Master Brewers Podcast

This week, we take a break from technical brewing to talk about the new realities of selling beer during a pandemic.Special Guest: Ross Ackermann.Sponsored By:Fermentis: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:COVID-19Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar — check for cancellations due to COVID-19 before heading to your next district meeting!2020 World Brewing Congress

New information from OSU regarding how hop kiln temperature impacts hop quality.Special Guests: Lindsey Rubottom and Tom Shellhammer.Sponsored By:Fermentis: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2020 World Brewing CongressUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar — check for cancellations due to COVID-19 before heading to your next district meeting!

David Kapral joins us to talk about why it's critical to have thermostatic air vents and vacuum breakers on your steam jackets, and what happens when you don't.Special Guest: David Kapral.Sponsored By:Fermentis: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2020 World Brewing CongressMBAA TQ 2016 - Applications and Importance of Thermostatic Air Vents and Vacuum Breakers in the Brewery: Vacuum Crushed Vessels are UnusableUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar

Jordan Kelly joins us in Calgary to talk about Odell Brewing Company's low-cost lactic acid bacteria propagation system, as well as how they dialed-in and scaled their process.Special Guest: Jordan Kelly.Sponsored By:Fermentis: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2020 World Brewing Congress2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — New member benefit!Poster 77 - LAB propagation and process control for efficient kettle souring using house culturesWorkshop Presentation - LAB propagation and process control for efficient kettle souring using house culturesUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar

Peter Watts joins us in Calgary to talk about a bunch of new malting barley varieties coming out of Canada.Special Guest: Peter Watts.Sponsored By:Fermentis: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — New member benefit!Presentation 25 - New malting barley varieties in Canada and their quality attributesContact your District Officers — (and offer to help get those district presentations uploaded!)Suggest a district presentation we should highlight on the showUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar2020 World Brewing Congress

Tom Shellhammer joins us from the 2019 Master Brewers Conference in Calgary to shed some light on the inefficiencies of dry hopping.Special Guest: Tom Shellhammer.Sponsored By:Fermentis: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — New member benefit!Presentation 36 - Quantifying and probing the inefficiency of dry-hoppingContact your District Officers — (and offer to help get those district presentations uploaded!)Suggest a district presentation we should highlight on the showUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar2020 World Brewing Congress

Joe Walts joins us to talk about his TQ paper and experiences managing water chemistry in the brewhouse.Special Guest: Joe Walts.Sponsored By:Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Fermentis: Links:MBAA TQ 2017 - Brewhouse Water and Mash Chemistry Management: One ApproachContact your District Officers — (and offer to help get those district presentations uploaded!)Suggest a district presentation we should highlight on the showUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar2020 World Brewing Congress

Kim Syring from Surly Brewing joins us in Calgary to talk about her outside the box controlled spoilage studies to determine micro tolerance limits.Special Guest: Kim Syring.Sponsored By:BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — New member benefit!Presentation 39 - The development of controlled spoilage studies to determine microbial tolerance limitsContact your District Officers — (and offer to help get those district presentations uploaded!)Suggest a district presentation we should highlight on the showUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar2020 World Brewing Congress

Ross Koenigs from New Belgium sits down with us in Calgary to talk about his poster and quest to better understand hemp flavor in beer.Special Guest: Ross Koenigs.Sponsored By:BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — New member benefit!Calgary Poster 81 - The development of hemp flavor derived from flower added at various traditional brewing pointsContact your District Officers — (and offer to help get those district presentations uploaded!)Suggest a district presentation we should highlight on the showUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar2020 World Brewing Congress

Two presenters from the hops technical session during the 2019 Master Brewers Conference in Calgary discuss the use of beta acid products in haze stabilization, as well as some practical aspects of using hop oils in the brewery.Special Guests: Horace Cunningham and Margaux Huismann.Sponsored By:BSG: Proximity Malt: ABS: Hopsteiner: Links:2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — New member benefit!Calgary Presentation 34 - Improving the stability of hazy beer stylesCalgary Presentation 35 - Specialized hop oils: A tool for brew design and profitabilityContact your District Officers — (and offer to help get those district presentations uploaded!)Suggest a district presentation we should highlight on the showUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar2020 World Brewing Congress