Master Brewers Podcast

Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)
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Nov 24, 2025 • 35min

Episode 229: Is Hop Creep Caused by Microorganisms?

Are we one step closer to understanding the origin of Hop Creep?Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:Do Starch-Degrading Enzymes in Hop Samples Originate in Microorganisms? — 2021 MBAA TQTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers
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Nov 17, 2025 • 57min

Episode 347: PFAS in Beer

The Linkage between Municipal Water and Brewing Location on PFAS in beer.Special Guests: Emanuele Sozzi and Jennifer Hoponick Redmon.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:Hold My Beer: The Linkage between Municipal Water and Brewing Location on PFAS in Popular Beverages | Environmental Science & TechnologyPFAS in Beer Tied to Municipal Water ContaminationInteractive PFAS MapperCPSC White PaperUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers
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Nov 10, 2025 • 51min

Episode 233: Deconstructing Le Petit Prince

Franco-Belgian style table beer & how Jester King brews their versionSpecial Guest: Jeffrey Stuffings.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:Favorite Recipes of the Master Brewers: Franco-Belgian Style Table Beer — 2021 MBAA TQTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers
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Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 5min

Episode 346: N2 Generation at pFriem

What happens when there’s not enough CO2 available for your brewery?Special Guest: Campbell Morrissy.Sponsored By:Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Berkeley Yeast: The Lupulin Exchange: PLAATO: Root Shoot Malting: Amadeus Vanilla: Links:Nitrogen Generation and Use in the Brewery — District Michigan presentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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