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

Special Guest: Oliver Meinhold.

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• CIP Theory and Practical Insights

The fundamentals of pH and why your mash pH might not be what you think it is.

Special Guest: Ashton Lewis.

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• A Practical Brewer’s View of pH

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.

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• Hopsteiner:

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• Kettle Boil Over Sensors

What it is, and what it has done/can do for beer.

Special Guests: Klaas Reglitz and Martin Steinhaus.

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• Hopsteiner:

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• Sensomics – Make Beer Aroma Great Again!

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

Special Guests: Ann Spevacek and Eric Ritchson.

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• Think Twice Before You Dump: A Journey to Wastewater Complian

A recent OSU study of aroma hop shelf life under commercial storage conditions.

Special Guests: Cécile Chenot and Tom Shellhammer.

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• Hopsteiner:

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• Aging of Citra®, Cascade, and Centennial hops under commercial storage and the discrepancies between sensory quality and HSI classification

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

Special Guest: Andrew Fratianni.

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• Isinglass and Its Brewing Application

It’s not pasteurization. It’s not sterile filtration. So how exactly does the Shredder achieve microbiological stabilization?

Special Guests: Jesse Kremenak and Matt Burkhardt.

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• Shredder: instant, zero-energy pasteurization

Steve Bradt from Micro Matic joins us to talk about keg valve design, function, maintenance, and safety. If you work with kegs, this episode is for you, regardless of your experience level.

Special Guest: Steve Bradt.

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• Ask The Brewmasters

Can increased pitch rate accelerate fermentation at 8°C? How does pitch rate influence aroma formation in different lager yeast strains? Is there an optimal pitch rate for balancing clean flavour with desired complexity?

Special Guest: Richard Preiss.

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• 2026 Master Brewers Conference