Master Brewers Podcast
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About the show
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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Episodes
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Episode 054: Stuff You Should Know About Keg Valves
May 25th, 2026 | 36 mins 16 secs
Steve Bradt from Micro Matic joins us to talk about keg valve design, function, maintenance, and safety. If you work with kegs, this episode is for you, regardless of your experience level.
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Episode 360: How Pitch Rate Affects Cold Lager Fermentations
May 18th, 2026 | 42 mins 2 secs
Can increased pitch rate accelerate fermentation at 8°C? How does pitch rate influence aroma formation in different lager yeast strains? Is there an optimal pitch rate for balancing clean flavour with desired complexity?
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Episode 072: Yeast Propagation
May 11th, 2026 | 39 mins 36 secs
Understanding the basics of yeast propagation is critical for commercial brewers of all sizes. With 50 years of experience researching yeast, Graham Stewart joins us to talk about the basic principles of brewer's yeast propagation.
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Episode 359: Brewing Yeast Volume 1: Yeast Fundamentals and Propagation
May 4th, 2026 | 41 mins 59 secs
A discussion with the authors of a new book about yeast.
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Episode 358: Lager Sensory at von Trapp
April 20th, 2026 | 30 mins 57 secs
How von Trapp uses sensory to lock in lagers.
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Episode 236: Sustainability at Drake's
April 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 5 mins
How Drake's Brewing Co approaches sustainability.
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Episode 357: Dark Beer
April 6th, 2026 | 44 mins 57 secs
What’s the secret to brewing award-winning dark, malty beers?
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Episode 232: 074 (US Vista)
March 30th, 2026 | 47 mins 37 secs
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.
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Episode 356: Carlsberg's New Barleys
March 23rd, 2026 | 50 mins 6 secs
How serious innovation at Carlsberg is changing the outlook and timeline for barley breeding.
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Episode 230: Under Pressure
March 16th, 2026 | 46 mins 8 secs
Using the dissolved CO2 content of active fermentations to control your process.
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Episode 355: Micro Stabilization with Chitosan Fiber
March 9th, 2026 | 45 mins 12 secs
An option for microbiological stabilization that might not be on your radar.
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Episode 260: Beer & Health
March 2nd, 2026 | 51 mins 35 secs
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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Episode 354: Hop Selection
February 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
Behind the scenes at hop selection with insights from Russian River, Breakside, Ghost Town, Haas, and Yakima Chief Hops.
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Episode 242: Brewing Purposefully with Wood
February 16th, 2026 | 33 mins 46 secs
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.
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Episode 353: Dialing in PUs with Yeast Ascopores
February 9th, 2026 | 48 mins 7 secs
Just how much pasteurization is actually needed for your NA products?