8-27-24 Tonight at 9PM ET we will be talking with Matthew Chrispen, with the Texas Mead Association and Texas Mead Cup, and we're doing a live demo of the BJCP Mead Exam tasting, and will be talking about getting certified and things to be aware of.
Matt started brewing in November 2009 after a gift of Mr. Beer from a buddy and got hooked. He started blogging at Accidentalis.com a year later, focusing more as a journal focusing on personal progress, homebrewing perspectives, the Brew-Magic, Grainfather, and how Brew-Easy gear setups, and brewing water chemistry how-to's.
IHestarted making mead in 2014, under the guidance of members of the Austin Zealots and immediately found success with a medal at his first NHC. 2015 was the year Matt started helping with NHC First Round here in Austin, and he passed the original Mead Examination (written and tasting together) with the help of classes with Eric Lowe and Mike Simmons. As he honed his mead-making, he had a little success at various competitions, including The Mazer Cup and the old Masters of Homebrewing Competition. A few years ago, he made BJCP National and has been grading since.
After a short stint at Meridian Hive as GM during Covid and the great Texas Ice Storm, Matt has refocused on mead making and working with the Texas Mead Association and Texas Mead Cup to increase mead awareness and qualify mead judges in Texas.He is passionate about writing high-quality scoresheets and providing helpful feedback.
Join us to chat with Matt!
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Upcoming Shows
Sept 10 - Copa Hidromiel competition in Mexico with Vicky and Kevin
Show links and notes
Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff
The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff
Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff
Upcoming Events
May 1 - Sept 1 - Copa Hidromiel Mexico Competition Registration - get your entries in now, Copa Hidromiel is offering an entry discount of
Aug 28 - Oppegaard Meadery, Seattle, WA - Paint and Sip Class
Aug 30 - Adesanya Meadery, Grandville, MI - August Rendezvous
Aug 30 - Apis Wine and Meadery, Carnegie, PA - 732 the Electric Duo Live
Aug 30 - Lancaster Homebrew, Lancaster, PA - Mead Making Class
Aug 31 - Black Mountain Cider and Mead, Black Mountain, NC - 11th Anniversary Celebration
Sept 4 - Kingview Meadhouse and Winery, Mount Lebanon, PA - Trivia Night
Sept 7 - Dawg Gone Bees Meadery and Apiary, Hanover, PA - Mead Making Class
Sept 7 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Mead Making Class
Sept 12 - Kingview Mead, Mount Lebanon, PA - One Ray Live
Sept 14 - Maniacal Meadery, Ypsilanti, MI - Annie's Experimental Mead Release
Sept 19 - Bumbling Fool Meadery, Minneapolis, MN - Charcuterie Design and Trivia
Sept 20 - Green River Bee Company, Hendersonville, NC - Mead Making Class
Sept 21 - Four Brothers Mead, Festus, MO - Blight of Many Live
Sept 21 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Meadfest SCA Mead Demo
Sept 27 - Standard Meadery, Villa Park, IL - Makers and Mead Friday Fall Market
Sept 10-12 Copa Hidromiel, Mexico City - international mead competition for home and commercial mead
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