Mr. Wizard
Irish Moss Substitutes
The Wiz answers a question about brewing with seaweed rather than Irish moss.
Caraway Seeds
The Wiz gives a spicy answer to a question about caraway seeds.
Open Fermentations
The Wizard weighs in on open fermentation at home.
Soaking Whole Hops
The Wiz lets loose with his opinion on wort loss.
Well Water
The Wiz makes waves in an answer about well water.
Shortening the Brew Day: Mr. Wizard
Is there any good way to shorten the brew day? The Wiz explores the options.
Local Yeast
The Wiz has a wild answer to a question about locally-brewed beer.
Single malts
The Wiz has just one thing to say about single-malt Pilsner.
Choosing Specialty Malts
The Wiz gives his two cents on malt madness and helps a brewer whose ales have been beyond the pale.
Can botulism spores grow in concentrated extract?
Before answering this question about malt extract storage I want to remind our readers that there are no safety issues concerning the storage of wort that has been properly canned in
How do I stop enzymes?
I am not sure you have created a monster but you may have a runaway train on your hands! There are only two ways to stop an enzymatic reaction. You can
How can I get better hop utilization?
Upping IBUs I have been planning on making an extract oatmeal stout, but after entering all my ingredients into a recipe calculator I am concerned with my hop utilization. I boil my
