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Mead EventsIf you are a mead maker, Own a meadery and have an event planned send me an email and I will be glad to add it to this list. AHA Mead Day - First Saturday in August every year. Designed to promote mead for home brewers. Register on their site and get good ideas for hosting your own mead making party AHA Mead Day Springfest at Long Island Meadery: - If you live in the northeast and have always wanted to visit a Meadery you might want to try Long Island Meadery - The event is on April 25 Learning Vacation - How about taking a mead making vacation to a European Country that has the experts that have been making it for a very long time. The mead Making vacation 2008 class dates: May 25-31 & August 17-23.
Competitions:Mead Competitions Throughout the Year January - Meadlennium is hosted by the Central Florida Home Brewers in Orlando, Florida, USA. This is the second largest mead-only competition and is also the longest-running mead-only competition. Meadlennium is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned event. Held annually near the end of January in Orlando, Florida, the next Meadllennium will be January 26, 2008. The entry deadline is January 2-19, 2008. Visit the Central Florida Home Brewers Meadlennium site.
February - Domras Cup by the Ssavannah Brewers League - This competition was only open to club members but it is now an AHA sanctioned event and open to all home based mead makers learn more here February - International Mead Festival (IMF) Home Mead Makers Competition is hosted by the IMF in Denver/Boulder, Colorado, USA. The Home Mead Makers Competition (HMMC) is the largest Mead-Only contest. It is a BJCP/AHA and IMA sanctioned event. Though the judging will take place in January, the competition results are announced at the International Mead Festival , which takes place on February 8-9, 2008. The entry deadline is Saturday, December 15, 2007. Vist Home Mead Maker Competition - IMF 2008 . May - Goblets of Gold mead competition will take place in Homer, Arkansas, USA. This competition is hosted by the Q & Q Brewers Guild and the Ring of Fire Meadery, and it is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned event. The competition date for 2007 was May 11.
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Laurence Livingston July - Arizona Mead Cup is hosted by Brewmeisters Anonymous club in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The date for the 2007 Arizona Mead Cup was Saturday, July 28. Visit Brewmeisters Anonymous . August - AHA Club-Only Mead Competition is hosted by Al Boyce and the Minnesota Home Brewers Association of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The AHA Club-Only Competitions (COC) are open to all AHA-registered homebrew clubs. This is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned competition. The AHA Club-Only Mead Competition will be held on August 2, 2008. Please see American Homebrewers Association Club-Only Competitions for entry deadline and shipping details. October - Valhalla, the Meading of Life is hosted by Brewers Unlimited Zany Zymurgists (BUZZ) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. This is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned event. The 2007 competition was held on October 20. Visit Valhalla, the Meading of Life . |
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Articles New: 5 Tips for the beginner mead maker It's all about the Honey - A dramatic look at how important honey is in mead making For Beginners: How to make your first and easy 1 gallon batch of Mead honey wine How to make a sparkling champagne style mead How much does it cost to make a batch of mead? I have the cost breakdown here How to make a batch of mead today! The fast, easy, and cheap way to your first batch of honey wine The difference is the honey! A stop motion animation showing two different honeys side by side and how the fermented brew looks Thinking about designing or buying your wine and mead bottle labels? Here is some information about labels and bottles that will help you The Magical Transformation of water into wine with pics How and why to use a hydrometer How to use a wine thief to test your wine or mead Dispelling the Myths about Mead Thoughts about Mead and Wine Making Important note about Sanitizing your Mead making and wine making equipment Learning the art of Patience when making wine or mead How do you know the ferment is working? Checking the PH of your Mead to insure good fermentation (video) |
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