Chop & Brew | Mead Masters: Steve Fletty (Part 1)

Episode 62: Steve Fletty (Meadmaker of the Year 2007 and 2016) hosts a flight of three meads and a discussion of his meadmaking process. See link below for Part 2 of the conversation. [Original postdate: August 1, 2017]
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[@donosborn]

Chip is buzzed. :) Maybe a little. finally watched this. Wrote down a couple notes. Getting ready to make my most serious attempt at a couple diff fruit meads in the coming months.

[@nathanhassey4724]

make a video!

[@abefrohman1759]

Very cool episode. Thanks Chip.

[@BrewshkiMTG]

We all loved that shit.

[@AceTheBrewer]

We all loved that shi.. Good job Chip..

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i bought bee's just so i could hopefully one day make mead!! lol use to brew a shit ton of beer but just can't justify 8hr days making it. Great ep guys.

[@km-bo3zx]

Good stuff!

[@neoemek]

Great episode.

[@facetats2103]

Man, I used to love that shit too.

[@themeatnpotatoes]

I wanna try a mead, I usually homebrew. I don’t wanna wait 1 year though. Can I make a 5-7% abv mead and be ready in a month?? Asking for a friend.

[@gasdaddy4284]

Yeah you can its down to the yeast that you use.

[@lincolnworsham1085]

Meadow foam is my favorite regular honey...

[@MSKChess]

yay for Scottish ale yeast!

[@OldNorsebrewery]

Never had a mead before, but at 16% ABV it sounds like it's a nipper and not a thirst quencher. But interresting. Cheers

[@MrOnihige]

Meads can be quite tricky, I recently made a blueberry mead at 14% and it was so drinkable it was insane. Had my father try it without telling him what it was, and how strong it was. He thought it had a very low alcohol content. You'd think it was some sort of still cider at around 5%.

[@MrEvanfriend]

Cool that Saturday is mead day, cause I'd already planned on making a blueberry melomel.

[@ChopAndBrew]

How awesome is that? Party on!

[@MrEvanfriend]

ChopAndBrew Only thing that sucks is that I want it now, not in a few months. That's the one thing I don't like about brewing. The wait.

[@jbtravelssolo7596]

How can i email steve and ask him some questions?

[@benperry1464]

hey id really like some advice i can buy raw honey direct from the keeper for $35/2.8L delivered but its raw with pollen through it will this still be suitable for making mead id love to give making mead a try and this stuff is half the cost of anything else i can get any feed back would be greatly aprichiated i love your channel you guys are awesome

[@unclebill5170]

ben perry raw honey still has wild yeasts in it better to use pasteurized honey then add yeast to it that’s what I have been told

[@unclebill5170]

It would be so hard to replicate that all the extra yeast he put in would add taste to it

[@MrHayden123982]

Does Steve do anything with his water for meads?

[@chipwalton5238]

Fletty says he carbon filters all of his water. Beyond that, he doesn't do any additional treatment to it. Saint Paul's water is pretty badass. #ItsGottaBeTheWater

[@MrHayden123982]

Thanks Chip

[@jerrygreen2502]

Oh. I just picked up the cheapest honey I could find at Costco. We will see how it turns out...

[@unclebill5170]

JR Greene just make sure it’s 100% honey watch chines honey it’s Made with corn syrup and other fillers

[@andrewt248]

Who are the people who didn't like Brewing TV?

[@justn420]

Steve Fletty is a blight upon our society. He has been falsely "judging" beer events for decades. Avoid at all costs!!!