Beer consumption per capita in the US has declined steadily since 1980; meanwhile, consumption of wine, cider, and spirits has increased. Keith Armstrong joins us to talk about why, as well as what brewers should be doing about it. Special Guest: Keith Armstrong. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links: ​​Barley and Beer: A New Beginning?​ — 2020 MBAA TQBarley and Beer: A New Beginning? (slides) — 2019 Master Brewers...

Brewing process and quality tips related to barley lipids Special Guest: Aaron Golston. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links: The Impact of Barley Lipids on the Brewing Process and Final Beer Quality: A Mini-Review​ — MBAA TQBarley Lipids: Impact on the Brewing Process and Beer Quality — District Eastern Canada PresentationDistrict Presentation ArchivesWorld Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now!Upcoming Events - Master...

Understanding a particular beer's fermentability—and how it changes over time—is a prerequisite to managing in-package conditioning. It’s not uncommon to observe some level of over-attenuation during refermentation, similar to how forced-fermentation tests frequently finish at a lower gravity than production fermentations. In order to reduce the risk of over-pressurization in package, it’s important for brewers to quantify the expected over-attenuation for each brand. Typically, and ideally,...

How a brewer who didn’t know the cost of his flagship beer, implemented a unit economic process that transformed the brewery from dry hopping to high gravity brewing. Special Guest: Teddy Gowan. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links: Breaking Down COGS for Long Term Brewery Success — District SoCal PresentationWorld Brewing Congress 2024Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

The Guinness brewery was founded in 1759 by Arthur Guinness. The Guinness brewery group were early exponents of the advancements in microbiology, and particularly yeast husbandry that took place in Europe at the end of the 19th Century. This led Guinness to establish the Watling laboratory in 1901 and subsequent St James’s Gate yeast Library. 16 Guinness yeast isolates were taken from the St James’s Gate yeast library and sequenced using next generation whole genome sequencing. Using Single...

What is Kernza and does it belong in your next recipe? Special Guests: Alexandra Diemer , Harmonie Bettenhausen, Juan Medina Bielski, Tessa Peters, and Xiang Yin. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Kernza® Perennial Grain — District Rocky Mountain PresentationKernza.org2022 AURI Value Chain Report — Supply chain, pilot studies, and various technical spec sheets for Kernza's performance...

This is what happens when someone reaches out to suggest a great podcast topic. Becky Rudolf had questions about centrifuge operation so we mobilized a small army of Master Brewers members to provide answers. Special Guests: Andrew Conlon, Becky Rudolf, Christopher Clausen, Louwrens Wildschut, Marco Garcia, Morgan Harry, Steven Lyerly, and Zach Kelly. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen:...

We celebrate the first decade of craft malt by catching up with a few of its pioneers and talking about what craft malt can do for beer. Special Guests: Andrea Stanley, Brent Manning, and Todd Olander. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Craft Maltsters GuildWorld Brewing Congress 2024Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

We take a deep dive into oak barrels. You'll hear about the properties of oak, the different types, and all about the complexities of seasoning and toast. Special Guests: Amy LaHue, Andrew Wiehebrink, and Noah Steingraeber. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Oak 101: Understanding Oak — District Michigan PresentationDistrict Presentation ArchivesWorld Brewing Congress 2024Upcoming Events...

A preview of the Olympics of brewing conferences, the WBC, which only occurs every 4 years and hasn’t been held in person since 2016 due to the pandemic. Special Guests: Lauren Torres and Sylvie Van Zandycke. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: World Brewing Congress 2024Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

We go behind the scenes with the 3 moderators responsible for ensuring the highest possible quality content on the industry’s best technical brewing forum. Special Guests: Andy Tveekrem, Lars Larson, and Walter Heeb. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Delayed Effects of Dissolved Oxygen in Cans — Ask The BrewmastersMash Press Filter — Ask The BrewmastersHitting Mash In Temperature — Ask...

