Master Brewers Podcast

Over-carbonation. Exploding bottles. Lawsuits. Super-attenuation caused by diastaticus contamination is a hot topic in the brewing industry. We bring you interviews with brewers, yeast suppliers, and independent microbiologists to talk about detection, prevention, and more. Whether your strategy is to keep diastaticus out of your brewery altogether or to manage it alongside other Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains lacking the STA gene, you're guaranteed to learn something from these interviews. Special Guests: Andy Tveekrem, Matthew Peetz, Matt Linske, Michelle McHugh, Sylvie Van Zandycke, Tobias Fischborn, and Wade Begrow.

Franco-Belgian style table beer & how Jester King brews their version Special Guest: Jeffrey Stuffings.

How brewery chillers work, troubleshooting tips, common mistakes, and easy preventative maintenance to keep it running for years to come. Special Guest: Damon Reed.

The hotly anticipated release of the USDA public hop breeding program's 1st tropical aroma bomb. What it took to finally get here, what the future looks like, and more. Special Guest: John Henning.

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? Special Guests: Leandro Meiners and Mati Cavanna.

Using the dissolved CO2 content of active fermentations to control your process. Special Guests: Andrew MacIntosh and Karen Fortmann.

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. Special Guest: Patrick Hayes.

Are we one step closer to understanding the origin of Hop Creep? Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.

Are you prepared to face the most challenging barley crop most of us have ever seen? Special Guests: Drew Sharp, Matt Enns, and Peter Watts.

"Thiolized" CRISPR yeast, the world's 1st convincing argument for mash hopping, and more. Special Guests: Lance Shaner and Laura Burns.

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. Special Guest: Brian Faivre.

Understanding stainless steel alloys, corrosion, vacuum failures, and more. Special Guest: Ashton Lewis.

What it means, where it came from, and how it's made. Special Guests: Andy Morrison, John Harris, and Kevin Davey.

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. Special Guest: Dan Strömberg.

Tips & inspiration for using honey in your beer. Special Guest: Keith Seiz.

This week on the show we count down the greatest hits that breweries take when OSHA shows up. Special Guests: Brian Godfrey, Dana Johnson, and Gary Nicholas.

How to get away with a mid-fermentation dry-hop AND harvest healthy yeast for repitching. Special Guest: Jessica Young.

Ben Edmunds describes his unique & effective approach to brewing hoppy beer. Special Guest: Ben Edmunds.

A study examining the impacts of wort gravity, IBUs, and serial repitching of California Ale yeast. Special Guests: Luis Castro and Nichole Bryant.

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. Special Guest: John Giarratano.