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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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Remember learning about Kveik back on episode 102 (https://www.masterbrewerspodcast.com/102)? This time, we catch up with the man who tracked down these yeasts and reinvigorated a traditional farmhouse brewing culture that nearly died out. You'll also hear about a time when it was illegal NOT to brew Christmas beer. Special Guest: Lars Marius Garshol.
The guy who explained how we narrowly avoided an American Reinheitsgebot on episode 174 (https://www.masterbrewerspodcast.com/174) is back with more surprises. This time you'll hear about the widespread use of malt substitutes in Germany, a beer war, and the birthplace of America's most popular beer style. Special Guest: Greg Casey.
Episode 326: THP

Episode 326: THP

2025-01-2733:36

How mousey off-flavor is formed in beer and how it can be measured. Special Guests: Glen Fox and Paulina Streimikyte.
The story of how Bell's brewery reduced its electrical consumption 5% while growing production more than 3%. Special Guests: Kate Martini and Walker Modic.
Practical strategies for controlling trans-2 nonenal in your brewery. Special Guest: Eric Samp.
The father of the gluten-removed beer category joins us to discuss recently updated federal regulations that may affect your gluten-free or gluten-reduced claims. That's the first part of today's show. After the break, stay tuned to hear the story of how the first commercial gluten-removed barley brew came to life. Special Guest: Joe Casey.
What New Glarus prioritizes to maximize flavor stability. Special Guest: Dan Carey.
We look back at the last 70 years of innovations in brewing, we look forward to what the future holds, and we hear a pint full of great anecdotes from an author with whom we're all familiar. Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.
Why Brewers Should Consider Alternatives to Tri-Clamp Special Guest: Travis Audet.
We dig into a couple of peer-reviewed papers from the Master Brewers Technical Quarterly (https://www.mbaa.com/publications/tq/Pages/default.aspx) that help us navigate the complexities of hop aroma and make better beer. Special Guests: Scott Lafontaine and Tom Shellhammer.
A study of 50 NA beers hunts for human pathogens. Special Guest: Grzegorz Rachon.
In 2018 Goose Island was plagued with a wild yeast contamination identified in post centrifuged products. This is how we systematically sought root cause, and ultimately eradicated the contamination despite our previous process understandings. Special Guests: Alex Nham and Joey Tidei.
The creator of infusion malts joins us to explain what they are and why they're special. Special Guest: Cristal Peck.
Did you know that the gelatinization temperature of your malt could be as low as 136F or as high as 154F? Charlie Bamforth's successor joins us to talk about variations in starch structure and what that might mean for your mash. Special Guest: Glen Fox.
The John Rowley approach to sour & funk Special Guest: John Rowley.
The story of how Creature Comforts Brewing tracked down and eliminated metallic off-flavor in kettle-sours. Special Guest: Spencer Britton.
You've seen the headlines. Is the US government really about to change its recommendations for alcohol consumption? Special Guests: Brian Crawford and Christopher Shepard.
More engineered brewers yeast strains capable of "impossible" feats. Special Guest: Charles Denby.
How affordable automation can free up resources and improve quality in breweries of any size. Special Guest: Matt Cottrell.
Episode 102: Kveik

Episode 102: Kveik

2024-09-3035:28

Richard Preiss discusses his work with genetically unique yeast used to produce Norwegian farmhouse beers known as kveik. Special Guest: Richard Preiss.
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