Check your beer Amy and Julie

In this episode we learn how Danny and Emily went from Caution brewing to running their own full service beer lab in Denver Colorado. We talk about covid pivots, ingredients inconsistencies, avoiding the blame game, collaboration brews, and their favorite resources.

As always find out what they wish other brewers knew about quality and tips for getting started.

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In this week's episode I interview Dana Garves of Oregon Brewlab.

We talk about her journey from water chemistry to working in a brewery lab, to running her own lab. Curious how that differs? Listen on to learn more.  We also discuss control charting, traditional micro vs. qPCR, homebrew projects, sending yeast into space and much more. Dana shares her advice for brewers looking to start their own lab and what she wishes other brewers knew about quality control.

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On this week's episode I chat with O'Neil Taylor of Steam Whistle Brewing. Find out how he made it into the lab, his favorite part of working in the lab, and his monthly habit that keeps expanding his beer knowledge. O'Neil shares his experience bringing in an ale yeast into a lager only brewery and how it was handled from a lab perspective. Hear about O'Neil's daily tasks and what he wishes other brewers knew about starting a quality program.

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Marissa has had several roles in the brewing industry, find out how she ended up in the lab at Zero gravity and how her experiences in others roles has helped shape her current position. She shares her day to day responsibilities and how to handle an out of spec product. We talked about long term goals, challenges she faces in the lab, and advice for those starting out. 

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In this episode I chat with Merritt Waldron of Baxter Brewing Company! Not only does Merritt run the lab at Baxter Brewig Company but he's also the author of the super helpful "Quality Labs for Small Brewers."

Merritt shares where to start when implementing a quality program, resources he's found valuable over the years, daily tasks, challenges, and advice to help you be successful in your quality endeavors!

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In this episode we learn about the similarities and differences between a quality program in a brewpub versus a packaging brewery. Find out how to use the tools you have available to make quality an important piece of your brewery. Hear Paul's recommendations when starting a quality program in a pub setting and in a commercial brewery. Paul shares tips when scaling from pub to commercial setting, contract brewing lessons,  the one sure thing to shutter a brewery and what makes a beer simply okay or great.

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