An exciting, new 2-row winter variety coming out of Virginia Tech, the advantages winter barley brings to growers, maltsters, and brewers, the challenges ahead, and how you can get involved.

Special Guests: Ashley McFarland, Nicholas Santantonio, Trey Hill, and Zach Gaines.

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• Hopsteiner:
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• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:

Links:

• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
• Going With the Grain
• American Malting Barley Association
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How Two Roads approaches training in the brewery. What to train, who trains, how to prove it, and how to make it stick on the floor.

Special Guest: Jen Pesavento.

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• BSG:
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• The Lupulin Exchange:

Links:

• WBC Rewind 2024
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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BSG's adjunct professor & head comedian explain the difference between terms like rolled, flaked, toasted, micronized, and torrified; How it's all made, what's "mash ready," what's not, and why.

Special Guests: Allen Young and Ashton Lewis.

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• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:

Links:

• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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How would like to be in the position of figuring out how to sell your excess CO2 rather than just accepting the price, quality, and availability from a supplier?

Special Guests: Garrison Fratoni, Kim Christian Dalum, and Vinnie Cilurzo.

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• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:
• PLAATO:
• Root Shoot Malting:
• Amadeus Vanilla:

Links:

• DALUM Equipment installs CO₂ Recovery at Russian River Brewing
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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Everyone is doing it. Are you doing it safely?

Special Guest: Mark Jaeggi.

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• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:
• PLAATO:
• Root Shoot Malting:
• Amadeus Vanilla:

Links:

• ​Flavorings That Go BOOM in the Night​ — 2021 MBAA TQ
• WORKSHOP: Brewery Flammable Liquids & Hose Safety — 2021 Master Brewers Conference
• Free Brewery Safety Resources
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
• Join Master Brewers

An analysis of every commercially available non-alcoholic yeast strain.

Special Guests: Andrew Maust and Scott Lafontaine.

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• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:
• PLAATO:
• Root Shoot Malting:
• Amadeus Vanilla:

Links:

• Exploring Non-traditional Yeast for Flavor Innovation in Non-Alcoholic Beer — ACS Food Science & Technology
• MBAA District Great Plains Annual Meeting and NAB/LAB Innovation Meeting
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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2 real-life brewery horror stories and 3 guys who hope you'll make a new year's resolution to take brewery safety seriously.

Special Guests: Brian Faivre and Eric Moore.

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• Proximity Malt:
• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:
• PLAATO:
• Root Shoot Malting:
• Amadeus Vanilla:

Links:

• Free Brewery Safety Resources
• Emergency Eyewash Stations/Safety Showers
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessments — MBAA Safety Toolbox Talk
• Chemical Safety / Hazard Communication — MBAA Safety Toolbox Talk
• Master Brewers Brewery Safety Pledge
• John Bryce's Favorite Brewery Goggles
• In the Blink of an Eye — Master Brewers Podcast Episode 067
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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The Lagunitas approach to sustainable stabilization

Special Guest: Sam Thompson.

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• Root Shoot Malting:
• Amadeus Vanilla:

Links:

• Sustainable Stabilization — District Northern California presentation
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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Are we one step closer to understanding the origin of Hop Creep?

Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.

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• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:
• PLAATO:
• Root Shoot Malting:
• Amadeus Vanilla:

Links:

• Do Starch-Degrading Enzymes in Hop Samples Originate in Microorganisms? — 2021 MBAA TQ
• Technical Quarterly Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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The Linkage between Municipal Water and Brewing Location on PFAS in beer.

Special Guests: Emanuele Sozzi and Jennifer Hoponick Redmon.

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• Hopsteiner:
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• BSG:
• Berkeley Yeast:
• The Lupulin Exchange:
• PLAATO:
• Root Shoot Malting:
• Amadeus Vanilla:

Links:

• Hold My Beer: The Linkage between Municipal Water and Brewing Location on PFAS in Popular Beverages | Environmental Science & Technology
• PFAS in Beer Tied to Municipal Water Contamination
• Interactive PFAS Mapper
• CPSC White Paper
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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