Master Brewers Podcast

Author of Quality Management: Essential Planning for Breweries and founder of Top Note Tonic, Mary Pellettieri, discusses how innovation challenges quality systems. Special Guest: Mary Pellettieri.

Charlie Bamforth discusses authenticity vs technology in lager beer production. Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.

Does dry hopping inoculate your beer with beer spoiling bacteria? Do the anti-microbial properties of hops offer enough protection? Can dry hopping fix a dirty beer? This week on the show, our friends from Shiner set out to better understand the microbiological impact of dry hopping. Special Guest: Laura Hill.

Master Brewers wants to fund your next innovation. Hear how the program works, as well as an overview of several projects that have already been funded. Special Guests: Doug Wilson, Kurt Driesner, Lauren Torres, Mark Jaeggi, Mike Billon, Molly Browning, Ryan Bross, and Tom Shellhammer.

The MBAA Brewery Safety Committee brings you the story of a real-life electrical accident in a brewery, as well as tips and other resources for keeping brewers safe. Special Guests: Brian Godfrey and David Gonzalez.

Catch up with Pat Hayes before he delivers the keynote address during the Master Brewers Conference in Seattle Oct 6. We discuss some exciting new releases coming just before Pat’s retirement, the OSU barley project, how Pat ended up becoming a barley breeder in the first place, and more. Special Guest: Patrick Hayes.

Has your brewery put off building a sensory program because it seems overwhelming? Lindsay Barr is here with the tips and baby steps you need to make immediate progress. We also take a peek under the hood of the ASBC Sensory Subcommittee and hear about some of the awesome new tools they've produced. Whether your brewery needs to start from scratch or already has a functional sensory program, this interview with Lindsay is sure to help you take things to the next level. Special Guest: Lindsay Barr.

The identification of the gene that determines whether or not a yeast strain is haze-positive. Special Guest: Laura Burns.

A discussion of flavors found in mixed fermentations. Special Guest: Jen Blair.

John Paul Maye discusses results from the analysis of haze in a dozen New England IPAs and how the haze traps non-polar hop compounds to create the unique flavors of this beer style. This work was recently presented at the 2018 Brewing Summit, where Dr. Maye was awarded best presentation. Special Guest: John Paul Maye.

How things work in a dedicated, certified gluten-free brewery Special Guest: Alan Windhausen.

Various principles in fluid dynamics with practical applications in the brewery (and a few puns). Special Guests: Allen Young and Ashton Lewis.

Marcus Cox talks ingredients, process, best practices, and authenticity. Special Guest: Marcus Cox.

Shelf-life, performance, and consistency of Active Dry Yeast (ADY) vs Freshly Propagated Yeast (FPY). We also explore the application of ADY for bottle conditioning and more. Special Guests: Kevin Lane and Marcelo Cerdan.

New insights into the question of whether bottles or cans will keep your beer fresh longer. Special Guest: Katie Fromuth.

During the 2016 World Brewing Congress, MBP host John Bryce met a couple of beer-brewing monks from Italy. Fr. Martin and Br. Augustine join us to talk about monastic brewing, their brewery, and their beers. Special Guest: Brewmonks of Norcia.

Hop Quality Group audits & things to look for during your next farm visit Special Guests: Ben Bailey and Patrick Chavanelle.

An incident at Goose Island that we can all learn from. Special Guests: Daryl Hoedtke and Gabe Capan.

Brewers who’ve used the most recent public hop variety released by the USDA share their experiences. Special Guests: Eric Sannerud, Jeremy Moynier, John Leingang, John Trogner, and Max Shafer.

A compilation of 5 years of mid fermentation dry hopping studies at New Belgium. Special Guests: Justin Alexander and Stacey Williams.