Schramm's Mead

[axeman91821]

Hey Naegerbomb, who can I talk to about buying up the rest of that pilot batch with jaclyn raspberries that Ken brought to NHC this year? So good.

 

[cannonboi]

Hey Naegerbomb, who can I talk to about buying up the rest of that pilot batch with jaclyn raspberries that Ken brought to NHC this year? So good.

DIBS

 

[axeman91821]

DIBS

 

[Naegerbomb]

Hey Naegerbomb, who can I talk to about buying up the rest of that pilot batch with jaclyn raspberries that Ken brought to NHC this year? So good.

It's gone - and it was homebrew, so you couldn't have legally purchased it anyway. Have you had our commercial 'Raspberry' mead? It is made with mostly Jaclyn and a small percentage of Caroline red raspberries (both from our raspberry supplier Michael Hunt). The NHC mead was basically our Raspberry mead but Ken made it at home.

 

[axeman91821]

It's gone - and it was homebrew, so you couldn't have legally purchased it anyway. Have you had our commercial 'Raspberry' mead? It is made with mostly Jaclyn and a small percentage of Caroline red raspberries (both from our raspberry supplier Michael Hunt). The NHC mead was basically our Raspberry mead but Ken made it at home.

Ah, OK. Yes, I've had your commercial raspberry mead before. Always a favorite. Cheers!

 

[Michigander1]

(both from our raspberry supplier Michael Hunt).

Mike Hunt? Seriously?

 

[Naegerbomb]

Mike Hunt? Seriously?

Yes, indeed.

 

[landrewg]

Yes, indeed.

Man, i love raspberries. I visiting this place asap!

 

[GuzzleMcBrew]

Mike Hunt? Seriously?

 

[Jas45678]

Hey, you guys doing anything for mead day Somebody had to ask

 

[Beerontwowheels]

Any chance we'll see a batch of Apple this year? That needs to be an annual release. Soooo good.

 

[Naegerbomb]

Yes, it is delicious.

 

[cannonboi]

Yes, it is delicious.

 

[IndianaJones]

Any chance we'll see a batch of Apple this year? That needs to be an annual release. Soooo good.

Just checked out Schramms for the first time, my was it awesome. Had the apple reserve. It was straight apple juice, made me wish I lived closer than Houston..

 

[Jb123]

They do some good ****. At times I take it for granted ...

 

[BusinessSloth]

Just checked out Schramms for the first time, my was it awesome. Had the apple reserve. It was straight apple juice, made me wish I lived closer than Houston..

You might be in luck. Couple of us Houston guys are mazer club members.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Is it Schmeadiversary weekend yet?

 

[lb304854]

Is it Schmeadiversary weekend yet?

Schrammiversary?

 

[IndianaJones]

You might be in luck. Couple of us Houston guys are mazer club members.

Hot damn. My family lives in Detroit if you ever need a mule back to Houston. Not sure how that all goes down for you, figured I'd offer

 

[BusinessSloth]

Hot damn. My family lives in Detroit if you ever need a mule back to Houston. Not sure how that all goes down for you, figured I'd offer

Appreciate it but I have the best damn trustee in the world already.

You should have received a PM or message about a bottle share going down tomorrow. Can you PM me if you haven't already?

 

[Beerontwowheels]

How big was this batch of Apple? Why such a dramatic price increase?

Love your meads, but I feel I'm getting priced out of this club soon.

 

[IndianaJones]

How big was this batch of Apple? Why such a dramatic price increase?

Love your meads, but I feel I'm getting priced out of this club soon.

What's the price for a bottle, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Beerontwowheels]

What's the price for a bottle, if you don't mind me asking?

$60

 

[Johnnie Nepal]

You can get a good look at a dat waxed reserve by sticking your head up a butcher's ass... No, wait. It's gotta be your bull

 

[Naegerbomb]

How big was this batch of Apple? Why such a dramatic price increase?

Love your meads, but I feel I'm getting priced out of this club soon.

We've really learned the true cost of producing this particular mead; in order to keep Ken and our business healthy and alive we have to factor in all the time spent grafting, spraying, pruning, hand harvesting the apples, transporting them to the cider mill, making the mead, fermenting/aging the mead, etc. We used to get Ken's time in the orchard for free; moving forward to the future, I realize that our business can only grow if we pay full-time employees (and pay them well). We are building a plan to take our business from half an acre to 100 acres, and this will require that we treat our current and future employees like more than unpaid interns.

