Topic: Mr Wizard
Bottling and Cask Ale
The Wiz helps a homebrewer looking for cask ale taste on a bottling budget. Plus, dry hopping in the keg.
Late Hop Additions
The Wiz discusses late hop additions, the complex issue of CO2 qualities and mash stirring.
Rehydrating Dried Yeast
The Wiz weighs in on whether to rehydrate dry yeast and defuses a bottle explosion problem.
Getting Yeast From the Bottle
Culturing yeast, high gravity brewing.
Brewing with Raspberries
The Wiz lays out ways to add fruit and hot peppers to beer. Plus: How to get a crisp finish.
Dextrin Malts
The Wiz discusses a question about dextrin malts and another about brewing high gravity beers.
Stinky Lagers
The Wiz shares some tips for scrubbing sulfur smells out of lagers and preparing an oak barrel for beer aging.
Oxygen Concentrator Aeration
The Wiz answers a question about a device he’s never encountered before.
Yeast Starter Temperature
The Wiz warms up talking about lager yeast starters and clarifies a question about chill haze.
Mash Efficiency, Mash Mixing
The Wiz discusses the merits of mash mixers and offers some tips for fine-tuning your sparge.
High Gravity Brewing
The Wiz aims high to help a reader trying to make high alcohol beers.
Better Boils
The Wiz gets on a roll discussing rolling boils and sets the record straight on mash pH.
