Master Brewers Podcast

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January 26Episode 352: Modern West Coast IPA at Breakside
Recipe, process, and key considerations when brewing modern West Coast IPA.
Special Guest: Ben Edmunds.
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January 19Episode 238: Winter Barley
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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Going With the Grain
American Malting Barley Association
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1 hr 6 min
January 12Episode 351: Training in the Brewery: A Food Safety Fundamental
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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WBC Rewind 2024
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January 05Episode 243: Terrified of Being Torrified
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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53 min
December 29, 2025Episode 350: Russian River's CO2 Surplus
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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DALUM Equipment installs CO₂ Recovery at Russian River Brewing
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1 hr 13 min
December 22, 2025Episode 235: Flavorings That Go BOOM in the Night
Everyone is doing it. Are you doing it safely?
Special Guest: Mark Jaeggi.
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Flavorings That Go BOOM in the Night
— 2021 MBAA TQ
WORKSHOP: Brewery Flammable Liquids & Hose Safety
— 2021 Master Brewers Conference
Free Brewery Safety Resources
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36 min
December 15, 2025Episode 349: Nontraditional Yeast for NA Beer
An analysis of every commercially available non-alcoholic yeast strain.
Special Guests: Andrew Maust and Scott Lafontaine.
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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
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1 hr 1 min
December 08, 2025Episode 234: New Year's Resolution
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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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
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35 min
December 01, 2025Episode 348: Sustainable Stabilization
The Lagunitas approach to sustainable stabilization
Special Guest: Sam Thompson.
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Sustainable Stabilization
— District Northern California presentation
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45 min
November 24, 2025Episode 229: Is Hop Creep Caused by Microorganisms?
Are we one step closer to understanding the origin of Hop Creep?
Special Guest: Charlie Bamforth.
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Do Starch-Degrading Enzymes in Hop Samples Originate in Microorganisms?
— 2021 MBAA TQ
Technical Quarterly Author Guidelines
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36 min

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