There are also a number of other factors that make this particular mead risky to our business (e.g. it is spontaneously fermented with native yeast) and so we take a number of steps to insure that this mead is delicious but won't compromise our other products. Honestly, we made a mistake pricing the estate cyser at $26. We treated the cider's cost of production as negligible or free (especially compared to quality honey). This isn't the case - and moving forward and growing our business we have to factor in the real costs of these kinds of things. We will make a version of 'Apple' with sourced cider at the $26 price point, because buying cider consisting of 4-5 different commercial cider varieties is relatively cheap, compared to 20+ years of grafting hard-to-find varieties and cultivating them intensively and professionally.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you ever have any other questions or concerns. We value your support greatly.

 

[Jb123]

We've really learned the true cost of producing this particular mead; in order to keep Ken and our business healthy and alive we have to factor in all the time spent grafting, spraying, pruning, hand harvesting the apples, transporting them to the cider mill, making the mead, fermenting/aging the mead, etc. We used to get Ken's time in the orchard for free; moving forward to the future, I realize that our business can only grow if we pay full-time employees (and pay them well). We are building a plan to take our business from half an acre to 100 acres, and this will require that we treat our current and future employees like more than unpaid interns.

There are also a number of other factors that make this particular mead risky to our business (e.g. it is spontaneously fermented with native yeast) and so we take a number of steps to insure that this mead is delicious but won't compromise our other products. Honestly, we made a mistake pricing the estate cyser at $26. We treated the cider's cost of production as negligible or free (especially compared to quality honey). This isn't the case - and moving forward and growing our business we have to factor in the real costs of these kinds of things. We will make a version of 'Apple' with sourced cider at the $26 price point, because buying cider consisting of 4-5 different commercial cider varieties is relatively cheap, compared to 20+ years of grafting hard-to-find varieties and cultivating them intensively and professionally.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you ever have any other questions or concerns. We value your support greatly.

ISO: job at schramms

 

[Beerontwowheels]

We've really learned the true cost of producing this particular mead; in order to keep Ken and our business healthy and alive we have to factor in all the time spent grafting, spraying, pruning, hand harvesting the apples, transporting them to the cider mill, making the mead, fermenting/aging the mead, etc. We used to get Ken's time in the orchard for free; moving forward to the future, I realize that our business can only grow if we pay full-time employees (and pay them well). We are building a plan to take our business from half an acre to 100 acres, and this will require that we treat our current and future employees like more than unpaid interns.

There are also a number of other factors that make this particular mead risky to our business (e.g. it is spontaneously fermented with native yeast) and so we take a number of steps to insure that this mead is delicious but won't compromise our other products. Honestly, we made a mistake pricing the estate cyser at $26. We treated the cider's cost of production as negligible or free (especially compared to quality honey). This isn't the case - and moving forward and growing our business we have to factor in the real costs of these kinds of things. We will make a version of 'Apple' with sourced cider at the $26 price point, because buying cider consisting of 4-5 different commercial cider varieties is relatively cheap, compared to 20+ years of grafting hard-to-find varieties and cultivating them intensively and professionally.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you ever have any other questions or concerns. We value your support greatly.

Thanks, James. I truly do appreciate the information and thoughtful response. I know a lot of care goes into your products and that's why I'm willing to spend the $60 once. Doesn't mean I don't wish it was still $26 or maybe just a bit more.

Same batch size as last time? Fermented in glass again?

 

[Naegerbomb]

Thanks, James. I truly do appreciate the information and thoughtful response. I know a lot of care goes into your products and that's why I'm willing to spend the $60 once. Doesn't mean I don't wish it was still $26 or maybe just a bit more.

Same batch size as last time? Fermented in glass again?

516 bottles total, always fermented on glass 5.25 gallons at a time (this helps with the final blend, since each carboy is unique/spontaneous). Usually we dump 1-2 carboys because of funkitude. This release was a blend of carboys from the 2014 and 2015 Apple crops; the crop in 2014 was too small for a release in 2015. It takes 9-10 months to ferment and clear naturally, so we release them about a year after harvest (usually).

 

[Jb123]

But seriously, once a week PT job. I can use one step like a champion!

 

[Naegerbomb]

But seriously, once a week PT job. I can use one step like a champion!

Send me your resume and availability: [email protected]