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Each week, thousands of brewers download The Master Brewers Podcast to hear interviews with the industry's best & brightest in brewing science, technology, and operations. The show is known for featuring technical deep dives, a bit of brewing history, cutting edge research, hard lessons learned, important industry contributors, and no fluff. If you make beer for a living, this show is for you.



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Each week, thousands of brewers download The Master Brewers Podcast to hear interviews with the industry's best & brightest in brewing science, technology, and operations. The show is known for featuring technical deep dives, a bit of brewing history, cutting edge research, hard lessons learned, important industry contributors, and no fluff. If you make beer for a living, this show is for you.



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    Episode 309: Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning

    Episode 309: Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning

    Can chemical analytics be used to predict what a sensory panel will taste? Can machine learning be used to improve a beer?
    Special Guests: Kevin Verstrepen and Michiel Schreurs.
    Sponsored By:
    Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links:
    Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning — Nature CommunicationsUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarWorld Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now!Join Master Brewers

    • 56 min
    Episode 177: The Art & Science of Roasting Specialty Malt

    Episode 177: The Art & Science of Roasting Specialty Malt

    Specialty malt freshness, roaster technology, flavor development & complexity in specialty malts, and more.
    Special Guests: Aaron MacLeod, Chris Schooley, and Jeff Bloem.
    Sponsored By:
    Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links:
    Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarWorld Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now!Join Master Brewers

    • 1 hr
    Episode 308: Location, Genotype, Year

    Episode 308: Location, Genotype, Year

    A unique study of California malting barley and its practical takeaways for brewers.
    Special Guest: Maany Ramanan.
    Sponsored By:
    Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links:
    Effects of genotype and environment on productivity and quality in Californian malting barley — Agronomy JournalUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarWorld Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now!Join Master Brewers

    • 38 min
    Episode 176: Functional Terroir

    Episode 176: Functional Terroir

    Three people who know a lot about malting talk about base malt flavor development and the variables driving a lot of creativity in brewing.
    Special Guests: Aaron MacLeod, Curtis Davenport, and Sebastian Wolfrum.
    Sponsored By:
    Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links:
    Upcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarWorld Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now!Join Master Brewers

    • 53 min
    Episode 307: Green Chemistry for Beer

    Episode 307: Green Chemistry for Beer

    What is green chemistry? How and why should you apply it in your brewery?
    Special Guest: Dana Garves.
    Sponsored By:
    Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: The Lupulin Exchange: Berkeley Yeast: cytiva: ProLeiT: Links:
    Implementing Green Chemistry Principles in the Beer Quality Control Laboratory: Enhancing Sustainability, Safety, and Cost Efficiency – Dana Garves - Details — 2023 Master Brewers ConferenceASBCGreen Chemistry - American Chemical SocietyA review of the cost analysis of iso-octane regeneration for re-use in beer bitterness analysis — 2013 MBAA Annual ConferenceMicrowaving Micro Media — Oregon BrewLabFind Hazardous Waste Disposal NearbyUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarWorld Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now!Join Master Brewers

    • 39 min
    Episode 175: Know Barley, Know Beer

    Episode 175: Know Barley, Know Beer

    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 Conference Closing SessionUpcoming Events - Master Brewers CalendarWorld Brewing Congress 2024 — Register Now!Join Master Brewers

    • 30 min

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