Josh Holbrook

Homebrewer, mead maker, honey enthusiast, amateur beekeeper.

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@WineFolly Mead

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@lakrona @jaymboller Fun fact, when they did some maintenance on the statue a few years back, they found a much smaller Paul statue under her skirts. Not kidding.

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Tradtion of ice fishing on Christmas Day was nearly foiled.

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Today's #12BeersOfChristas is a #mead made w/ Sansho Peppercorns & Carolina Reaper peppers for a double-spiced fire and ice effect. @Jashbrewer shares Kung Pao Cousin & the process for adding just right amount of pepper heat & flavor to traditional meads. https://t.co/mAuijdIzJJ

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@GandalftheMead Guava?

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@mn_acp @AmyHolbrookMD @Abbott_IM This lady is a rockstar!

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@armartin35 Could be the nibs. I’ve really liked the Ecuador ones from Meridian Cacao, and you need to pair them with quality vanilla to get classic “chocolate” flavor

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Strained out the szechuan peppercorns from the tincture. Looks like they left some oils behind. #mead

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@armartin35 People have asked me about using everclear or some other super high proof, but I don’t think it’s better because it increases the chance of tasting the alcohol from the tincture in the finished beverage.

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@mchrispen That’s a surprisingly good description!

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@armartin35 I just use vodka. Not looking for any flavors from it, just using it as the solvent. Not worried about separating the oils. I keep the tinctures in the fridge so they will settle to the top, and then when I use the tincture I use a 3 ml dropper and pull tincture from under oil.

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@DaveAronson It’s tough to get a significant amount of numbing to transfer through into the beverage, but you do get some!!!

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Prepping szechuan peppercorns for my commemorative mead I’m making for volunteers at Valkyries Horn. #mead

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Gotta love a frame of honey as an app!

[Chop & Brew @chopandbrew]

Finishing up editing on this Friday's #BetterJudgeAMead episode with @Jashbrewer interviewing @CompleatMeadmkr @SchrammsMead. And enjoying some amazing mead of course. #MeadDay is coming!

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First of six-part #BetterJudgeAMead @Jashbrewer interview series for Mead Month. First up, @MazerCup pres Peter Bakulić. Epic mead making and judging info ahead with taste along on @BrimmingHorn mead. #Mead #MeadDay
https://t.co/1eSWJwBo2p

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We're celebrating #meadday all month of August with a six-part interview series "Better Judge a Mead" hosted by 2020 National Meadmaker of the Year @Jashbrewer. He'll be talking with a true who's who of mead making and judging. #mead #meadmaking
https://t.co/iK1s6vet4Z

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@BluehandMead It instilled a high confidence that, good or bad, my meads were being judged with a high level of competence.

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@BluehandMead Quality of judging feedback. Reading scoresheets that seemed accurate, both good and bad qualities. Describing accurate varietal honey character on entries even when it wasn’t specifically declared. Correctly calling out when I over did it on oak additions.