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Considerations of Fermentations – Episode 2941

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As soon as I say fermentation most jump to making alcohol.  And yes that is one kind but we are going to do a mile high view of many types of fermentation today. Man has been using fermentation for longer than he has even really known what it is.  From the first honey in water in a sack made of leather to kick off into mead, to the first flour and water to rise on its own, to the first salted vegetables to sweat out and become sour and crispy, man used this process without understanding it. It in fact … Continue reading →

Episode-2343- Making Sausage and Making Mead as Life Skills

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As we head into Christmas time I thought another sort of fun show would be in order.  First I was going to just do a show on mead today but then I realized that not everyone imbibes, so I decided to do a two fer, half on making meads and half on making sausage.  While good sausage and meads do pair well, I figured this show would also pair well with last weeks stand alone show on Making the Most of Winter Down Time. I also do consider these two things, life skills.  In that if you can make mead, … Continue reading →

Episode-2191- Another Look at Small Batch Mead

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In 2015 I introduced the audience here to small batch mead, cider and wine making.  While all of those work well, it is mead that really shines in a small batch method of production. I developed my personal method after watching Michael Jordan (the Bee Whisper) make a one gallon batch at my workshop in 2015.  It was amazing to me that so little work could produce mead. I am a long time brewer and mead making have made beer and mead since 1995, so we are talking 23 years.  And I have always done 5-6 gallon batches which is … Continue reading →

This Week on PETV Presentations

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You can find all of the recorded presentations on the PETV On Demand Page This week on PETV Presentations Tuesday, August 09 Episode 07 – Frank Golbeck of Golden Coast Mead More Details: More details are available on the Event Page Topic: Mead – What, how and why it’s the most regenerative libation on earth. Drink and heal the planet. Register Now Keep up to date with, and register for, all of the free live presentations here. Did you miss a presentation? No worries, all of the presentations are available On Demand and every presentation’s Q/A sessions are available for free. Check out … Continue reading →

Episode-1813- Make Mead Like a Viking with Jereme Zimmerman

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Jereme Zimmerman is a writer who lives in Berea, Kentucky. He was raised and home schooled in northern Kentucky on Twin Meadows Nubian Goat Farm. He spent more than seven years living and traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest, where he returns regularly. After brewing beer using conventional modern methods for several years he became fascinated with emulating ancient brewing practices, which in-turn led to his interest in learning how to brew with local, organic, and wild-foraged ingredients. Jereme documents his research into ancient brewing and muses on the homesteading life at Earthineer.com (as RedHeadedYeti), and through articles with magazines such … Continue reading →

Episode-284- 20 Simple Steps to More Independence

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I am broadcasting from home today (very early by the way) because I have to go out on a location to do some film work and won’t have the option to upload the show from my office.  I didn’t want to leave you with out a Friday show so I knocked one out at the house before I left. Today’s show is all about ways you can start to become more independent.  My challenge to you is to pick one or a few of them to do right away. Tune in today as I discuss… Buying an ounce of silver … Continue reading →

Episode-265- An Interview with Johnny Maxx and The Queen

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Tune in today for an interview with Johnny Maxx and The Queen, (aka John and Tammy McKissack) who are the host of “The Self Sufficient Homestead” and co hosts of “BrewCrazy“. Join in today as we discuss a variety fo subjects and projects John and Tammy are working on in at their south Texas homestead such as… What is up with today’s bumper music Hydroponics The perpetual onion Making “lazy mans cider” Keeping bees and making mead Why debt free is the way to be What dealing with multiple hurricanes taught them The cost of running a generator over a … Continue reading →

Episode-131- Making Beer and Mead at Home

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Today’s initial show notes will be very brief and I will back fill them with resources and bullet points mentioned in the show this evening.  Due to the reminants of yesterday’s ice storm my morning drive took almost three hours.  So I will just put up the audio and back fill later on. Tune in today to learn the basics and some of my personal tricks for makeing beer and meads at home.

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