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
Feb 26, 2018 • 20min
Episode 077: Quality Systems - Part 1
No brewery is too small to take a systematic approach to quality. Gary Nicholas has some great advice for aligning your breweries priorities, data collection, and decision-making process. This week's content was curated based on a listener request.Special Guest: Gary Nicholas.
Feb 19, 2018 • 22min
Episode 076: Revolutionary Dry-Hopping Techniques for Larger Beer Volumes
Inefficient extraction. Beer loss. These are problems that have to be solved, even when centrifuging dry-hopped beer. Alyce Hartvigsen is looking for dry-hoppers to trial Alfa Laval's prototype Iso-Mix External Drive Rotary Jet Mixer.
Feb 12, 2018 • 23min
Episode 075: How Isinglass Works
Andrew Fratianni explains how isinglass works, how to optimize results, when and why to use auxiliary finings (such as silica solutions), and more.
Feb 5, 2018 • 22min
Episode 074: Potential Causes for Loss of Extract in a Brewery
During the MBAA Brewing & Malting Science Course, students are put into groups to work through hypothetical scenarios. The winning case study is then published in the Master Brewers Technical Quarterly. Simon Nielsen joins us to talk about the approach his group took during the 2017 course.
Jan 29, 2018 • 20min
Episode 073: Dry Hopping's Correlation with Diacetyl
Have you ever noticed that diacetyl seems to rear its head more often in hoppy beers? Is dry hopping to blame? Kara Taylor & Devin Tani from White Labs join us to discuss a presentation given during the 2017 Master Brewers Conference.
Jan 22, 2018 • 37min
Episode 072: Yeast Propagation
Understanding the basics of yeast propagation is critical for commercial brewers of all sizes. With 50 years of experience researching yeast, Graham Stewart joins us to talk about the basic principles of brewer's yeast propagation.Special Guest: Graham Stewart.
Jan 8, 2018 • 20min
Episode 070: Malting & Brewing Naked...Oats
Jordon Geurts joins us from Briess Malt & Ingredients to give us a behind-the-scenes look at product development for malted, naked oats, which can be used to enhance mouthfeel or to produce gluten free beers.Special Guest: Jordon Geurts.
Nov 27, 2017 • 27min
Episode 064: Yeast Fundamentals
John Giarratano talks yeast pitch rates, how to manipulate esters and higher alcohols, and other fundamentals for the craft brewer.Sponsored By:Micro Matic:
Nov 13, 2017 • 21min
Episode 062: Co-fermentation Trials with S. cerevisiae & B. bruxellensis and the Organoleptic Benefits of Mixed Culture Fermentations
Nick Mader is on a mission to eliminate "black box syndrome" in regards to mixed culture fermentations. Learn how inoculation rate impacts esters and phenols.Sponsored By:Micro Matic:
Oct 30, 2017 • 29min
Episode 060: WW Pilot Study at Holy City Brewing Co.
Matt Huddleston and Kevin Campbell of synTerra collaborated with Holy City Brewing Co. and the College of Charleston on a brewery effluent treatability study using a microcosm-scale constructed wetland system. Sponsored By:Micro Matic:
