Master Brewers Podcast

The creator of infusion malts joins us to explain what they are and why they're special.

Special Guest: Cristal Peck.

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Did you know that the gelatinization temperature of your malt could be as low as 136F or as high as 154F? Charlie Bamforth's successor joins us to talk about variations in starch structure and what that might mean for your mash.

Special Guest: Glen Fox.

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• 158. The relationship between barley starch structure and the sugar profile of wort — 2012 World Brewing Congress
• 25. The comparison of DP enzyme release and persistence with the production of yeast-fermentable sugars during a modified IoB 65°C and Congress mashes — 2016 World Brewing Congress
• 90 - Confirmation of endogenous enzymes in Humulus lupulus and proposed lab method for determination of secondary fermentation — 2020 World Brewing Congress
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The John Rowley approach to sour & funk

Special Guest: John Rowley.

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• Mixed Culture Fermentation – My Experiences in the Art — District Rocky Mountain Presentation
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The story of how Creature Comforts Brewing tracked down and eliminated metallic off-flavor in kettle-sours.

Special Guest: Spencer Britton.

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• Poster 14 - Tracking, quantifying, and reducing metallic qualities in kettle-soured beer — 2020 World Brewing Congress
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You've seen the headlines. Is the US government really about to change its recommendations for alcohol consumption?

Special Guests: Brian Crawford and Christopher Shepard.

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• Science Over Bias — Take Action!
• Beer & Health (EP 260) — 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?
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More engineered brewers yeast strains capable of "impossible" feats.

Special Guest: Charles Denby.

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• Poster 159 - Engineering yeast for more efficient production of hop-flavored beer — 2020 World Brewing Congress
• Workshop: In a World of Yeast Genetic Engineering: Current Technology, Production Uses, and Future Possibilities for the Brewing Industry — 2020 World Brewing Congress
• Biotransformation — Master Brewers Podcast Episodes
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How affordable automation can free up resources and improve quality in breweries of any size.

Special Guest: Matt Cottrell.

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• Internet of Things Approach to Automated Autoclave Control in Craft Brewery Laboratories ​ — 2023 MBAA Technical Quarterly
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Richard Preiss discusses his work with genetically unique yeast used to produce Norwegian farmhouse beers known as kveik.

Special Guest: Richard Preiss.

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• Characterization of kveik, Norwegian Landrace Brewing Yeast — 2018 MBAA ETC
• Traditional Norwegian Kveik Are a Genetically Distinct Group of Domesticated Saccharomyces cerevisiae Brewing Yeasts — Frontiers
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How Two Roads Brewing keeps its customers safe…alcohol or not.

Special Guest: Karen Stangl.

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• Practical safety considerations for the design of NAB/ alternative beverages — 2023 ASBC Meeting
• One Size Does Not Fit All in Food Safety — Quality Assurance & Food Safety
• International Food Safety and Quality Network
• HACCP Training with example — Simplyfoodea Food Safety YouTube Channel
• ​​​​​​​Master Brewers​ Food Safety​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Website
• Non-alcohol Beer: A Review and Key Considerations — Brewers Association
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Employer responsibilities, hazard assessments, finding the right safety glasses, the pitfalls of respiratory protection, employee buy-in, and more.

Special Guests: Andrew Dagnan, Corey Martin, and Jim Kuhr.

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• PPE in the Brewery: Key Considerations for Selection and Policy Implementation — MBAA TQ
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessments — MBAA Safety Toolbox Talk
• Brewery Safety Resources
• John Bryce's go-to brewery safety googles
• Dad Suggests Arriving At Airport 14 Hours Early — The Onion
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