Board of Directors

Brian Wing

Brian Wing
PRESIDENT
Green Bench Mead & Cider

Bob Slanzi

Bob Slanzi
HOME GOVERNING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Deborah Lee

Deborah Lee
TREASURER
Queen Bee Brews

Patrick Curme

Patrick Curme

Eric Lowe

Eric Lowe
INDUSTRY MEMBER
Meridian Hive

Alex Gonzalez

Alex Gonzalez
EX OFFICIO
Honeypot Meadery

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It’s Mead Time alright! There are two awesome lo

It’s Mead Time alright! There are two awesome locations to chose from if you’re attending MeadCon this year! We are planning a conference for East Coast and West Coast mead makers. The 2023 East Coast MeadCon will be held in Roanoke, VA on September 29th-October 1st. West Coast details coming soon.

The weekend in Virginia starts with a Meet & Greet for all our mead makers to get to know one another and enjoy tastes from sponsor meaderies.

Saturday’s schedule is packed!
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:10 am - 9:30 am: Welcome and Intro presented by Steve Ausband, @atheling_meadworks
9:40 am - 10:40 am: Yeast health and care presented by Sam Straight, @silverhandmeadery
10:50 am - 11:50 am: Packaging, Branding and Marketing Panel Discussion by Watermark Design and Niagara Label
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm: Labeling and Formula Submission.
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm: Going pro: Navigating the hurdles presented by Frank Knizner, Lehrman Beverage Law
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Pro Mead Makers Q&A panel
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Mead dinner. Details coming soon!

We’ll continue sharing exciting details about the entire weekend and the various sessions! Visit our website (mead-makers.org/meadcon-2023/) for the schedule. Early bird registration rates are now available through the link in our bio.

#meadcon23 #meadmakers #makemead #drinkmead

Registration for the 45th annual Homebrew Con is n

Registration for the 45th annual Homebrew Con is now open- the sooner you register, the more you save!
Mead Makers will have a large presence at this Homebrew Con, so we encourage any interested mead makers to register and join us in the festivities! Registration link in bio!

You don’t want to miss this year’s Mead confer

You don’t want to miss this year’s Mead conference! There are two awesome locations to chose from for East and West Coast mead makers. The 2023 East Coast MeadCon will be held in Roanoke, VA on September 29th-October 1st. West Coast details coming soon.

We’re kicking off the weekend in Virginia with a Meet & Greet for all our mead makers to get to know one another and enjoy mead from sponsor meaderies! Join us on Friday, September 29th for the Mead Social at Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center.

We’ll continue sharing exciting details about the entire weekend and the various sessions! Visit our website (mead-makers.org/meadcon-2023/) for the schedule. Early bird registration rates are now available through the link in our bio.

#meadcon23 #meadmakers #makemead #drinkmead

There are still a few days left to load up on this

There are still a few days left to load up on this month’s awesome member discount deal! Our friends at Z Specialty are offering a BOGO 50% off site-wide!

Visit @thehivewoodland and load up now- we can't recall Z Specialty ever having offered this great of a deal to AMMA Members!

The promo code can be found in your April Membership newsletter!

#americanmead #makemead #drinkmead #honey #mead #mead makers

Join us on Sunday, April 16th at 2PM EST for the n

Join us on Sunday, April 16th at 2PM EST for the next Mead Matters! Episode 14 will feature special guest Dr. Garth Cambray from South Africa’s Makhanda Meadery who will be chatting with us about continuous fermentation and local mead making methods. Save your spot by following the Link in Bio and we’ll see you there!

#meadmakers #meadmatters #makemead #drinkmead #askformead #homebrewing #mead #americanmead

Our good friends at @beeseasonalbulkhoney are offe

Our good friends at @beeseasonalbulkhoney are offering an excellent deal for AMMA members during the month of March on their 60 lb. pails of honey.

All of the following varietals are available while inventory lasts:
* Orange Blossom
* Wildflower
* Marmeleiro Blossom
* Angico Blossom
* Aroeira Blossom

Check your monthly membership newsletter for the promo code to get 15% off all 60 lb. honey pails.

#makemead #drinkmead #americanmead #meadmakers

Get ready for MeadCon 2023! We’re hosting two s

Get ready for MeadCon 2023!
We’re hosting two smaller conferences this year so that you can attend whichever is most convenient for you!

The East Coast conference will be held in Roanoke, VA on September 29th-October 1st. Visit our website (mead-makers.org/meadcon-2023/) for the full itinerary and details. Early bird registration rates are now available through the link in our bio.

Details and dates for the West Coast conference will be released soon. Stay tuned!

#meadcon23 #meadmakers #makemead #drinkmead

Mead Matters Episode 13 features an old friend of

Mead Matters Episode 13 features an old friend of the AMMA, Tony Qualls, from @manicmeadery and @gnosisbrewing. Tony will speak with our Home Governing Committee on mead industry trends and mead festivals, a topic that we know will interest all AMMA members. Register using the link in Bio and we'll see you all on March 21st!

If you tuned into the January Mead Matters episode

If you tuned into the January Mead Matters episode, you heard all three of the previous National Mead Makers of the Year rave about the honey from this month's AMMA member discount partner- Gibbons Honey Farms. Wayne from Gibbons Honey is diving into his "Mead Makers only" reserves and offering a special deal for AMMA members.

Check your February newsletter for all the details!

#americanmead #makemead #drinkmead #honey #mead #meadmakers

Mead Matters Episode 12 is coming up fast! On Febr

Mead Matters Episode 12 is coming up fast! On February 22nd, this special episode will be devoted to all of the gadgets and hacks that many seasoned mead makers employ to raise their mead making to the next level, as well as making the process easier and more fun.

Preregister for this Mead Matters webinar through the Link in Bio and join us on February 22nd at 8PM EST.

#meadmatters #makemead #drinkmead #askformead #homebrewing #mead #americanmead

There’s still time! Throughout January, @world.h

There’s still time! Throughout January, @world.honey.exchange is offering a 15% discount to AMMA members on the following honey varietals (subject to availability):
* Chilean Ulmo
* Colombian Acacia
* Ethiopian Gateme
* Oxacan Forest
* Tanzanian Miombo Woodland Varieties

We hope that this will be the first of many monthly discounts from World Honey Exchange, so that we can connect our AMMA members with some incredible honey from across the world!

Members can find the discount code and promo details in their monthly enewsletter. Not currently a member? Sign up today! Email execdirector@mead-makers.org and begin receiving all the member benefits!

#americanmead #makemead #drinkmead #honey #mead #meadmakers

The AMMA Board election nomination period is open

The AMMA Board election nomination period is open now through January 30th. The vast majority of AMMA members are Home Mead Makers, who have always pushed the envelope and continue to advance our hobby, with many going professional. If you want to help define the future of American Mead Making, please put forth your name or nominate another mead maker. The following three positions are open for election in 2023, to serve 2-year terms:
* President
* Treasurer
* Industry Member

To nominate yourself or someone else for any of these positions, please send an email to Josh at execdirector@mead-makers.org through January 30th (11:59 PST) to submit your nomination.

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