Master Brewers Podcast

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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. Thank you, sponsors!

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August 10, 202657 min

Episode 366: Carbonation as a Control Mechanism of E. coli and Salmonella in NA Beer

E. coli and Salmonella can grow in NA beer, but there's a convenient catch.Special Guests: Grzegorz Rachon and Joy Waite-Cusic.

August 3, 202639 min

Episode 240: Understanding the Risk of Can Pressure Failures (Feb 2022)

Have you ever wondered if you're pushing the limits of how much pressure your cans can handle? A Master Brewers Past President joins us to discuss a chart he designed to keep you out of trouble.Special Guest: Jim Kuhr.

July 27, 202652 min

Episode 365: A Western Approach to Sake Production

If you think brewing sake in your brewery is out of reach, think again.Special Guests: Chijindu Onwuchekwa and Scott Lafontaine.

July 20, 202653 min

Episode 253: CIP Fundamentals (July 2022)

Oliver Meinhold takes us back to the basics of cleaning & sanitation in the brewery.Special Guest: Oliver Meinhold.

July 13, 202658 min

Episode 364: pH Fundamentals

The fundamentals of pH and why your mash pH might not be what you think it is.Special Guest: Ashton Lewis.

July 6, 202645 min

Episode 049: Breathe, Breathe, Breathe, Scream (August 2017)

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.

June 29, 202645 min

Episode 363: Sensomics

What it is, and what it has done/can do for beer.Special Guests: Klaas Reglitz and Martin Steinhaus.

June 22, 202639 min

Episode 140: Think Twice Before You Dump: A Journey to Wastewater Compliance (August 2019)

Ann Spevacek & Eric Ritchson from Pizza Port Brewing discuss water usage and their journey to wastewater compliance.Special Guests: Ann Spevacek and Eric Ritchson.

June 15, 202653 min

Episode 362: Aroma Hop Shelf Life

A recent OSU study of aroma hop shelf life under commercial storage conditions.Special Guests: Cécile Chenot and Tom Shellhammer.

June 8, 202626 min

Episode 075: How Isinglass Works

How isinglass works, how to optimize results, when and why to use auxiliary finings (such as silica solutions), and more.Special Guest: Andrew Fratianni.