John Bryce
Host of Master Brewers Podcast
John Bryce loves all things technical brewing. He 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 President & CEO of The Lupulin Exchange. John has been the host & producer of Master Brewers Podcast since its inception in 2016.
John Bryce has hosted 283 Episodes.
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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 224: Can Liner Quality & Testing
September 20th, 2021 | 39 mins 8 secs
This week on the show, something that most brewers new to canning never consider but can make or break a brewery.
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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 220: Consistent Fermentations
August 9th, 2021 | 52 mins 15 secs
How to keep your brewery from becoming condominiums.
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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 218: Including Fermentation in Your Beer Recipe
July 26th, 2021 | 41 mins 26 secs
Why you need a fermentation recipe just as much as you need a recipe in the brewhouse.
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Episode 217: Dry Hopping & Yeast Health
July 12th, 2021 | 30 mins 7 secs
Why dry hopping & yeast health are at odds with each other, what to look out for, and how to make the best of this challenging combination.
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Episode 216: Profiling 34/70
July 5th, 2021 | 43 mins 16 secs
What happens the world's most popular yeast strain gets fermented at different temperatures and pitch rates?
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Episode 215: Hops & Foam
June 28th, 2021 | 36 mins 33 secs
Have you ever noticed that the more you dry-hop, the worse your foam is?