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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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Bottle-Condition Like A Champ
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Over-carbonation issues
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Feeling the Pressure
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Tips for Unitank Users
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Feeling the Pressure, Tips for Unitank Users
Mr. Wizard dives deep into the effects changing pressure can have on carbonation levels of beer. Also, a homebrewer is looking for advice o
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Mr. Wizard
Maximizing Malt Aroma and Character
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Mr. Wizard
Maximizing Honey Flavor and Aroma
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Hop Creep Explained
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Hop Creep Explained, Backsweetening, and Maximizing Malt Freshness
The term “hop creep” is not to be confused with lupulin shift. The Wiz provides the current understanding of hop creep as well as how to
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Hop Shelf Life, Keg-Conditioning Beer and Planning a Nano’s Cellar
A reader is interested to know about the ageability of well stored hops and whether buying last year’s, discounted hops may be a sound inv
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Mr. Wizard
Planning a Nano’s Cellar
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Mr. Wizard
Keg-Conditioning Beer