Does your brewery can or bottle? Do you pay close attention to your rinser or just assume it does what it's supposed to? This week on the show, we take a deep dive into water rinsers with a team of Master Brewers who collaborated to publish a Best Practices document you can use to get bottle and can rinsing done right. Special Guests: Ben Bailey, Dave Duff, Eric Samp, Heather Muzzy Caron, and Tim Lozen. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin...

We thought we'd celebrate our 300th episode by giving John Bryce they day off...kind of. Special Guest: John Bryce. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Rolando Random & The Young Soul Rebels — The music!“Ich bin kein Berliner.” — John's brewing school blogMaster Brewers Podcast Working Group — Help make the podcast awesome!Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

We take a look at spirit barrel aging techniques from the perspective of Julian Shrago at Beachwood Brewing Special Guest: Julian Shrago. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Spirit Barrel Aging: Processes, Procedures, and Techniques for Small-Scale Programs — 2019 MBAA Technical QuarterlyUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

A case study at New Belgium to understand the impact of can coatings on beer volatiles. Special Guests: Brooke Gushen and Nate Burns. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Case Study: Impact of Can Coatings on Beer Volatiles — 2023 ASBC MeetingUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

This week on the show, presenters from the Juicy Dry Hopping workshop in Calgary join us to talk about their quest to maximize flavor, aroma, and efficiency in heavily dry hopped beers. Special Guests: Ben Edmunds, Daniel Sharp, Evan Partridge, and Ryan Dunnavant. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: 2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — member benefitRyan's presentationBen's...

Adjusting expectations and processes to navigate an increasingly delicate malt supply chain. Special Guests: Curtis Davenport, Harmonie Bettenhausen, and Xiang Yin. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: Upcoming Events - Master Brewers Association of the Americas — Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Our friends at Goose Island talk about their journey reducing TPO on small scale canning lines. This episode was recorded live during the 2019 Master Brewers Conference. Special Guests: Brooke Bell and Mike Kania. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Chr. Hansen: Links: 2019 Master Brewers Conference Proceedings — MBAA member benefit!TPO gone wild? Managing oxygen ingress on smaller scale canning lines — 2019...

Different paths of evolution and answers to questions about the genetic identity of commercially available yeast strains. Special Guest: Fabio Faria-Oliveira. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Gusmer: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Links: Identifying Lager vs Ale StrainsUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Dry hop geyser survivors talk about their experiences and how you can avoid repeating their dangerous mistakes. Special Guests: Cody Green, Daniel Sharp, George de Piro, Jessica Young, Lee Lonnes, and Victor Rini. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Gusmer: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Links: Brewery Safety ResourcesPortable Ladder Safety — MBAA Toolbox TalkMini Dry Hop Doser13 Liter Dry Hopper/Hop Doser304 Sanitary Stainless 13 Liter...

Mechanisms and Strategies to Manage Temperature Stratification in Brewery Vessels Special Guest: Travis Audet. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Gusmer: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Berkeley Yeast: Links: Mechanisms and Strategies to Manage Temperature Stratification in Brewery Vessels — Brewing Summit 2022Cooling characteristics of uni-tanks — 1988 MBAA TQUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

To rinse or not to rinse - what's in your can? Our friends at Community Beer take us on a journey to eliminate microbes @ can filling. Special Guests: Jamie Fulton and Mark Bagazinski. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Gusmer: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Links: What's In Your Can? (slides) — District Texas 2019 Spring ConferenceDistrict Presentation ArchivesUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Real-world can seamer troubleshooting courtesy of Master Brewer's award-winning technical brewing forum. Special Guest: David Garab. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Gusmer: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Grist: Links: Can Seamer "Ghost Dimpling" — Ask The BrewmastersUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers

Jason Perkins talks about beer development at Allagash Brewing Co. Special Guest: Jason Perkins. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Gusmer: Precision Fermentation: The Lupulin Exchange: BSI: Links: How a Beer Comes to Life (slides) — District Michigan 2019 Winter ConferenceHow a Beer Comes to Life (Audio) — District Michigan 2019 Winter ConferenceDistrict Presentation ArchivesUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarJoin Master Brewers