead Day giveaways August 4 - Heirophant Meadery - Mead Day release of the Song of the Elders mead August 4 - Laurel Highlands Meadery - Mead Day meadmaking demo - 3PM August 4 - BeeCraft Mead - Mead Day celebration August 4 - HIve and Barrel Meadery - Mead Day August 4 - Brooklyn Mead Day August 4 - White Winter Winery - Mead Day August 4 - Ancient Fire Mead and Cider - Mead Day Celebration August 4 - Hopcat in Royal Oak, MI - Mead Day Celebration August 4 - Arizona Mead and Cider Festival- Arizona Mead Co., Arizona Sake Company, Cider Corps, Drinking Horn Meadery, Meridian Hive Meadery, Redstone Meadery, Stoic Cider, Superstition Meadery, Angry Orchard, Blackthorn Cider, Crispin Cider, Magners, Smith and Forge, Woodchuck, Wyders, and more! August 4-5 - B.NektarPalooza - International Beer, Cider and Mead Festival August 5 - Enlightenment Wines - Mead Day with NY meaderies August 25 - Bronto Mead - Weed and Mead Party Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com and tell us about it!