Master Brewers Podcast

Why you need a fermentation recipe just as much as you need a recipe in the brewhouse. Special Guest: Tim Faith.

What’s going on with the recent funding cuts to barely & hops research, and how does that affect your brewery? Special Guests: Alicia Adler, Ashley McFarland, and Scott Dorsch.

How automation enabled one of today’s largest craft brewers to grow to scale. Special Guest: Kevin Martini.

Is your brewery prepared to rescue a team member from an FV or other confined space? Do you train & practice rescue regularly or do you plan to just wing it when seconds matter? Special Guest: Andy Troccoli.

A former chair of the BA’s supply chain subcommittee has advice for navigating today’s challenges. Special Guest: Mitch Steele.

Perhaps the most practical guide to wort separation on planet earth. Special Guest: Travis Audet.

What NIR analysis of roughly 200 beers at UC Davis can tell us about hitting quality targets. Special Guests: Glen Fox and Sarah Suriano.

Understanding the enzymes that drive hop creep and a novel potential control strategy. Special Guest: Matt Cottrell.

Remember learning about Kveik back on episode 102 (https://www.masterbrewerspodcast.com/102)? This time, we catch up with the man who tracked down these yeasts and reinvigorated a traditional farmhouse brewing culture that nearly died out. You'll also hear about a time when it was illegal NOT to brew Christmas beer. Special Guest: Lars Marius Garshol.

The guy who explained how we narrowly avoided an American Reinheitsgebot on episode 174 (https://www.masterbrewerspodcast.com/174) is back with more surprises. This time you'll hear about the widespread use of malt substitutes in Germany, a beer war, and the birthplace of America's most popular beer style. Special Guest: Greg Casey.

How mousey off-flavor is formed in beer and how it can be measured. Special Guests: Glen Fox and Paulina Streimikyte.

The story of how Bell's brewery reduced its electrical consumption 5% while growing production more than 3%. Special Guests: Kate Martini and Walker Modic.

Practical strategies for controlling trans-2 nonenal in your brewery. Special Guest: Eric Samp.

The father of the gluten-removed beer category joins us to discuss recently updated federal regulations that may affect your gluten-free or gluten-reduced claims. That's the first part of today's show. After the break, stay tuned to hear the story of how the first commercial gluten-removed barley brew came to life. Special Guest: Joe Casey.

What New Glarus prioritizes to maximize flavor stability. Special Guest: Dan Carey.

We look back at the last 70 years of innovations in brewing, we look forward to what the future holds, and we hear a pint full of great anecdotes from an author with whom we're all familiar. Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.

Why Brewers Should Consider Alternatives to Tri-Clamp Special Guest: Travis Audet.

We dig into a couple of peer-reviewed papers from the Master Brewers Technical Quarterly (https://www.mbaa.com/publications/tq/Pages/default.aspx) that help us navigate the complexities of hop aroma and make better beer. Special Guests: Scott Lafontaine and Tom Shellhammer.

A study of 50 NA beers hunts for human pathogens. Special Guest: Grzegorz Rachon.

In 2018 Goose Island was plagued with a wild yeast contamination identified in post centrifuged products. This is how we systematically sought root cause, and ultimately eradicated the contamination despite our previous process understandings. Special Guests: Alex Nham and Joey Tidei.