Master Brewers Podcast
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
312 episodes of Master Brewers Podcast since the first episode, which aired on August 14th, 2017.
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Episode 275: A Look at Biases in Density Measurements
February 27th, 2023 | 45 mins 58 secs
Is the ubiquitous hydrometer the right tool for the job? How can you improve the accuracy & precision of your measurements?
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Episode 124: Fritz Maytag
February 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 17 mins
This is the story of how Fritz Maytag, father of the American beer revolution, transformed "the last medieval brewery in the world" into one of the most modern breweries on the planet.
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Episode 274: Professor Moose's Magical Corn
February 13th, 2023 | 56 mins 13 secs
A plant breeding experiment that’s been running continuously since 1896 produces some unexpected results.
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Episode 123: Tracking IBU Through the Brewing Process: The Quest for Consistency
February 6th, 2023 | 35 mins 43 secs
Aaron Justus is back to lead us on an awesome journey tracking IBUs throughout the brewing process. This episode is full of surprises, and I guarantee you're going to learn something.
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Episode 273: Predicting & improving Brewhouse Efficiency
January 30th, 2023 | 36 mins 57 secs
Follow Joe Walts on his journey building lauter simulations to better predict & improve brewhouse efficiency.
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Episode 117: AromaSmart
January 23rd, 2023 | 55 mins 42 secs
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.
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Episode 272: Just The Haze
January 16th, 2023 | 39 mins 45 secs
The story behind the development of the first NA beer from Sam Adams
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Episode 271: Comprehensive Quality at Odell's
January 9th, 2023 | 41 mins 10 secs
Half of Odell's small but impressive quality team joins us to discuss what they do.
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Episode 270: What to Do Before Breaking Ground on Your New Brewery
January 2nd, 2023 | 58 mins 13 secs
Advice for how to navigate brewery construction
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Episode 116: Be Kind to Your Grind
December 26th, 2022 | 33 mins 4 secs
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.
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Episode 113: Reducing Error in Cell Counts
December 19th, 2022 | 37 mins 24 secs
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.
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Episode 269: Thermal Degradation Units
December 12th, 2022 | 35 mins 24 secs
A powerful tool for making quality decisions.
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Episode 268: Free Thiol Release
December 5th, 2022 | 33 mins 19 secs
Cécile Chenot discusses observations from thiol research at Université Catholique de Louvain
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Episode 267: Effect of pasteurization on bright and hazy IPAs
November 28th, 2022 | 30 mins 12 secs
A thorough test of an age-old debate, conducted on modern beer styles
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Episode 111: Burst Bottle Detection & Mitigation
November 21st, 2022 | 39 mins 12 secs
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.
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Episode 266: NA Production for the Craft Brewer
November 14th, 2022 | 37 mins 45 secs
Mitch Steele has advice for craft brewers who want to produce non-alcoholic products.