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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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Jul 4, 2022 • 31min
Episode 105: Wort Aeration
Do you know how much DO is in your wort? What percentage of injected oxygen is solubilized? Derek Dawson set out to answer these questions at Modern Times Beer.Special Guest: Derek Dawson.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Volunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working GroupDeveloping a practical method for determining dissolved oxygen levels in knockout wort and its effects on the health of Saccharomyces strains in the brewery — 2018 Brewing Summit PosterUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Brewing and Malting Science CourseJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Jun 20, 2022 • 44min
Episode 250: Is Hop Terroir a Marketing Construct and/or a Biophysical Reality?
A recent Master Brewers Technical Quarterly paper explores the answer.Special Guests: Aaron Staples, Alec Mull, Alex Adams, Rob Sirrine, and Scott Stuhr.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Volunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working GroupUntapping Terroir: Experimental Evidence of Regional Variation in Hop Flavor Profiles — 2022 MBAA TQUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Brewing and Malting Science CourseJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Jun 13, 2022 • 54min
Episode 089: The Six-rowification of North American Two-row (Part 3: What you can do about it)
The previous episode explained how and why North American 2-row barley evolved to take on 6-row traits. This week Joe Hertrich explains why that's problematic for all-malt brewers and what can be done about it.Special Guest: Joe Hertrich.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Brewing and Malting Science CourseJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on duesVolunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working Group

Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 1min
Episode 088: The Six-rowification of North American Two-row (Parts 1&2: history, how & why)
Since 1972 North American 2-row barley has slowly but steadily evolved into something that has more in common with 6-row than traditional European 2-row barley. Find out why this is great news for adjunct brewers and problematic for all-malt brewers.Special Guest: Joe Hertrich.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Brewing and Malting Science CourseJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on duesVolunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working Group

May 30, 2022 • 41min
Episode 249: Malt Silos
Things to consider before making the transition from bagged to bulk malt.Special Guest: Tim Roberts.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Transitioning from Bagged to Bulk Malt Supply — 2022 District Philly presentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on duesVolunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working Group

May 23, 2022 • 41min
Episode 248: Mashing
The author of one of the latest publications from ASBC & MBAA joins us to talk about Mashing.Special Guest: Evan Evans.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Mashing — by Evan EvansUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on duesVolunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working Group

May 16, 2022 • 58min
Episode 247: Malt
Our friend, Dr. Yin, returns to discuss his new Malt book and the 2021 barley cropSpecial Guest: Xiang Yin.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Malt: Practical Brewing Science — by Xiang YinUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on duesVolunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working Group

May 9, 2022 • 32min
Episode 101: The Yeasts of Tomorrow
Stijn Mertens and Jan Steensels talk about what's happening inside one of the world's most advanced yeast labs.Special Guests: Jan Steensels and Stijn Mertens.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Belgian Beer: Tested and TastedThe Yeasts of Tomorrow — 2018 MBAA Eastern Technical ConferenceYeast Family TreeUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on duesVolunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working Group

May 2, 2022 • 49min
Episode 246: Putting the Stank in Dr. Dank
How Wicked Weed made a beer smell like cannabis, without using cannabis.Special Guests: Joe Pawelek and Ross Hunsinger.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Recreating Hop Aroma Outside of the Plant and its Practical Application in Modern Craft Brewing — 2022 MBAA webinarUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on duesVolunteer Opportunity — Master Brewers Podcast Working Group

Apr 25, 2022 • 36min
Episode 245: Romp of Otters
A collaboration between OSU's Barley Project Lab, Admiral Maltings, and Seismic Brewing explores the possibilities for achieving Maris Otter flavor in newer barley varieties, bred for better agronomics & brewhouse performance.Special Guests: Campbell Morrissy and Curtis Davenport.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Romp of Otters — 2021 District NW PresentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues