Master Brewers Podcast
294 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 243 ratingsEach week, thousands of brewers download The Master Brewers Podcast to hear interviews with the industry's best & brightest in brewing science, technology, and operations. The show is known for featuring technical deep dives, a bit of brewing history, cutting edge research, hard lessons learned, important industry contributors, and no fluff. If you make beer for a living, this show is for you.
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Episodes
Episode 304: Kernza
March 25, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBWhat is Kernza and does it belong in your next recipe? Special Guests: Alexandra Diemer , Harmonie Bettenhausen, Juan Medina Bielski, Tessa Peters, and Xiang Yin.
Episode 170: Centrifuge Operation
March 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThis is what happens when someone reaches out to suggest a great podcast topic. Becky Rudolf had questions about centrifuge operation so we mobilized a small army of Master Brewers members to provide answers. Special Guests: Andrew Conlon, Becky Rudolf, Christopher Clausen, Louwrens Wildschut, Marco Garcia, Morgan Harry, Steven Lyerly, and Zach Kelly.
Episode 303: Cheers to a Decade of Craft Malt
March 11, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBWe celebrate the first decade of craft malt by catching up with a few of its pioneers and talking about what craft malt can do for beer. Special Guests: Andrea Stanley, Brent Manning, and Todd Olander.
Episode 169: Oak
March 04, 2024 05:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBWe take a deep dive into oak barrels. You'll hear about the properties of oak, the different types, and all about the complexities of seasoning and toast. Special Guests: Amy LaHue, Andrew Wiehebrink, and Noah Steingraeber.
Episode 302: World Brewing Congress 2024
February 26, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBA preview of the Olympics of brewing conferences, the WBC, which only occurs every 4 years and hasn’t been held in person since 2016 due to the pandemic. Special Guests: Lauren Torres and Sylvie Van Zandycke.
Episode 301: Ask The Brewmasters
February 19, 2024 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWe go behind the scenes with the 3 moderators responsible for ensuring the highest possible quality content on the industry’s best technical brewing forum. Special Guests: Andy Tveekrem, Lars Larson, and Walter Heeb.
Episode 171: Best Practices - Container Rinsing with Water
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBDoes your brewery can or bottle? Do you pay close attention to your rinser or just assume it does what it's supposed to? This week on the show, we take a deep dive into water rinsers with a team of Master Brewers who collaborated to publish a Best Practices document you can use to get bottle and can rinsing done right. Special Guests: Ben Bailey, Dave Duff, Eric Samp, Heather Muzzy Caron, and Tim Lozen.
Episode 300: Turning the Tables
February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWe thought we'd celebrate our 300th episode by giving John Bryce they day off...kind of. Special Guest: John Bryce.
Episode 168: Spirit Barrel Aging
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBWe take a look at spirit barrel aging techniques from the perspective of Julian Shrago at Beachwood Brewing Special Guest: Julian Shrago.
Episode 299: Can Liners and Hop Aroma
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBA case study at New Belgium to understand the impact of can coatings on beer volatiles. Special Guests: Brooke Gushen and Nate Burns.
Episode 154: Juicy Dry Hopping
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week on the show, presenters from the Juicy Dry Hopping workshop in Calgary (https://mbaa.confex.com/mbaa/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Session/1081) join us to talk about their quest to maximize flavor, aroma, and efficiency in heavily dry hopped beers. Special Guests: Ben Edmunds, Daniel Sharp, Evan Partridge, and Ryan Dunnavant.
Episode 298: Re-evaluating the malt quality COA for an uncertain climate future
January 08, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBAdjusting expectations and processes to navigate an increasingly delicate malt supply chain. Special Guests: Curtis Davenport, Harmonie Bettenhausen, and Xiang Yin.
Episode 150: TPO Gone Wild? Managing Oxygen Ingress on Smaller Scale Canning Lines
January 02, 2024 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBOur friends at Goose Island talk about their journey reducing TPO on small scale canning lines. This episode was recorded live during the 2019 Master Brewers Conference. Special Guests: Brooke Bell and Mike Kania.
Episode 297: Is it Really Lager/Ale?
December 26, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBDifferent paths of evolution and answers to questions about the genetic identity of commercially available yeast strains. Special Guest: Fabio Faria-Oliveira.
Episode 147: Dry Hop Geyser Survivors
December 18, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBDry hop geyser survivors talk about their experiences and how you can avoid repeating their dangerous mistakes. Special Guests: Cody Green, Daniel Sharp, George de Piro, Jessica Young, Lee Lonnes, and Victor Rini.
Episode 296: Stratification
December 11, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBMechanisms and Strategies to Manage Temperature Stratification in Brewery Vessels Special Guest: Travis Audet.
Episode 142: What's In Your Can?
December 04, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBTo rinse or not to rinse - what's in your can? Our friends at Community Beer take us on a journey to eliminate microbes @ can filling. Special Guests: Jamie Fulton and Mark Bagazinski.
Episode 295: "Ghost Dimpling"
November 27, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBReal-world can seamer troubleshooting courtesy of Master Brewer's award-winning technical brewing forum. Special Guest: David Garab.
Episode 137: How a Beer Comes to Life
November 20, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBJason Perkins talks about beer development at Allagash Brewing Co. Special Guest: Jason Perkins.
Episode 294: Benchmarking and Reducing CO2 Consumption
November 13, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBFrequent MBAA course lecturer, Gabriel Dominguez, offers tips to reduce your brewery's CO2 consumption. Special Guest: Gabriel Dominguez.
Episode 293: RO Sustainability at Firestone Walker
November 06, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBA simple engineering solution with complex implementation. Special Guest: Evan Meffert.
Episode 130: Yeast Genome Changes During Serial Repitching
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBMaitreya Dunham and Tom Schmidlin talk about an exciting study that aims to better understand yeast mutations during serial repitching. Special Guests: Maitreya Dunham and Tom Schmidlin.
Episode 115: Today's Challenges in Beer Quality
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBAuthor of Quality Management: Essential Planning for Breweries and founder of Top Note Tonic, Mary Pellettieri, discusses how innovation challenges quality systems. Special Guest: Mary Pellettieri.
Episode 292: Authenticity vs Technology
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBCharlie Bamforth discusses authenticity vs technology in lager beer production. Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.
Episode 110: The Microbiological Impact of Dry Hopping Beers with Pelletized and Whole Cone Cascade Hops
October 09, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBDoes dry hopping inoculate your beer with beer spoiling bacteria? Do the anti-microbial properties of hops offer enough protection? Can dry hopping fix a dirty beer? This week on the show, our friends from Shiner set out to better understand the microbiological impact of dry hopping. Special Guest: Laura Hill.
Episode 291: The Master Brewers Innovation Fund
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBMaster Brewers wants to fund your next innovation. Hear how the program works, as well as an overview of several projects that have already been funded. Special Guests: Doug Wilson, Kurt Driesner, Lauren Torres, Mark Jaeggi, Mike Billon, Molly Browning, Ryan Bross, and Tom Shellhammer.
Episode 106: Electrical Safety in the Brewery
September 25, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBThe MBAA Brewery Safety Committee brings you the story of a real-life electrical accident in a brewery, as well as tips and other resources for keeping brewers safe. Special Guests: Brian Godfrey and David Gonzalez.
Episode 290: Pat Hayes
September 18, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBCatch up with Pat Hayes before he delivers the keynote address during the Master Brewers Conference in Seattle Oct 6. We discuss some exciting new releases coming just before Pat’s retirement, the OSU barley project, how Pat ended up becoming a barley breeder in the first place, and more. Special Guest: Patrick Hayes.
Episode 108: Sensory Programs - Finding Value From Day 1
September 11, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBHas your brewery put off building a sensory program because it seems overwhelming? Lindsay Barr is here with the tips and baby steps you need to make immediate progress. We also take a peek under the hood of the ASBC Sensory Subcommittee and hear about some of the awesome new tools they've produced. Whether your brewery needs to start from scratch or already has a functional sensory program, this interview with Lindsay is sure to help you take things to the next level. Special Guest: Lindsay ...
Episode 289: HZY1
September 04, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBThe identification of the gene that determines whether or not a yeast strain is haze-positive. Special Guest: Laura Burns.
Episode 288: Sensory for Mixed Fermentations
August 28, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBA discussion of flavors found in mixed fermentations. Special Guest: Jen Blair.
Episode 104: The Hidden Secrets of New England IPA
August 21, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBJohn Paul Maye discusses results from the analysis of haze in a dozen New England IPAs and how the haze traps non-polar hop compounds to create the unique flavors of this beer style. This work was recently presented at the 2018 Brewing Summit, where Dr. Maye was awarded best presentation. Special Guest: John Paul Maye.
