Big Ideas for Small-Scale Craft Brewing: Don’t Miss a Full-Day of 10 Live Online Seminars at the 2026 NanoCon. Register now and Save 25%!
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.
Posts
-
Mr. Wizard
The Importance of Mash Thickness
-
Mr. Wizard
Methods To Speed a Slow Forced Carbonation
-
Mr. Wizard
All-In-One Brewing System Advice
-
Mr. Wizard
Crafting Flavorful Hard Seltzers
-
Mr. Wizard
Utilizing a Brewing Water Calculator
-
Article
Water Ways, Fermenting Seltzers, And All-In-One Brew Systems
A good water calculator makes pH adjustments and salt additions much easier and predictable. Mr. Wizard explains his calculator and shares t
-
Mr. Wizard
Developing a Brewing Calculator
-
Mr. Wizard
Accidentally Frozen Beer
-
Mr. Wizard
Overly Foaming Draft Beer
-
Mr. Wizard
Digging Into Sparge Water Temperatures
-
Article
Sparge Temperatures, Overcarbonation, Frozen Beer, and Brewing Calculations
Brewers often have a specific routine when it comes to lautering their mash. But in reality it’s a very forgiving process. Mr. Wizard prov
-
Article
A Kettle/Fermenter Conversion and The Time Traveling Brewer Has Some Advice
A homebrewer obtains a beast of a stainless steel tank and is looking to modify it into a brewing kettle and fermenter. Mr. Wizard walks him