The Mead House

The Mead House

Jeff Shouse

Episodes 10
Avg. Duration 45m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2026
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
74%
Hosting
themeadhouse.com

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About This Podcast

The Mead House podcast, 3 guys sitting around the table talking mead, and on occasion wander out into the yard and talk home brewing. Fun, entertaining and instructional, The Mead House will provide you with 90 minutes of home brewing entertainment you don't want to miss!

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Recent Episodes

Episode 326 – Widely Available Commercial Meads

Jun 12, 2026 1h 2m

If you walk into a large local liquor store anywhere in the country, you MIGHT find mead there. If you do find it, you’re likely to find one of a few brands that have wide distribution. The guys…

Episode 325 – Weird Meads

Jun 04, 2026 53m

The guys take a look at recipes from the Elder Scrolls Cookbook for quick meads, evaluating those recipes, then do some digging on older and less mainstream parts of the internet to find weird mead.…

Episode 324 – Fantasy Fun

May 28, 2026 39m

The guys get a little silly this week – leaning into the presentation side of mead making to think up cool, interesting or silly ways to present your meads inspired by the massive quantity of fantasy…

Episode 323 – Tea2: The Root of the Problem

May 21, 2026 32m

After their last foray into experimenting with herbs to make tea investigating a gruit, the guys return for the second part of the experiment using a variety of roots, as well as a nut and some bark.…

Episode 322 – Gruit-Tea

May 07, 2026 43m

Jeff and Chris return to the topic of making a gruit-braggot, a braggot without hops that Chris can enjoy due to his allergy to hops. In an effort to research some of the herbs which could be…

Episode 321 – Best Practices

May 01, 2026 1h

For all the new listeners to the podcast, Jeff and Chris take some time to cover all their best practices for mead making, how and why their practices differ from other recipes you might find out on…

Episode 320 – Exploring Ethiopian Beverages

Apr 24, 2026 41m

In their seemingly endless quest for new and novel ways to make mead, the guys dip their toes into the flavor palate of Ethiopia. Tej, a mead made with gesho root, is an obvious stop on the tour, but…

Episode 319 – Summer Meads

Apr 17, 2026 45m

With the weather heating up, the guys spend a fair bit of time throwing ideas for summer meads around, helping each other develop their plans and coming up with some tasty ideas. Plus, Jeff lets…

Episode 318 – Trends in Mead Making

Apr 09, 2026 36m

Catching up after an action packed travel schedule, Jeff and Chris spend a little time chatting over some of the popular trends they’ve seen in mead making, from the ubiquitous meadowfoam honey to…

Episode 317 – Mead House on the Road

Mar 26, 2026 41m

The guys take some time to do a recap of this year’s Valkyrie’s Horn mead competition while driving home from Minneapolis as the experience is still fresh in their minds. Tune in for the impressions,…

Episode 316 – The Pyment Challenge

Mar 19, 2026 48m

Jeff challenges Chris to design a pyment using some wine concentrate which may be past its sell-by date, using ingredients he has around the house. The guys think about additional fruit, spices,…

Episode 315 – Thinking about Pyments and YouTube Content

Mar 12, 2026 1h 3m

The guys spend a fair bit of time thinking through how to put together a good pyment, a mead/wine hybrid, and all the considerations that need to go into that. Then they take a few minutes talking…

Episode 314 – Sangria Mead

Mar 05, 2026 32m

Jeff takes some time to talk Chris through a mead recipe he’s taken through several iterations – a sangria style mead he makes for his wife Sheila.  Using a base of blackberry wine and merlot kits…

Episode 313 – Bringing the Heat

Feb 26, 2026 45m

The guys take some time speculating about the burn – not just capsumels using hot peppers, but what other ingredients could be used in mead to get the heat sensation and how to approach adding those…

Episode 312 – Exotic Fruit Tasting

Feb 19, 2026 49m

The guys are working towards a trifecta! In this third episode of “let’s eat interesting stuff we found and see if it can make a mead” Chris brings in a series of 11 different fruits to sample and…

Episode 311 – Adventures in Citrus

Feb 12, 2026 41m

Jeff takes a turn at “I found this weird thing…” and cracks into some pomelo. Chris ups the ante and brings ‘sweet lime’ and kumquats to the flavor party, along with pomelons, then Jeff takes a step…

Episode 310 – Lychees

Feb 05, 2026 40m

At Chris’ suggestion, the guys take a deep dive into trying lychee and lychee flavored drinks, talk options for how to make lychee into a mead, whether to use whole fruit or prepared options, honey…

Episode 309 – Maintenance

Jan 29, 2026 44m

Jeff and Chris take some time going in depth regarding maintenance steps for equipment used on the day to day when it comes to meadmaking, from glass carboys, plastic buckets and stainless steel…

Episode 308 – More on Personalizing Recipes

Jan 22, 2026 59m

The guys realized in all of last week’s talk of fruit and spice additions to recipes, they’d completely neglected to talk about several important finishing steps, so this week they move to correct…

Episode 307 – Personalizing Recipes

Jan 15, 2026 58m

Last year the guys gave you three basic starter recipes – traditionals with an ABV of 8%, 12%, and 16%. Today Jeff and Chris start wading into taking these recipes – or any other recipe you find –…

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How many episodes does The Mead House have?

The Mead House has published 10 episodes since March 2026, covering topics in Arts, Crafts.

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The Mead House is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 45m.

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