John Bryce
Host of Master Brewers Podcast
John Bryce built his first brewery (Blacksburg Brewing Co.) on a shoestring budget in 2002 and his career continued at several Virginia breweries, including Capitol City, Old Dominion, Starr Hill, and Mount Ida Reserve. He graduated from Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei (VLB) in 2008, has helped countless breweries as a consultant, served as MBAA's Technical Outreach Director from 2015 to 2017, and is Founder & CEO at The Lupulin Exchange, where he answers every single support ticket personally and agonizes over making life easier for brewers. John has been the host & producer of Master Brewers Podcast since its inception in 2016.
John Bryce has hosted 318 Episodes.
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Episode 231: The Black Box of Biotransformation
November 22nd, 2021 | 44 mins 44 secs
Why does dry-hopping during active fermentation change sensory profiles? Is the black box of biotransformation really what drives those changes or is it something else entirely?
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Episode 230: Under Pressure
November 15th, 2021 | 44 mins 58 secs
Using the dissolved CO2 content of active fermentations to control your process.
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Episode 083: The Red Queen Hypothesis
November 8th, 2021 | 42 mins 29 secs
The disease has moved out of Africa, it's now in the Middle East. It's only a matter of time before it arrives. It's a numbers game. Pat Hayes joins us to talk about barley breeding, the race against disease, genetic tools, and more.
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Episode 229: Is Hop Creep Caused by Microorganisms?
November 1st, 2021 | 33 mins 48 secs
Are we one step closer to understanding the origin of Hop Creep?
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Episode 228: The Challenging 2021 Barley Outlook
October 25th, 2021 | 54 mins 50 secs
Are you prepared to face the most challenging barley crop most of us have ever seen?
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Episode 227: IRC7 + CRISPR = Cosmic Punch
October 18th, 2021 | 54 mins 41 secs
"Thiolized" CRISPR yeast, the world's 1st convincing argument for mash hopping, and more.
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Episode 063: Utilizing Predictive Analytics to Improve Quality & Maximize Capacity at Deschutes Brewery
October 11th, 2021 | 32 mins 13 secs
Brian Faivre explains how one of the largest craft brewers is using data and tools (accessible to breweries of any size) to improve their process.
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Episode 226: Stainless Steel
October 4th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
Understanding stainless steel alloys, corrosion, vacuum failures, and more.
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Episode 225: Cold IPA
September 27th, 2021 | 59 mins 34 secs
What it means, where it came from, and how it's made.
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Episode 061: Glycol Systems for Breweries
September 13th, 2021 | 38 mins 26 secs
Dan Stromberg discusses industry best practices for glycol system piping. You'll learn how to balance your system, how to size headers for correct flow rates & velocity, which pipe materials to consider, why the ubiquitous solenoid valve is a bad choice, and more.
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Episode 223: Brewing with Honey
September 6th, 2021 | 37 mins 58 secs
Tips & inspiration for using honey in your beer.
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Episode 222: The Top 10
August 30th, 2021 | 49 mins 29 secs
This week on the show we count down the greatest hits that breweries take when OSHA shows up.
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Episode 221: The Best of Both Worlds
August 23rd, 2021 | 33 mins 16 secs
How to get away with a mid-fermentation dry-hop AND harvest healthy yeast for repitching.
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Episode 080: Brewing Hoppy Beers - Targeting Flavor, Not Varietal
August 16th, 2021 | 36 mins 18 secs
Ben Edmunds describes his unique & effective approach to brewing hoppy beer.
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Episode 219: Repitching Cal Ale
August 2nd, 2021 | 33 mins 38 secs
A study examining the impacts of wort gravity, IBUs, and serial repitching of California Ale yeast.
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Episode 059: Process Control Through Enzyme Understanding
June 21st, 2021 | 37 mins 47 secs
Important tools every brewer should have within reach, as we all struggle to deal with increasing competition, costs, variability in raw materials, and strive to operate more sustainable breweries.