Master Brewers Podcast

Val Peacock talks about the biggest problem in hop quality - hop drying. You'll also hear from Bill Arendt, the Wisconsin hop grower who built a better mousetrap.Special Guests: Bill Arendt and Val Peacock.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:A Comparison of Hop Drying with Unheated, Dehumidified Air Versus Traditional Drying with Heated Air — 2018 MBAA Technical QuarterlyUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

The story behind the development of the first NA beer from Sam AdamsSpecial Guest: Eryn Bottens.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Just The Haze — 2022 District NW presentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Half of Odell's small but impressive quality team joins us to discuss what they do.Special Guests: Lauryn Rivera and Tess Downer.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Comprehensive Quality: Barley to Bright and Beyond — 2022 District Rocky Mt presentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Advice for how to navigate brewery constructionSpecial Guests: Andy Hooper and Jordan Schiess.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Construction Guidance — 2022 District Northern Cal PresentationBefore Breaking Ground on Your New Brewery — The White PaperUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Kevin Sibbett discusses a lauter tun upgrade at Yuengling, the process of optimizing brewhouse efficiency, troubleshooting malt handling, and understanding mill gaps and grist composition.Special Guest: Kevin Sibbett.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Be Kind to Your Grind — District Philly PresentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

It doesn't matter how good you are at counting cells if the sample wasn't prepared and handled properly. Bill Maca takes us on a deep dive into the most important part of yeast cell counts that nobody talks about.Special Guest: Bill Maca.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Yeast Viability Staining — Ask The BrewmastersYeast methylene blue staining viability inconsistencies — Ask The BrewmastersDilutions for slurry cell counts/viability — Ask The BrewmastersBill's TQ articles & presentations — MBAA.comUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

A powerful tool for making quality decisions.Special Guest: Travis Audet.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Thermal Degradation Units - A Tool to Guide Quality Decisions — 2020 World Brewing Congress2020 WBC — Technical Sessions On DemandUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Cécile Chenot discusses observations from thiol research at Université Catholique de LouvainSpecial Guest: Cécile Chenot.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Free thiol release from cysteinylated and glutathionylated sulfanylalkyl alcohols in beer : by selecting yeasts and fermentation conditions — 2022 Brewing SummitHow to Get the Most of the Aromatic Potential of Hops by Enabling the Release of Free Polyfunctional Thiols from their Non-Aromatic Precursors? — 2022 Brewing SummitUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

A thorough test of an age-old debate, conducted on modern beer stylesSpecial Guest: Ali Schultz.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Effect of pasteurization on bright and hazy IPAs — 2022 Brewing SummitUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

From a consumer safety standpoint, glass shards from broken bottles present one of the most serious risks that a brewery may encounter. In order to mitigate the considerable risk to consumers, any brewery that runs a glass bottle filler should develop and implement a formal burst bottle mitigation procedure for their packaging department. Members of the Craft Brewers Glass Quality Group describe the basic outline of such a procedure and resources to enable breweries to develop their own burst bottle mitigation program.Special Guests: Ben Bailey, Shawn Theriot, and Tim Lozen.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Implementation of a burst bottle detection and mitigation program — 2018 Brewing SummitBrewing Summit Proceedings — MBAA members can download for freeUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues