Master Brewers Podcast

We take a look at spirit barrel aging techniques from the perspective of Julian Shrago at Beachwood Brewing Special Guest: Julian Shrago.

A case study at New Belgium to understand the impact of can coatings on beer volatiles. Special Guests: Brooke Gushen and Nate Burns.

This week on the show, presenters from the Juicy Dry Hopping workshop in Calgary 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.

Adjusting expectations and processes to navigate an increasingly delicate malt supply chain. Special Guests: Curtis Davenport, Harmonie Bettenhausen, and Xiang Yin.

Our 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.

Different paths of evolution and answers to questions about the genetic identity of commercially available yeast strains. Special Guest: Fabio Faria-Oliveira.

Dry 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.

Mechanisms and Strategies to Manage Temperature Stratification in Brewery Vessels Special Guest: Travis Audet.

To 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.

Real-world can seamer troubleshooting courtesy of Master Brewer's award-winning technical brewing forum. Special Guest: David Garab.

Jason Perkins talks about beer development at Allagash Brewing Co. Special Guest: Jason Perkins.

Frequent MBAA course lecturer, Gabriel Dominguez, offers tips to reduce your brewery's CO2 consumption. Special Guest: Gabriel Dominguez.

A simple engineering solution with complex implementation. Special Guest: Evan Meffert.

Maitreya 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.

Author 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.

Charlie Bamforth discusses authenticity vs technology in lager beer production. Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.

Does 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.

Master 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.

The 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.

Catch 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.

Has 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...

The identification of the gene that determines whether or not a yeast strain is haze-positive. Special Guest: Laura Burns.

A discussion of flavors found in mixed fermentations. Special Guest: Jen Blair.

John 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.

How things work in a dedicated, certified gluten-free brewery Special Guest: Alan Windhausen.