Master Brewers Podcast

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.

Kerry Caldwell suffered severe injuries from an accident in the brewhouse. She was airlifted and overcame the 34% chance of survival calculated by the hospital. This episode is both the story of her accident and a description of a simple, inexpensive device that should be installed in your brewery to prevent similar accidents.  Special Guests: Kerry Bloxham (Caldwell) and Scott Zetterstrom.

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.

Mitch Steele talks about the evolution of IPA. We go all the way from IPA's early history to modern times, as well as hear about some of Mitch's strategies for brewing IPA at New Realm. Special Guest: Mitch Steele.

There’s a new hop breeder in town and she’s been busy innovating to release public hop varieties faster. We discuss her impressive progress thus far, 2 exciting new lines to look out for, the balance of public & private breeding, how your brewery can make a difference, and more. Special Guest: Kayla Altendorf.

Just when you thought you knew everything you needed to know about carrageenan and its brewing application, Andrew Fratianni & Mark Sammartino join us to get super nerdy about seaweed and help you make better beer. Special Guests: Andrew Fratianni and Mark Sammartino.

An analysis of hard seltzer fermentations to optimize ingredients and performance. Special Guest: Ben Koppenhaver.

Joe Williams, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Endowed Brewer at UC Davis, talks about HSA. Special Guest: Joe Williams.

How a brewery that punches above its weight in the sustainability department recaptures CO2 at a former top secret military listening post. Special Guests: Julie Broaddus and Mike Sutherland.

Mary-Jane Maurice (the only American with a diploma from the Maltsters' Association of Great Britain) arms us with more knowledge about malting and malt COAs so we can all make better beer. Special Guest: Mary-Jane Maurice.

Advances in hulless malting barley (and why you should care) Special Guest: Keith Armstrong.

Jace Marti talks about Berliner Weisse production at his 159-year-old family-run brewery. Special Guest: Jace Marti.

What's Krispier Than KRISPY? Special Guest: Eugene Fletcher.

John Palmer & Ashton Lewis help us demystify the passivation of stainless steel, separate fact from fiction, and pick up some pointers for keeping your stainless steel healthy. Special Guests: Ashton Lewis and John Palmer.