

Master Brewers Podcast
Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)
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.
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Oct 27, 2025 • 1h 3min
Episode 226: Stainless Steel
Understanding stainless steel alloys, corrosion, vacuum failures, and more.Special Guest: Ashton Lewis.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:Stainless Steel: Durable, but not Indestructible — 2021 District Great Plains presentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Oct 20, 2025 • 27min
Episode 345: Dialing in FAN at Hendler Family Brewing
What happened when a brewery started measuring FAN and how you can do it too.Special Guest: Damase Olsson.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:P-01 - Are You a FAN of Flavor Stability? the Amount of Free Amino Nitrogen in Your Finished Beer May Surprise You — Brewing Summit 2025 posterFall 2025 DNW MBAA Meeting Website — ask John Bryce anything!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Oct 13, 2025 • 50min
Episode 222: The Top 10
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.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:Top 10 OSHA Brewery Inspection Citation List — MBAA Brewers Safety Toolbox TalkBrewery Safety ResourcesOSHA in Your Brewery — Master Brewers Podcast EP 1489/11/21 12:45p MT - Don't miss John Bryce, Riley Seitz, and Gary Nicholas in Denver — CBC21 Seminar: Demystifying the Elusive "Standard Operating Procedure": The SOPs that Saved Our Breweries and What You'll Want to Know About ThemUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Oct 6, 2025 • 48min
Episode 344: Biases in sensory
Learn about the many forms of bias in sensory, and some practical takeaways you can put into practice right away.Special Guest: Jen Blair.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:Biases in Sensory — MBAA District Georgia Summer Technical ConferenceUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Sep 29, 2025 • 60min
Episode 225: Cold IPA
What it means, where it came from, and how it's made.Special Guests: Andy Morrison, John Harris, and Kevin Davey.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Links:Cold IPA, Defined: A Deep Dive with the Creators — 2021 Master Brewers WebinarUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Sep 22, 2025 • 50min
Episode 343: Brewing Lager at Heater Allen
The keys to brewing lager at Heater Allen Brewing.Special Guest: Lisa Allen.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Links:Recipe Development Series: Lagers — 2025 MBAA WebinarUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Sep 15, 2025 • 34min
Episode 221: The Best of Both Worlds
How to get away with a mid-fermentation dry-hop AND harvest healthy yeast for repitching.Special Guest: Jessica Young.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Links:Serial Repitching Method for New England IPAs with Midfermentation Dry Hopping — 2021 MBAA TQCounting Yeast Cells — MBAA Tech TipUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Join Master Brewers

Sep 8, 2025 • 49min
Episode 342: Canning Essentials
Filling, seaming, and hygiene for your canning line.Special Guests: Grant Smith and Kyron Zawodny.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Links:Craft Beverage Filling, Seaming, and Hygiene — District NW presentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Sep 1, 2025 • 30min
Episode 217: Dry Hopping & Yeast Health
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.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Links:Dry Hopping and Yeast Health — 2020 WBC WorkshopUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Aug 25, 2025 • 40min
Episode 341: So, You Want To Open A Kitchen?
12 years of lessons learned, trials & tribulations, points to consider if you're thinking about opening/adding a kitchen.Special Guest: Abby George.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Links:Krispy King Lager Competition 2025Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers


