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Tips & Troubleshooting
Our Brewing Tips content features advice from the pros, and our own Mr. Wizard answers questions from our readers.
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Recreating IPAs from the ’80s
I want to brew an IPA with pronounced floral flavors as I remember them being in the 1980s.
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Importance of pH
There is a lot to digest with pH. Here is what homebrewers need to know to brew great beer without going overboard with lab work.
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Mr. Wizard
Questioning dip hop advice
Do you really need to flush the fermenter with CO2 before adding wort to dip hops? Why can’t the hops be agitated?
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Priming with flavorful sugars, ALDC, aerating dry yeast, & low FGs
The Wizard shares how to calculate the addition amounts when priming with flavorful sugars. Plus, should ALDC be used in all beers as a prec
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Shortening Brew Days
One of the knocks on the homebrewing hobby is the time commitment required to brew a batch of beer. But brew days don’t have to take all d
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Mr. Wizard
Priming with flavorful sugars
The Wizard shares how to calculate the addition amounts when priming with flavorful sugars.
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Mr. Wizard
Using ALDC to prevent diacetyl
Should ALDC be used in all beers as a precaution against diacetyl?
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Mr. Wizard
Hitting Final Gravity
What factors may cause fermentations to stop short of expected final gravities?
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Mr. Wizard
Aerating Dry Yeast
Can aerating dry yeast be harmful?
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Diabetes and Beer, Chitosan, & Home Pasteurization
The Wizard shares how certain beer qualities impact an individual on diabetes medication more than others. Plus, the potential uses for a fa
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Getting a Stalled Fermentation Back on Track
Understanding why fermentations may stall prematurely will help you avoid a stuck fermentation in the future. But if it is too late to avoid
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Mr. Wizard
Diabetes and Beer
I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the spring of 2023 during a routine check-up. For those of you not well-versed in this subject, here