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May/June 2000

May/June 2000

Check out the featured stories, such as Making Sense Of Making Mead, When Mazers And Mashers Meet: The Magic Of Brewing With Honey, Celis And Spice: A Beer With An International Following, Mastering Mead Formulation: The Art And Science Of The Sacred Honey Brew, and From Glorious Obscurity To Modern Production: The Buzz About Mead.

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About Zymurgy

Cover Story

Making Sense Of Making Mead

By Byron Burch

Champion mead maker Byron Burch shows up the mead-making ropes. Delicious results await!

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Celis And Spice: A Beer With An International Following

By: Greg Kitsock

Greg Kitsock chronicles the life and beer of the man who has single-handedly revived and enshrined the wit beer style.

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Mastering Mead Formulation: The Art And Science Of The Sacred Honey Brew

By: Ken Schramm and Dan McConnell

Two masters of mead deliver a road map for marvelous musts.

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From Glorious Obscurity To Modern Production: The Buzz About Mead

By: Alan Moen

Alan Moen sleuths the world of mead both modern and medieval. When you know where to look, the stuff is everywhere.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2000

When Mazers And Mashers Meet: The Magic Of Brewing With Honey

By: Brad Kraus

Two-time GABF Gold Medal winner Brad Kraus shares his secrets for honey beers that get respect.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Riesling Pyment
  • Cotton Trail Mead
  • Bear Drool Brown Ale
  • Star Brew 1000 Wheat Wine
  • Herb and Spice Beer
  • American Style Ale
  • Belgian and French Style Ale
  • Traditional Mead
  • Belgian Style Lambic
  • Jinx, Wit Recipe
  • Big Brew 2000–Nearly Nirvana Pale Ale
  • Blue Agave/Guajillo Melomel-still
  • Prickly Pear/Mesquite Melomel-sparkling
  • “St. Elizabeth’s Day” Mead
  • Honey Porter
  • Ale Spice
  • Polish Porter
  • Orpheo Roja Belgian-Style Red
  • Smoked Porter

Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Dave Carpenter

Dave brewed his first batch in 2009 and started writing about beer soon thereafter. In addition to geeking out on beer and language, Dave enjoys hiking, traveling, and other gerunds as well. Email Dave