
Master Brewers Podcast
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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Latest episodes

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

Apr 18, 2022 • 49min
Episode 244: Dialing in Haze
To what extent does yeast strain selection & dry hop timing put the haze in your hazies?Special Guests: Keith Lacy and Laura Burns.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Bringing out the Thiols & Dialing in Haze — 2022 District Great Plains 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

Apr 11, 2022 • 28min
Episode 052: Let Your Process Evaluate Your Malt - Part 2
Joe Hertrich continues discussing how to establish your own criteria for malt performance on your specific recipe, process, and equipment rather than relying on theoretical "good" values on a malt COA. He explains how to track brewhouse yield, lauter performance, and attenuation vs. beta glucan.Special Guest: Joe Hertrich.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Apr 4, 2022 • 30min
Episode 051: Let Your Process Evaluate Your Malt - Part 1
Fan favorite, Joe Hertrich, is back with an extremely practical approach to evaluating malt performance based on his experience at breweries of drastically different sizes over a 50-year period.Special Guest: Joe Hertrich.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Mar 28, 2022 • 52min
Episode 243: Terrified of Being Torrified
BSG's adjunct professor & head comedian explain the difference between terms like rolled, flaked, toasted, micronized, and torrified; How it's all made, what's "mash ready," what's not, and why.Special Guests: Allen Young and Ashton Lewis.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Mar 21, 2022 • 33min
Episode 242: Brewing Purposefully with Wood
How our guest uses wood in brewing, how Louis Pasteur ruined beer, and how maybe when the liquid in a barrel can't become a beer, it can get another purpose.Special Guest: Peter Bouckaert.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Wood & Beer: A Brewer's Guide — By Dick Cantwell and Peter BouckaertUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Mar 14, 2022 • 40min
Episode 098: Dry Hop Creep
Luke Chadwick (Bell's), Andy Farrell (Bell's), Tom Shellhammer (OSU), and Jason Perkins (Allagash) take a deep dive into the phenomenon known as Dry Hop Creep.Special Guests: Andy Farrell, Jason Perkins, Luke Chadwick, and Tom Shellhammer.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:The Freshening Power of Centennial Hops — Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists: Vol 76, No 3Dry Hop Creep — Ask The BrewmastersHop Creep and Fermentation in Pack — Ask The BrewmastersHop Creep — MBAA Search BarCourse Director Position — Apply Now!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Mar 7, 2022 • 34min
Episode 241: Mash Filters
How & why to operate a mash filterSpecial Guest: Jason Platek.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Mash Filter Brewing — 2021 District Mid South PresentationComparison of Mash Filtration and Lauter Tun Separation; Wort and Beer Quality and Hop Utilization — 2020 WBC PosterPractical Experiences with Mash Filtration on Thin-Bed Filters from Brews Made with Several Kinds of Raw Materials — MBAA TQ 2007Course Director Position — Apply Now!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Feb 28, 2022 • 39min
Episode 240: Understanding the Risk of Can Pressure Failures
Have you ever wondered if you're pushing the limits of how much pressure your cans can handle? A Master Brewers Past President joins us to discuss a chart he designed to keep you out of trouble.Special Guest: Jim Kuhr.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Development of a Practical Tool for Estimating Risk of Can Pressure Failures during Tunnel Pasteurization — 2021 MBAA TQCourse Director Position — Apply Now!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarBrewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues