I recently bottle conditioned a 10.9% abv Belgian beer and it didn't even get remotely carbonated. Is this because the yeast was just too worn out from the original fermentation?
Also, does anyone happen to know an easy solution to this, I can't think of anything that would be worthwhile...
Approximately 1.5 times as much water is generally used for sparging as for mashing. I got that info from John J. Palmer in How to Brew, which by the way you can read the whole book at howtobrew.com, it's a great book for beginners.