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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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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

The Wizard shares how to calculate the addition amounts when priming with flavorful sugars.

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Using ALDC to prevent diacetyl

Should ALDC be used in all beers as a precaution against diacetyl?

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Hitting Final Gravity

What factors may cause fermentations to stop short of expected final gravities?

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Aerating Dry Yeast

Can aerating dry yeast be harmful?

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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

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Chitosan in Brewing

Two things have recently opened my eyes to chitosan products: The search for alternatives to pasteurization for use in non-alcoholic beer an

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Home Pasteurization

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Bulk lagering vs. package aging, NABLABs, storing kegs & scrubbing dissolved oxygen

The Wizard explains the impact of lagering in a fermenter as opposed to a keg or bottles, as well as brewing non-alcoholic and low-alcohol b

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Using ascorbic acid to scrub dissolved oxygen

Ascorbic acid, also known as Vitamin C, is indeed an antioxidant often discussed in the context of beer stability because of its ability to