Master Brewers Podcast
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About the show
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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Episodes
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Episode 075: How Isinglass Works
February 12th, 2018 | 22 mins 35 secs
Andrew Fratianni explains how isinglass works, how to optimize results, when and why to use auxiliary finings (such as silica solutions), and more.
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Episode 074: Potential Causes for Loss of Extract in a Brewery
February 5th, 2018 | 22 mins 26 secs
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...
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Episode 073: Dry Hopping's Correlation with Diacetyl
January 29th, 2018 | 19 mins 59 secs
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.
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Episode 072: Yeast Propagation
January 22nd, 2018 | 37 mins 1 sec
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.
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Episode 070: Malting & Brewing Naked...Oats
January 8th, 2018 | 20 mins 27 secs
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.
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Episode 064: Yeast Fundamentals
November 27th, 2017 | 27 mins 1 sec
John Giarratano talks yeast pitch rates, how to manipulate esters and higher alcohols, and other fundamentals for the craft brewer.
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Episode 062: Co-fermentation Trials with S. cerevisiae & B. bruxellensis and the Organoleptic Benefits of Mixed Culture Fermentations
November 13th, 2017 | 20 mins 34 secs
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.
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Episode 060: WW Pilot Study at Holy City Brewing Co.
October 30th, 2017 | 28 mins 54 secs
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.
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Episode 057: The 2017 Hop Harvest
October 9th, 2017 | 24 mins 38 secs
Many hop farms in Yakima operate 24/7 during much of September. Now that the bales are off the farms and hop selection is over, we catch up with Roy Johnson to get some perspective from one of the world's largest hop merchants.
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Episode 056: The Craft Malt Revolution
October 2nd, 2017 | 39 mins 19 secs
In 2010, Christian & Andrea Stanley built one of the first craft malthouses in the US. Today, they produce 8 tons per week at Valley Malt. In this episode we catch up with the husband & wife team to hear about their challenges, successes, and...
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Episode 054: Stuff You Should Know About Keg Valves
September 18th, 2017 | 34 mins 25 secs
Steve Bradt from Micro Matic joins us to talk about keg valve design, function, maintenance, safety, and...hamburgers. If you work with kegs, this episode is for you, regardless of your experience level.
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Episode 004: Dry Hopping & Its Effects on Bitterness and the IBU Test
September 4th, 2017 | 19 mins 16 secs
John Paul Maye of S.S. Steiner explains the unintended consequences of dry hopping and why the standard IBU test doesn't work for dry hopped beer.
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Episode 050: The Relationship Between Wort Gravity and Water-to-Grist Ratio
August 14th, 2017 | 24 mins 19 secs
Author & MBAA Publications Director, John Palmer, revisits a fundamentals topic that most brewers have learned but may not think about during daily operations. Explore this topic with us for a renewed understanding so you can better plan...