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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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Yeast Slants, Candi Sugar, & Cold Crashing
The Wizard answers questions about creating yeast slants and building up a population of yeast from them. He also defines and offers advice
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Building a population from yeast slants
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What is candi sugar?
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What does “cold crashing” mean?
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Protein rests when brewing with wheat
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Freeze-drying yeast
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Simplifying Homebrewing
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Protein Rests, Freeze-Drying Yeast, & Simplifying Homebrewing
Is a protein rest necessary when brewing with a high percentage of wheat? The answer depends on the goals of the brewer, so understanding wh
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Explaining Hop Utilization
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Why do some batches exhibit hop creep?
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An alternative way to judge beers in competition
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Hop Creep, Hop Utilization, and a Different Approach to Beer Judging
Hop creep isn’t new, so why are we hearing so much more about it in recent years? Brewing scientists now believe it has to do with a push