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Mr Wizard
Ashton Lewis has been answering homebrewing questions in Brew Your Own’s “Mr. Wizard” column since its inception in 1995. If you have a homebrewing question, there’s a good chance Ashton has answered it.
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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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Priming with flavorful sugars
The Wizard shares how to calculate the addition amounts when priming with flavorful sugars.
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Using ALDC to prevent diacetyl
Should ALDC be used in all beers as a precaution against diacetyl?
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Hitting Final Gravity
What factors may cause fermentations to stop short of expected final gravities?
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Aerating Dry Yeast
Can aerating dry yeast be harmful?
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Diabetes and Beer
I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the spring of 2023 during a routine check-up. For those of you not well-versed in this subject, here
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Chitosan in Brewing
Two things have recently opened my eyes to chitosan products: The search for alternatives to pasteurization for use in non-alcoholic beer an
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Home Pasteurization