Show overview
Master Brewers Podcast has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 342 episodes. That works out to roughly 230 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 29 min and 48 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 52 episodes published. Published by Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA).
From the publisher
<p>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.</p> <br/> <p><strong>Thank you, sponsors!</strong></p> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: center"> <tbody> <tr style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <td style="width: 33%"><a href="http://www.hopsteiner.com/?utm_source=Fireside&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_campaign=Podcast_Sponsor_Promo" style="box-shadow: none"><img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/6/6862bc36-d6ba-44cd-ad18-93b0038a8945/G8Ic7vgC.png" alt="hopsteiner 100" style="width: 70%" /></a></td> <td style="width: 33%"><a href="http://www.proximitymalt.com/?utm_source=Fireside&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_campaign=Podcast_Sponsor_Promo" style="box-shadow: none"><img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/6/6862bc36-d6ba-44cd-ad18-93b0038a8945/eJ5h0Hyi.jpg" style="width: 50%" ></a></td> <td style="width: 33%"><a href="https://bsgcraft.com/?utm_source=Fireside&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_campaign=Podcast_Sponsor_Promo" style="box-shadow: none;"><img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/6/6862bc36-d6ba-44cd-ad18-93b0038a8945/IbC1PHKC.png" alt="Rahr BSG" style="width: 90%"></a></td> </tr> <tr style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <td style="width: 33%"><a href="https://berkeleyyeast.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/6/6862bc36-d6ba-44cd-ad18-93b0038a8945/gFdfSI36.png" alt="BerkYeast" style="width: 60%"></td> <td style="width: 33%"><a href="https://lupulinexchange.com/?utm_source=masterbrewerspodcast " style="box-shadow: none"><img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/6/6862bc36-d6ba-44cd-ad18-93b0038a8945/v8Qkx_h_.jpg" alt="Lupulin Exchange" width="80%"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
Latest Episodes
View all 342 episodesEpisode 072: Yeast Propagation
Episode 359: Brewing Yeast Volume 1: Yeast Fundamentals and Propagation
Episode 241: Mash Filters
Episode 358: Lager Sensory at von Trapp
Episode 236: Sustainability at Drake's
Episode 357: Dark Beer
Episode 232: 074 (US Vista)
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.Special Guest: John Henning.
Episode 356: Carlsberg's New Barleys
How serious innovation at Carlsberg is changing the outlook and timeline for barley breeding.Special Guest: Birgitte Skadhauge.
Episode 230: Under Pressure
Using the dissolved CO2 content of active fermentations to control your process. Special Guests: Andrew MacIntosh and Karen Fortmann.
Episode 355: Micro Stabilization with Chitosan Fiber
An option for microbiological stabilization that might not be on your radar.Special Guests: Audrey Carpenter and David Brown.
Episode 260: Beer & Health
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?Special Guest: Glen Fox.
Episode 354: Hop Selection
Behind the scenes at hop selection with insights from Russian River, Breakside, Ghost Town, Haas, and Yakima Chief Hops.Special Guests: Ben Edmunds, Bridget Gates, Jeff Dailey, Justin Burdt, and Vinnie Cilurzo.
Episode 242: Brewing Purposefully with Wood
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.Special Guest: Peter Bouckaert.
Episode 353: Dialing in PUs with Yeast Ascopores
Just how much pasteurization is actually needed for your NA products?Special Guest: Grzegorz Rachon.
Episode 015: Simplifying the Understanding of Malt COAs
Industry veteran Joe Hertrich talks about what matters most on your malt Certificates of Analysis.Special Guest: Joe Hertrich.
Episode 352: Modern West Coast IPA at Breakside
Recipe, process, and key considerations when brewing modern West Coast IPA.Special Guest: Ben Edmunds.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.