Episode 287: 100% Adjunct, Gluten-Free Brewing
August 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBHow things work in a dedicated, certified gluten-free brewery Special Guest: Alan Windhausen.
Episode 286: Fluid for Thought
August 07, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBVarious principles in fluid dynamics with practical applications in the brewery (and a few puns). Special Guests: Allen Young and Ashton Lewis.
Episode 099: Cask Beer
July 31, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBMarcus Cox talks ingredients, process, best practices, and authenticity. Special Guest: Marcus Cox.
Episode 093: Active Dry Yeast
July 24, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBShelf-life, performance, and consistency of Active Dry Yeast (ADY) vs Freshly Propagated Yeast (FPY). We also explore the application of ADY for bottle conditioning and more. Special Guests: Kevin Lane and Marcelo Cerdan.
Episode 285: Bottles vs Cans
July 17, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBNew insights into the question of whether bottles or cans will keep your beer fresh longer. Special Guest: Katie Fromuth.
Episode 136: Birra Nursia
July 10, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBDuring the 2016 World Brewing Congress, MBP host John Bryce met a couple of beer-brewing monks from Italy. Fr. Martin and Br. Augustine join us to talk about monastic brewing, their brewery, and their beers. Special Guest: Brewmonks of Norcia.
Episode 284: Hop Grower and Pellet Mill Audits
July 03, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBHop Quality Group audits & things to look for during your next farm visit Special Guests: Ben Bailey and Patrick Chavanelle.
Episode 049: Breathe, Breathe, Breathe, Scream
June 26, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBKerry Caldwell suffered severe injuries from an accident in the brewhouse. She was airlifted and overcame the 34% chance of survival calculated by the hospital. This episode is both the story of her accident and a description of a simple, inexpensive device that should be installed in your brewery to prevent similar accidents. Special Guests: Kerry Bloxham (Caldwell) and Scott Zetterstrom.
Episode 251: Boil-Over Safety at Goose Island
June 19, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBAn incident at Goose Island that we can all learn from. Special Guests: Daryl Hoedtke and Gabe Capan.
Episode 283: Brewing with Vista
June 12, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBBrewers who’ve used the most recent public hop variety released by the USDA share their experiences. Special Guests: Eric Sannerud, Jeremy Moynier, John Leingang, John Trogner, and Max Shafer.
Episode 282: Mid Fermentation Dry Hopping at New Belgium
June 05, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBA compilation of 5 years of mid fermentation dry hopping studies at New Belgium. Special Guests: Justin Alexander and Stacey Williams.
Episode 133: IPA
May 29, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBMitch Steele talks about the evolution of IPA. We go all the way from IPA's early history to modern times, as well as hear about some of Mitch's strategies for brewing IPA at New Realm. Special Guest: Mitch Steele.
Episode 281: Progress in Prosser
May 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBThere’s a new hop breeder in town and she’s been busy innovating to release public hop varieties faster. We discuss her impressive progress thus far, 2 exciting new lines to look out for, the balance of public & private breeding, how your brewery can make a difference, and more. Special Guest: Kayla Altendorf.
Episode 081: Irish Moss
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBJust when you thought you knew everything you needed to know about carrageenan and its brewing application, Andrew Fratianni & Mark Sammartino join us to get super nerdy about seaweed and help you make better beer. Special Guests: Andrew Fratianni and Mark Sammartino.
Episode 280: Hard Seltzer Fermentation Analysis & Optimization
May 08, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBAn analysis of hard seltzer fermentations to optimize ingredients and performance. Special Guest: Ben Koppenhaver.
Episode 139: Hot Side Aeration (HSA)
May 01, 2023 04:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBJoe Williams, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Endowed Brewer at UC Davis, talks about HSA. Special Guest: Joe Williams.
Episode 279: CO2 Recapture Station #1
April 24, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBHow a brewery that punches above its weight in the sustainability department recaptures CO2 at a former top secret military listening post. Special Guests: Julie Broaddus and Mike Sutherland.
Episode 135: Musings on a Malt COA
April 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBMary-Jane Maurice (the only American with a diploma from the Maltsters' Association of Great Britain) arms us with more knowledge about malting and malt COAs so we can all make better beer. Special Guest: Mary-Jane Maurice.