{"podcast":{"title":"BYO Nano Brew Podcast","slug":"byo-nano-brew-podcast-921128","podcast_index_feed_id":921128,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/byo-nano-brew-podcast","website_url":"https://byo.com/nanopodcast/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ai-_I6hAFuCbcpvVogsBvEziHOJJkwBA8yZggxz7A9U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzY0MzEvMTU3Njcw/MjQxNS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg","author":"Brew Your Own","episode_count":77,"summary":"The Nano segment of craft brewing is growing fast with the majority of new breweries opening up falling into this small-scale, hyper-local segment working on brewing systems five barrels or under. Each month on this podcast learn the business, marketing, and brewing strategies targeted for this smaller-scale sized brewery needs. From strategies to maximizing taproom sales to forecasting brewery budgets to brewing great beer in small spaces, you'll learn from craft beer experts and fellow Nano brewers the tips and strategies for success to improve - or launch - your small brewery. The BYO Nano Brew Podcast is brought to you by Brew Your Own, the leading homebrew magazine as well as organizers of the annual NanoCon event for this small-scale craft beer niche and the monthly BYO Nano Newsletter available by email.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byo-nano-brew-podcast-921128"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 67: Improving your Beer Quality","slug":"episode-67-improving-your-beer-quality","published_at":"2025-07-15T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byo-nano-brew-podcast-921128/episode-67-improving-your-beer-quality","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byo-nano-brew-podcast-921128","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/c0988ffc","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c0988ffc/b6b61710.mp3","summary":"Sensory analysis, setting up a lab for QC tests, and understanding your raw ingredients are all paramount when it comes to improving the quality of your beer. We talk with two experts - Lindsay Barr and Ashton Lewis - who are here to help you level up beer quality in a small-scale brewery. Guests: Lindsay Barr is the CSO and Founding Partner of DraughtLab Sensory Software where she helps food & beverage companies use tasting technology to make products that people love. After earning a Masters in Food Science from UC Davis, she began her career at New Belgium Brewing Company managing the Sensory and Consumer Research program. Along with her work at DraughtLab, she teaches Sensory for the Master Brewers course at UC Davis and the Siebel Institute and judges global beer competitions. During her career, she has published numerous groundbreaking techniques to lower the barrier-to-entry into sensory science and continues to be passionate about making sensory accessible for all businesses. She currently lives in San Francisco and can be found running or lounging in Golden Gate Park, sailing, or playing around in the Castro. For the last 29 years Ashton Lewis has worked for Brew Your Own Magazine as technical editor and “Help Me, Mr. Wizard” columnist. His day job since December 2016 has been with RahrBSG where he is currently Manager of Training and Technical Support. Prior to working in the world of ingredients, Ashton was the Staff Master Brewer and Brewing Group Sales Manager for the Paul Mueller Company living in the world of custom stainless steel. He was also a partner in the Springfield Brewing Company (SBC) in Springfield, Missouri, and SBC’s master brewer from 1997 to 2019. Ashton holds a B.S. in Food Science from Virginia Tech (1991) and a M.S. in Food/Brewing…","meta_description":"Sensory analysis, setting up a lab for QC tests, and understanding your raw ingredients are all paramount when it comes to improving the quality of your b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3560,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/byo-nano-brew-podcast-921128/episodes/episode-67-improving-your-beer-quality/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byo-nano-brew-podcast-921128/episode-67-improving-your-beer-quality.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}