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  Carbonation methods

  The wizard explains the benefits of various carbonation methods including spunding, kräusening, and force carbonating.

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  Adjusting beer pH

  Should I ever change the pH of finished beer? If so, what should it be, and what should I use to adjust it?

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  Improving beer foam with PGA

  Improving beer foam using the PGA (propylene glycol alginate) method.

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  Conditioning Prior to Cold Crashing

  How long should you allow beer to condition prior to cold crashing?

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  Dry vs. Fresh Fruit

  The pros and cons of using dried fruits vs. fresh fruit in your brewing.

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  Making Makgeolli

  In Korean, the word makgeolli loosely translates to “roughly filtered” and describes a fermented beverage made from rice, water, and nur

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  Calculating CO2 volumes

  Mr. Wizard takes a deep dive into the impact pressure fermentation has on dissolved carbon dioxide.

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  Cleaning Beer Glasses

  What is the best way to clean your beer glasses? There are lots of options, but it is important to understand what each product is made up o

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  Recreating IPAs from the ’80s

  I want to brew an IPA with pronounced floral flavors as I remember them being in the 1980s.

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  Importance of pH

  There is a lot to digest with pH. Here is what homebrewers need to know to brew great beer without going overboard with lab work.

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  Questioning dip hop advice

  Do you really need to flush the fermenter with CO2 before adding wort to dip hops? Why can’t the hops be agitated?

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  Shortening Brew Days

  One of the knocks on the homebrewing hobby is the time commitment required to brew a batch of beer. But brew days don’t have to take all d