FW: [mnbrewers] Mead Day 2007

Ladies and Gentlemen: Get you plastic buckets ready, Mead Day is upon us! National Mead Day! Johnson Farm--23114 Variolite St., Elk River 10-2: mead demonstrations tour the beehives and honey extraction facilities Sat, Aug 04 @ 10:00 The Johnsons have graciously invited us back to their apiary! Come join the fun and see how a bee farm is run. From how bees are kept through the honey extraction process, this is an event not to be missed! Wilbur and Team Roadkill have made the bus available gain this year, so if you'd like a ride please contact me ASAP to get your name on the list. There are a limited number of seats, and the price for transportation will rest on the number of participants. The technical topic this month will be a discussion on properly judging mead. It seems that there are always great fluctuations in mead scores between different judges and different contests. Perhaps by presenting some of the key aspects that make a great/poor mead including flavor, aroma, acid balance etc we will get a more uniform concept of judging. Of course people will be making mead all day, so if you'd like to see how it's done, or would like to partake in the making bring your yeast, buckets and honey. Cheers, Jon Messier (717)476-0753 jonmessier(a)hotmail.com P.S. - The cost of the bus will depend on the number of people we get to sign up. If there are more than 10 people it should be under $20 per person. The tentative meeting place is Midwest Supply parking lot at about 8:00 AM. Space is limited to approximately 30 people, so don't wait to sign up. Also as a thank you to Wilbur for being sober driver we are asking for beer and mead donations.