2-6-18 AMMA Speaker Showcase – Carvin Wilson – Techniques for Fruit Additions in Meads

2-6-18 We’re continuing showcasing speakers for the AMMA Conference next month with Carvin Wilson. Carvin will be speaking on different fruit addtion techniques for making melomels. He wil be doing a side-by-side comparison of difference meads made with all fruit in the primary, all fruit in the secondary, half primary/secondary, and one late fruit addition in primary. All meads will be made with the same fruit without any acid adjustments. The goal of this is to educate mead makers on the difference flavor profiles of each different fruit addition technique. Carvin has been much in the mead scene the last couple years, and he’s cleaned up with many medals for his excellent meads. He’s also a very successful business owner, and a huge supporter of the AMMA and the Mazer Cup International. Carvin hosts a large suite during the events at the hotel and the meadmaker get togethers there are a who’s who of mead. He also generously hosts several tables at the MCI Mead Mixer to allow smaller meaderies to showcase their meads at the largest mead tasting in the world. Listen in live below!! Send your questions to us at gotmeadlive@gotmead.com or ping me on Facebook or hit me up on Twitter @gotmeadnow. Join us for GotMead Live Chat, on Skype, live during the broadcast!! You can join us here:  https://join.skype.com/ziEOpYCEWrcg during the show, and we'll pass along questions to the guest, and answer your questions! Join us 9PM ET tonight! (8PM CT/7PM MT/6PM PT) Want to join the conversation, give us a call!! 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. If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question and we'll tackle it online! 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 Scott Labs Handbook White Labs Product Catalog New York Fermentation Fest Speed Brewing by Mary Izett Danny Acevedo - Modern Mead Making Videos American Homebrewers Association BJCP The Flavor Bible Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events February 10 - Big Lost Meadery - Beer Pong Tournament February 10 - Bos Meadery - Songwriter Soup with Meghan Rose and Dana Perry February 10 - Orchid Cellars - Valentines Day Mead and Chocolate Tasting with Zoe’s Chocolates February 13 - Superstition Meadery - Tasting and Music at the Wandering Tortoise February 14 - Mead and Cheesecake Pairing at Dahlia's Pour House March 31 - Day of the Juice Beer Festival 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!