How serious innovation at Carlsberg is changing the outlook and timeline for barley breeding.

Special Guest: Birgitte Skadhauge.

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• Postdomestication selection of MKK3 shaped seed dormancy and end-use traits in barley — Science
• FIND-IT: Accelerated trait development for a green evolution — Science Advances
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Using the dissolved CO2 content of active fermentations to control your process.

Special Guests: Andrew MacIntosh and Karen Fortmann.

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• The Theory and Effect of Positive and Negative Pressure on Brewing Fermentations: Pressure Effects on Beer Fermentation — 2021 MBAA Technical Quarterly
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An option for microbiological stabilization that might not be on your radar.

Special Guests: Audrey Carpenter and David Brown.

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• The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Chitosan Fiber from Mushrooms for Stabilization and Its Beneficial Impact on Brewing Sustainability for Low and Nonalcoholic Beers — Master Brewers Technical Quarterly
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You and I both know that beer has a lot of nutritional value, but are we prepared to speak intelligently about that? How do we get consumers to look past beer's stereotypes and click-bait headlines?

Special Guest: Glen Fox.

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Behind the scenes at hop selection with insights from Russian River, Breakside, Ghost Town, Haas, and Yakima Chief Hops.

Special Guests: Ben Edmunds, Bridget Gates, Jeff Dailey, Justin Burdt, and Vinnie Cilurzo.

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How our guest uses wood in brewing, how Louis Pasteur ruined beer, and how maybe when the liquid in a barrel can't become a beer, it can get another purpose.

Special Guest: Peter Bouckaert.

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Just how much pasteurization is actually needed for your NA products?

Special Guest: Grzegorz Rachon.

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• Development of a Pasteurization Bioindicator for Nonalcoholic Beers — 2024 MBAA Technical Quarterly
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Industry veteran Joe Hertrich talks about what matters most on your malt Certificates of Analysis.

Special Guest: Joe Hertrich.

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• MBAA Courses: Brewing & Malting Science Course
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Recipe, process, and key considerations when brewing modern West Coast IPA.

Special Guest: Ben Edmunds.

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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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