Mr. Wizard
Keg Hopping
What differences can be expected from dry hopping at fermentation temperature vs. in a refrigerated keg?
Lagering with Airlocks
Protecting against airlock suck back, bottling highly carbonated beer and homegrown hop quality.
Mash Starches
Mr. Wizard analyzes what happens to starches in the mash tun & more.
Frozen Glasses
Why you should avoid freezing your glasses, and of the ill effects of overpitching yeast in a starter.
Cleaning Chillers
The Wizard suggests the best solution to clean a copper immersion chiller and more.
Bottle Priming
The Wizard fields questions on priming cold-crashed beers and the technique of kettle souring.
Diacetyl Rests
Perform a diacetyl rest, build a simple aeration device, and convert recipes to larger batch sizes.
Carbonating High Gravity Beer
Carbonating high-gravity homebrew, the science behind purging bottles, O2-absorbing bottle caps, and filtration.
Hop Spiders
The Wiz answers questions about the impact a hop spider has on hop utilization, prepping a barrel, acid yeast washing.
Q&A Recap with Mr Wizard Ashton Lewis
Ashton Lewis (author of the Mr. Wizard column) took over the BYO Facebook page for a couple hours on April 28 to answer reader questions. Here are the highlights.
Fermenting in Hot Climates
The Wiz offers a way to stabilize fermentation temperatures and gives a new cidermaker tips for barrel aging.
Pineapple or Coconut Brewing
The Wiz gets tropical and offers first-hand insight on the Pro-Am rauchbier he was involved with brewing.