Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)

Master Brewers Podcast

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Each 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. Thank you, sponsors!

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Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)

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Science

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 351: Training in the Brewery: A Food Safety Fundamental 12.01.2026

How Two Roads approaches training in the brewery. What to train, who trains, how to prove it, and how to make it stick on the floor. Special Guest: Jen Pesavento.

Episode 243: Terrified of Being Torrified 05.01.2026

BSG's adjunct professor & head comedian explain the difference between terms like rolled, flaked, toasted, micronized, and torrified; How it's all made, what's "mash ready," what's not, and why. Special Guests: Allen Young and Ashton Lewis.

Episode 350: Russian River's CO2 Surplus 29.12.2025

How would like to be in the position of figuring out how to sell your excess CO2 rather than just accepting the price, quality, and availability from a supplier? Special Guests: Garrison Fratoni, Kim Christian Dalum, and Vinnie Cilurzo.

Episode 235: Flavorings That Go BOOM in the Night 22.12.2025

Everyone is doing it. Are you doing it safely? Special Guest: Mark Jaeggi.

Episode 349: Nontraditional Yeast for NA Beer 15.12.2025

An analysis of every commercially available non-alcoholic yeast strain. Special Guests: Andrew Maust and Scott Lafontaine.

Episode 234: New Year's Resolution 08.12.2025

2 real-life brewery horror stories and 3 guys who hope you'll make a new year's resolution to take brewery safety seriously. Special Guests: Brian Faivre and Eric Moore.

Episode 348: Sustainable Stabilization 01.12.2025

The Lagunitas approach to sustainable stabilization Special Guest: Sam Thompson.

Episode 229: Is Hop Creep Caused by Microorganisms? 24.11.2025

Are we one step closer to understanding the origin of Hop Creep? Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.

Episode 347: PFAS in Beer 17.11.2025

The Linkage between Municipal Water and Brewing Location on PFAS in beer. Special Guests: Emanuele Sozzi and Jennifer Hoponick Redmon.

Episode 233: Deconstructing Le Petit Prince 10.11.2025

Franco-Belgian style table beer & how Jester King brews their version Special Guest: Jeffrey Stuffings.

Episode 346: N2 Generation at pFriem 03.11.2025

What happens when there’s not enough CO2 available for your brewery? Special Guest: Campbell Morrissy.

Episode 226: Stainless Steel 27.10.2025

Understanding stainless steel alloys, corrosion, vacuum failures, and more. Special Guest: Ashton Lewis.

Episode 345: Dialing in FAN at Hendler Family Brewing 20.10.2025

What happened when a brewery started measuring FAN and how you can do it too. Special Guest: Damase Olsson.

Episode 222: The Top 10 13.10.2025

This week on the show we count down the greatest hits that breweries take when OSHA shows up. Special Guests: Brian Godfrey, Dana Johnson, and Gary Nicholas.

Episode 344: Biases in sensory 06.10.2025

Learn about the many forms of bias in sensory, and some practical takeaways you can put into practice right away. Special Guest: Jen Blair.

Episode 225: Cold IPA 29.09.2025

What it means, where it came from, and how it's made. Special Guests: Andy Morrison, John Harris, and Kevin Davey.

Episode 343: Brewing Lager at Heater Allen 22.09.2025

The keys to brewing lager at Heater Allen Brewing. Special Guest: Lisa Allen.

Episode 221: The Best of Both Worlds 15.09.2025

How to get away with a mid-fermentation dry-hop AND harvest healthy yeast for repitching. Special Guest: Jessica Young.

Episode 342: Canning Essentials 08.09.2025

Filling, seaming, and hygiene for your canning line. Special Guests: Grant Smith and Kyron Zawodny.

Episode 217: Dry Hopping & Yeast Health 01.09.2025

Why dry hopping & yeast health are at odds with each other, what to look out for, and how to make the best of this challenging combination. Special Guest: John Giarratano.

Episode 341: So, You Want To Open A Kitchen? 25.08.2025

12 years of lessons learned, trials & tribulations, points to consider if you're thinking about opening/adding a kitchen. Special Guest: Abby George.

Episode 215: Hops & Foam 18.08.2025

Have you ever noticed that the more you dry-hop, the worse your foam is? Special Guest: John Paul Maye.

Episode 340: Communicating How Genetic Engineering Works to Consumers 11.08.2025

Worried about how consumers will react to your GMO beer? Special Guest: Nick Harris.

Episode 200: Reconsidering the Congress Mash 04.08.2025

Should the numbers on your malt COA be produced from a mash that's more similar to your brewery mashes? Did you know that's already happening when you buy UK malt? Listen up, then join the conversation . Special Guests: Glen Fox and Mary-Jane Maurice.

Episode 339: Alternative Grains and Sugars 28.07.2025

Millet, canary seed, amaranth, chia, einkorn, farro, fonio, teff, purple corn, agave, birch sap, and more. Special Guest: Aaron Hyde.

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