A Meadery in Planning
When you are really passionate about something, it never seems like you’ve achieved a lot until you force yourself to sit back and reflect. That is probably the biggest reason I like being interviewed. It gives me a chance to pause and tally up what I have accomplished. Georgia Organics heard about some of my latest accomplishments and plans for the future. They asked me to tell them more,...
Read MoreMaking a Truly Local Beer
I want to start building the foundation for a truly local beer-brewing infrastructure in Georgia. The craft beer market is exploding. Existing Georgia breweries are growing and new local breweries continue to open. These breweries are producing beer locally but the majority of their ingredients (besides water) are being imported into the state. While hop varieties exist that are more adapted to...
Read MoreMontaluce Mead Debuts
This past weekend I traveled to Savannah to attend the Georgia Organics Conference. This is THE event to attend each year for all those producing, promoting, or eating local food. I was there for several reasons but the biggest one was to debut the mead that I made up at Montaluce Winery in collaboration with their extremely talented winemaker Maria Peterson. Five cases were poured during the...
Read MoreEvolverFest 2010
Yesterday, I spent most of the day at the Lake Claire Community Land Trust for EvolverFest 2010. The main reason I was at the event was that I was presenting on Crafting Modern Herbal Brews but I also worked at the Crop Mob Atlanta table handing out flyers and talking to people about local sustainable agriculture. Also in attendance was Patricia Kyritsi Howell, local medicinal herbalist. She was...
Read MoreHow to Make T’ej
T’ej (Ethiopian-style Honey Wine) is a spontaneously fermented mead. Spontaneous fermentation means that no lab-grown yeast is added to ferment the honey water. Instead, the wild yeast and bacteria present in the air are used. I have made my fair share of mead but have always used a little packet of wine yeast I pick up at the brew store. What could be more local and unique than the yeast...
Read MoreLocal Libations
Mead or “honey wine” is an alcoholic beverage, made from honey and water via fermentation with yeast. Its alcoholic content may range from that of a mild ale to that of a strong wine. It may be still, carbonated, or sparkling; it may be dry, semi-sweet, or sweet.(1) Most likely the oldest alcoholic beverage, mead can be made simply by diluting raw honey with water and letting the...
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