The Modern Brewer Podcast

It's the hottest topic in the brewing industry right now. But how many of us can recite all the fundamentals right now?   In this episode we have with us Chris Terry a brewing sustainability expert who delivers carbon literacy training all around the world with his company 86-Carbon.  By the end of this episode you will understand every brewery based sustainability fundamental. 3:21 - Why is...

The rub & sniff is the staple of every hop assessment we do.  But are there questions we can ask our hop farmer or merchant as well as the rub and sniff that will better understand the hops you are assessing?  This episode is with Henry Smith formally the youngest hop farmer in Europe and a generational hop farmer.  02:26 - The rub & sniff 10:55 - Alpha Acids and hop quality 14:08 - The ho...

Cleaning in place (CIP) is one of the most important aspects of craft brewing.  With CIP expert Belinda Jennings we hit every key aspect you must know to build and optimise your breweries CIP programme.  Could you save time, water and money by optimising your CIP programme?  0:00 - Welcome and introduction 8:55 - Descaling and your water 10:48 - Sanitising 16:36 - Sterilisation 20:30 - Ventilation...

Everything you need to know about contracting hops with Zoltan Sivo from Yakima Chief Hops. What is hop contracting? Why do we do it? How do we nail it?  Find out how to secure your breweries' hops for the future. 00:10 - Welcome to the first ever episode 02:41 - What Hop buying options are there?  05:36 - Are there differences in quality between contracting and spot market? 08:33 - Hop Contr...

A podcast dedicated to making you a great brewer rather than getting you to make great beer!  In this super short episode, you get to know why the podcast was born, how the structure will look going forward and two listens to the awesome tune made by Horacio Colombo.