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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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Knowing Your Original Gravity
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Hitting Your Target Final Gravity
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Heating Up A Fermenter
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Dry Yeast Advancements
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Alternate Decoction Mash Purpose
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Dry Yeast Advancements, Alternate Decoction Mash Purpose, and Heating a Fermenter
For decades dry yeast manufacturers have recommended brewers rehydrate their yeast prior to pitching, but that advice has changed recently.
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Questioning Homebrew Recipe Design
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Contradictory Advice, Nanobrewing Business Model, and Recipe Rantings
Process-oriented controversies and seemingly contradictory instructions are nothing new to the brewing world. Explore a few such controversi
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Exploring the Nanobrewing Business Model
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Sorting Through Contradictory Brewing Advice
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Excessive Foaming Issues in Kegs
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Carbonation Issues, Excess Foaming, and Mash Thickness
A homebrewer new to kegging pours his first beer a week after packaging only to find a flat beer. Mr. Wizard has some advice to speed up the