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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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Stressing yeast to increase phenolics
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Yeast Nutrients, Dry Hop Oxidation & Low-ABV Beers
The Wizard explains why some recipes call for yeast nutrients and others don’t — but why you should consider using it more often than no
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Using Yeast Nutrients
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Avoiding Dry Hop Oxidation
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No/Low ABV Beer Trends
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Article
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