http://www.gotmead.com/forum en Sun, 19 May 2013 19:05:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.gotmead.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.gotmead.com/forum http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21351&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:21 GMT Hey all,

I own Bee Thinking, a beekeeping supplier based out of Portland, Oregon. We're in the process of adding mead to our store, and so far Portlanders are very excited!

This week we started receiving shipments and by the end of the week we should have the following meads:

Heidrun Meadery - California - http://www.heidrunmeadery.com/
California Orange Blossom
California Sage Blossom
Humbolt County Wildflower
Macadamia Nut Blossom

Celestial Meads - Alaska - http://www.celestialmeads.com/
Razzery
Desire
Gunnlod's Tears
Marriage
Belgique
Miel Noir

Hidden Legend - Montana - http://www.hiddenlegendwinery.com/
Dark Mead
The King's Pyment Mead
Peach Mead
Elderberry Mead

Mace Mead Works - Washington - http://macemeadworks.com/
Dry Mead

Makana Meadery - South Africa - http://www.iqhilika.co.za/
Dry Mead

Dansk Mjød - Denmark - http://www.mjod.dk/
Viking Blod

By the end of the month we hope to bring in the following:

Rabbit's Foot Meadery
Maine Mead Works

I'm looking for suggestions on other great meads you think we should offer. At first we'll only sell out of our retail store in Portland, but depending on demand we may go through the process of getting direct ship licenses for the 14 participating states.

If you are part of a meadery not yet distributed in Oregon, do know that Oregon allows direct shipping by meaderies to retail establishments after they acquire a $50 direct ship permit.

Cheers,
Matt ]]> The Hive cacklewack http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21351 http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21303&goto=newpost Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:42:19 GMT Ok, you lot will have to "take it as given" that it can be very hard work getting hold of "proper" Buckwheat honey here, and probably many other places where the range of varietals is more limited than how it appears in the US market.

I sometimes read of people on the "Western side of the pond" moaning about having to ship from one side of the US to the other. If that was my only problem, then I'd be "like a pig in sh1te".

So, it's like this. I've got one source I'm going to try out here, but so far, the only Buckwheat honey I've been able to obtain was sourced from Poland, courtesy of a hell of a lot of assistance from Marek (u/n Male).

Anyway, it's lovely stuff. Yet I've also read conflicting descriptions of US sourced Buckwheat honey, and that "Eastern" buckwheat is the one that is often dark and has been known to have a "farm yard" character, whereas it would seem that "Western" buckwheat is lighter in colour, with a less sweet, possibly "malty" characteristic to it (maybe someone with personal experience of them can confirm or deny, or just do a better job of explaining the appearance/flavour).

Now it would seem that the Polish sourced buckwheat honey is more like my description of "Western" buckwheat honey.

With all that lot in mind, and having been reading recipes where buckwheat honey is used, I have a mind to try to "approximate" or "fake" buckwheat honey here, with a view to approximating it so we who find it hard to get/locate easily, can enjoy something close to it.

I was thinking that 1lb of a wild flower honey, with maybe 1 teaspoon of Black Treacle (proper molasses isn't routinely available, other than as animal feed here) and maybe 2 teaspoons of liquid Malt Extract might do the job and come close enough to the genuine article ?

Of course, I could vary the amount of Black Treacle and Malt Extract either way, but not having ever had "proper" Buckwheat honey other than the supply I got from Poland a couple of years ago, I could only ever approximate how I "see the taste" in my mind (that's if you can imagine such a thing ;D ).

Any comments or suggestions as to whether this is a practical idea would be much appreciated. I do have a local Apiary supplier who also sells bulk honey, but nowhere near the range of somewhere like Beefolks etc....... and certainly no "proper" Buckwheat honey....... ]]> The Hive fatbloke http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21303 http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21284&goto=newpost Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:50:33 GMT New to the forum and just say hi to all.More question are waiting.Think i can share and get more knowledgeable information here. New to the forum and just say hi to all.More question are waiting.Think i can share and get more knowledgeable information here. ]]> The Hive JasonDunn11 http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21284