11-6-18 Pete Bakulic – All About Mead Competitions

11-6-18 We're tickled to have Pete Bakulic, President of the Mazer Cup International Mead Competition, on with us tonight.   Pete was one of the founders of the Mazer Cup International and has been actively involved with the growth and expansion of the competition ever since. Last year, the Mazer Cup International saw over 1100 meads judged. It is the largest mead competition in the world. Entries for the home side of the competition typically fill up several hours for home, and under 2 weeks for commercial, it's that popular. Pete has been making mead for over 30 years, and is also a trained winemaker, with education from U.C. Davis, and a family tradition of winemaking that goes back generations. I guess you could say he has some experience! Tonight Pete comes on with us to talk about competitions. What's going on with them, some of the background and behind the scenes efforts, and insight into what makes a competition tick. This is a must-listen if you run a comp, or are thinking about creating or entering one! Click the chat link below to join us live, and ask questions for Pete! This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback. Click here to see a playable list of all our episodes! If you want us to tackle your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, or via Twitter @GotmeadNow and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Bring your questions and your mead, and let's talk mead! You can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323), or Skype us at meadwench (please friend me first and say you're a listener, I get tons of Skype spam), or tweet to @gotmeadnow. Show links and notes Finding yeasts Crush2Cellar (thanks Carvin!) MoreWine Sur lie and bâtonnage - Ben Rotter Guide to SO2 Management - MoreWine Backsweetening and Stabilization Spreadsheet Oak Infusion Spirals BJCP The Flavor Bible Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Nov 7 - Shuley's Cuisine and Events - Cider and Mead Pairing Dinner Nov 7 - Threadbare Cider and Mead - Ricotta Cheese Making Workshop Nov 10 - Haley's Honey Mead - Grand Opening Practice Run Nov 10-11 - Starrlight Meadery - Grand Opening Celebration - New Location!! Nov 17 - Schramm's Mead - NICU Benefit Lunch Nov 17 - Bos Meadery - Progressive Dinner Nov 18 - Wild Blossom Meadery - Food and Mead Pairing January 19 - Meadery Bus Tour in Royal Oak, MI Got an event you’d like us to mention on GotMead Live? Send us an email at [email protected] and tell us about it!