Greetings all! It has just come to my attention that teacher/class registration for Pennsic is open. I wanted to put the Knowne World Brewer's Meet & Greet on...
I would suggest very early on the second week. (sunday/monday/tuesday). Everyone should be there by then AND it's interresting to know each other before the...
Possibly Sunday would be the best day to schedule the meeting. Everyone's at War, not too many battles, and the local conflicts are lessened. Aethelmearc...
Sunday does seem good, as it is one of the few late afternoon/early evenings during war week where there is not someone or other's court. However, last year...
I had a personal chef gig for another camp last year during the meeting so I wasn't able to attend. At the moment, I don't have any such conflicts. Although...
I wasn't able to make it to the meeting last year (namely due to a conflict with a wine-tasting event in another camp). I agree with the idea of making it for...
... Why not hold a gathering in the street outside of the tent where the IKBG is being held? If everyone is at one, while waiting around they can all gather...
If we're talking about the Meet and Greet, last year's gathering was fun because we had a nice big tent with tables, room to gather and talk in the shade. I...
Hear! Hear! Curtis Carrington <curto@...> wrote: If we're talking about the Meet and Greet, last year's gathering was fun because we had a nice big tent...
Is there anywhere an SCA brewer can go to see brewing competion locations and events in one place? I've been brewing for a couple of years in the Barony of...
Maybe those doing the meet and great could work along side those doing IKBG? Have two separate locations for the events but have schedules for IKBG judging...
Oh yes, it definitely needs to be scheduled and have space of its own. There's a lot of us! ...though I recall last year's attendance being lower than the...
I think we may be on to something here... I first participated in the IKBG last year, so I can only speak to my experience there - I have no idea if it was...
Across the whole knowne world? Not that I'm aware of (but anyone should feel free to correct me if there is :) However, as one of the guildheads and the...
Someone asked for a brewing competition list. let us start here :-) The Barony of Namron (Norman, Oklahoma) is having a brewing competition and a beginners...
Maybe we should glom onto Janet's (I think it was her) idea? Meet and greet runs concurrently Sunday afternoon with IKBG judging, and make periodic ...
Someone mentioned vanilla extract being added to meads. How well does this work and how much would add a light vanilla flavor to it if possible? I tried a...
A decent way of working with extracts is to remove a set volume of mead from your carboy, add extract until you get the desired taste, (keeping track of how...
Well its up to personal taste. I had to add Pure Vanilla extract to mine since the Beans didn't do much for flavor added a real nice smell though. What I added...
I don't know how it turned out because it takes at least a year to start to be ready, but along with about 6 oz of pure cocoa per gallon of chocolate mead, I...
When is a good time to add the extract? This batch is now over 4 months old and actually tastes pretty good. Fermentation has slowed to almost stop but I see...
This may seem like a completely stupid question, but did you split the beans in half before puting them into the mead? Or did you just put them in whole? Was...
of course, if you do that, then you need to filter out the seeds that may float free at the end. having only used bean for cordials, i can attest that...
Yes, I split the two beans and just took them out this last weekend during racking. All I have is a very very light apple flavor to it and that is it. The...
Single strength vanilla extract is produced by putting one pound (1 lb) of vanilla beans in a gallon of 70 proof alcholol -- that is roughly 100 vanilla beans...
To clear up my sloppy writing before. Two premium vanilla beans (each 7 or 8 inches long -- 15 or so inches in total). Fresh beans with "leathery" texture,...
