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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An update from the fast-moving world of gene editing, as it relates to hops. Special Guest: Chris Willig. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: Links: Using next-generation hop breeding tools to develop more flavorful and sustainable cultivars Podcast Working Group — volunteer today! Upcoming Events - …
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For smaller brewers, yeast management can be a challenging prospect. Many mid-size to small breweries attempt to make a wide range of beer styles that require a plethora of yeast strains. Due to production limitations, brewers are often forced to stretch yeast pitching windows or purchase brand new yeast pitches at a dramatically high cost. A study…
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Episode 314: Pasteurization At Goose Island
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An overview of the options for pasteurizing beer, and how pasteurization works at Goose Island. Special Guests: Gus Grosenbaugh and Michael Owens. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: Links: Beer Stabilization: An Introduction to Pasteurization for Craft Breweries — ICBG X MBAA Annual Conference, Marc…
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Episode 185: Filler Cleaning Meets Quality at Surly
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Filling equipment within a brewery is ironically one of the best places for microbial growth to thrive. There are nooks, crannies, and blind spots that beer can sneak into, which are also challenging to clean. Beer filling equipment is also constructed using a variety of different materials that require specifically tailored cleaning chemicals to p…
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What's the buzz in omics all about and how can it help you make better beer? Special Guests: Glen Fox, Harmonie Bettenhausen, and Laura Burns. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: Links: World Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now! Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar Join Master Brewers…
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The Inspiring History and Legacy of American Lager Beer is envisioned to be a nine-volume series of books covering the history of the American lager brewing industry from the 1840s to the 1940s and the evolution of adjunct lager beer as America’s “national beverage.” The “surprising” aspect of this history is that it ever happened at all, given the…
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A deep dive on beer foam with a couple of familiar guests, one of whom literally wrote the book on foam. Special Guests: Ashton Lewis and Charlie Bamforth. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: Links: FOAM: Practical Guides for Beer Quality — By Charles W. Bamforth Barley lipid transfer protein 1 is in…
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Just when you thought light-struck flavor in beer was permanent... Special Guests: Catherine Villa and Keith Villa. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: Links: Poster 143 - Prevention and reversal of the formation of light-struck (3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol) aroma in beer — WBC Connect 9.19.20 Poster S…
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Episode 311: Preventing Heat Illness in the Brewery
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A couple of experts offer tips to help your brewery beat the summer heat. Special Guests: Nick Donofrio and Rissa Spalding. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: Links: Heat Illness Prevention — Resources from OSHA Beat The Heat Contest — OSHA OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool App — NIOSH Heat Stress Resourc…
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Episode 049: Breathe, Breathe, Breathe, Scream
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Kerry 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…
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Episode 310: Identifying and Eliminating Pectinatus in a Craft Lager Facility - A Sensory Case Study
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If you have the same canning line as Jack, you might want to listen up. Special Guest: Jack Van Paepeghem. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links: Identifying and Eliminating Pectinatus in a Craft Lager Facility: A Sensory Case Study — MBAA Technical Quarterly Upcoming Events - Ma…
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Noise exposure may not be on your brewery's radar, but this is an area in which an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Special Guest: Jonathan Borntrager. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links: Controlling Noise Exposure in the Brewery Industry — MBAA TQ PROTECT YOUR HE…
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Episode 309: Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning
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Can chemical analytics be used to predict what a sensory panel will taste? Can machine learning be used to improve a beer? Special Guests: Kevin Verstrepen and Michiel Schreurs. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links: Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine le…
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