Advanced Meadmaking Consulting

One-on-one consulting for serious meadmakers who want expert help improving quality, consistency, fermentation strategy, recipe development, and commercial scaling. Get direct, practical guidance from Derek Busch, co-founder of Batch Mead, on advanced meadmaking, fermentation, recipe development, production workflow, and scaling. This consulting session is built for serious meadmakers, small commercial producers, wineries or breweries expanding into mead, and operators who want experienced feedback on their process. Use this time to review and troubleshoot issues with your mead and learn from Derek. Good topics for this session include: Recipe development and refinement Fermentation process and nutrient strategy Honey, fruit, adjunct, and flavor integration Scaling from small-batch to commercial production Product stability, clarity, sweetness, and consistency Packaging considerations Production workflow and common avoidable mistakes After purchase, we will follow up to schedule your session and collect background information so the time is focused and useful. Derek Busch brings seven years of commercial meadery experience across production, operations, product development, tasting room strategy, and sales. As co-founder of Batch Mead, he has helped build one of the most awarded modern meaderies in the country, earning dozens of medals and industry accolades. His work includes Figment Mead, which earned 95 points and holds the distinction of being the highest-rated mead ever scored.