How Drake's Brewing Co approaches sustainability.

Special Guest: Hal McConnellogue.

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• Practical Sustainability for the Modern Craft Brewery — 2021 District Northern Cal Presentation
• Giant rubber bands — Pallet Bands (Aero Rubber) - 92" x 1.5" Green Rubber
• Plastic pallets — HD Racker 48x40 - Great Pallet for Racking & Stacking - TranPak
• Reusable Pallet Wraps — (Pallet Wrapz) - 2' and 4' versions
• Seeded Event Wristbands
• Reducing Solid Waste in the Brewery — Master Brewers Podcast Episode 012
• Practical Sustainability — Master Brewers Podcast Episode 206
• Benchmarking Sustainability — Master Brewers Podcast Episode 210
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
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• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24: Virginia Beach, VA

What’s the secret to brewing award-winning dark, malty beers?

Special Guest: Ryan Fields.

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• Recipe Development: Dark Beer — Master Brewers Webinar
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• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24: Virginia Beach, VA
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The hotly anticipated release of the USDA public hop breeding program's 1st tropical aroma bomb. What it took to finally get here, what the future looks like, and more.

Special Guest: John Henning.

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Links:

• Vista Hops
• An Interview with Dr. John Henning​​ — 2021 MBAA TQ
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How serious innovation at Carlsberg is changing the outlook and timeline for barley breeding.

Special Guest: Birgitte Skadhauge.

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Links:

• 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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• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24: Virginia Beach, VA
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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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Links:

• The Theory and Effect of Positive and Negative Pressure on Brewing Fermentations: Pressure Effects on Beer Fermentation — 2021 MBAA Technical Quarterly
• TQ Author Guidelines — Submit Your Own TQ Article!
• Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar
• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24: Virginia Beach, VA
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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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Links:

• 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
• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24: Virginia Beach, VA
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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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Links:

• Master Brewers Book Store
• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24: Virginia Beach, VA
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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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Links:

• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24, Virginia Beach, VA
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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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Links:

• Master Brewers Book Store
• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24, Virginia Beach, VA
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Just how much pasteurization is actually needed for your NA products?

Special Guest: Grzegorz Rachon.

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Links:

• Development of a Pasteurization Bioindicator for Nonalcoholic Beers — 2024 MBAA Technical Quarterly
• 2026 Master Brewers Conference — October 22-24, Virginia Beach, VA
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