

Master Brewers Podcast
Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)
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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Feb 14, 2022 • 48min
Episode 084: Brewing Hoppy Beer with CRISPR Instead of Hops
As reported in Nature Communications, Charles Denby used CRISPR-Cas9 to successfully engineer brewers yeast to produce linalool and geraniol. We interview both Charles and Bryan Donaldson (Lagunitas) who oversaw the sensory analysis for this groundbreaking study.Special Guests: Bryan Donaldson and Charles Denby.Sponsored By:Kegshoe: Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Brewing Summit 2022 — Providence, Rhode Island | August 14-16, 2022Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Jan 31, 2022 • 37min
Episode 237: Packaging with Speise
How & why Resident Culture conditions with speise.Special Guest: David Fuhrer.Sponsored By:Alfa Laval: Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Packaging with Speise — 2021 District Georgia PresentationUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues2022 Brewing Summit — August 14-16 | Providence, Rhode Island

Jan 17, 2022 • 25min
Episode 096: Efficacy of Sanitizers in the Brewery
Elliot Parcells & Josh Pohlmann put together some experiments to better understand if the sanitizers used at Bell's Brewery were doing their jobs.Sponsored By:Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Presentation: Efficacy of sanitizers in the brewery — 2017 Master Brewers ConferenceConference Proceedings — 2017 Master Brewers ConferenceUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2022 to save 20% on dues

Dec 27, 2021 • 36min
Episode 069: Diastaticus - Part 2
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, Matt Linske, Matthew Peetz, Michelle McHugh, Sylvie Van Zandycke, Tobias Fischborn, and Wade Begrow.Sponsored By:Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:S. cerevisiae var. diastaticus—detection methods and control measures for brewing QA/QC — 2018 MBAA webinarEvaluation of FPDM for STA1 Positive (Diastaticus) Yeast in the Brewery — Master Brewers Podcast Episode 152Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues

Dec 20, 2021 • 29min
Episode 068: Diastaticus - Part 1
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, Matt Linske, Matthew Peetz, Michelle McHugh, Sylvie Van Zandycke, Tobias Fischborn, and Wade Begrow.Sponsored By:Novozymes: Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Diastaticus — Ask The Brewmasters discussion threadsDiastaticus — MBAA papers & presentationsUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues

Dec 6, 2021 • 36min
Episode 091: How a Chiller System Works
How brewery chillers work, troubleshooting tips, common mistakes, and easy preventative maintenance to keep it running for years to come.Special Guest: Damon Reed.Sponsored By:Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:How a Chiller System Works & Preventative Maintenance — 2017 District NW presentationGlycol Chiller System Operation and Preventative Maintenance — 2017 MBAA WebinarTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues

Nov 22, 2021 • 45min
Episode 231: The Black Box of Biotransformation
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.Sponsored By:Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Piecing Together What We Know and What We Don't on Biotransformation and Its Organoleptic Impact — 2021 MBAA TQBIRRATECNIA on Apple PodcastsBIRRATECNIA | Podcast on SpotifyTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues

Nov 8, 2021 • 42min
Episode 083: The Red Queen Hypothesis
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.Sponsored By:Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Breeding Better Barley — 2017 MBAA WebinarTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues

Oct 25, 2021 • 55min
Episode 228: The Challenging 2021 Barley Outlook
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.Sponsored By:Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:2021 Barley Production & Stock Reports — Master Brewers Community2021 Master Brewers Conference — Oct 28-30 | Hilton ClevelandUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues

Oct 18, 2021 • 55min
Episode 227: IRC7 + CRISPR = Cosmic Punch
"Thiolized" CRISPR yeast, the world's 1st convincing argument for mash hopping, and more.Special Guests: Lance Shaner and Laura Burns.Sponsored By:Brew Ninja: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Biotransformation — 2021 District Texas Presentation2021 Master Brewers Conference — Oct 28-30 | Hilton ClevelandUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarTechnical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!Join Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues


