Factorial comparisons are useful when components differ mainly in one factor; otherwise record age, proof, barrel, tier, and batch as confounds.
The matrix provides controlled production categories, but maturation variables remain active.
Two mash bills crossed with five yeast strains yield ten named recipes, and different finished products use one, four, or up to ten of those recipes.
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