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I am making WE Chilean chardonnay kit. The yeast supplied is red star premier cuvee. The instructions call for ferment temp 72-75, but red star's site indicates a far greater temp range for this yeast, and it appears that chards can be fermented much lower. Id like to retain some of the fruity...

I've been brewing all grain for a few years now and am going to try a kit wine for my wife. I have a Williams oxygen setup but I don't see anywhere if I should inject o2 into the wine prior to pitching.

I made a batch of Edwort's hefe back in July, but the LBHS only had WLP380. Turned out fantastic. Anyway, I harvested yeast from that batch into two mason jars following the yeast washing illustrated post. Last night, I took out the mason jars and began making a starter. While sitting on the...

Hi all, I harvested some pacman from a Mocha porter and grew it to a 1L size. I can't brew for another week so I plan to store it in two pint size jars. According to mr malty I need a 1.15L starter for my dead guy clone @ 1.067. My question is if I take one of the pint jars and toss it to a...

Hello everyone, * Well, I hate to be yet another person who posts the “what to do with my water” thread, but I’ve encountered a particularly interesting situation…my water is high in Na and Cl, but has overall low alkalinity and is relatively soft.* Up to this point, the few light color...

Hello everyone, I've been perusing this site for a few weeks now and have found a tremendous wealth of information - what a great community that shares recipes, hints/tips and other information just for the sake of providing noobs with a way to make better HB. My two friends that have been...