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I just transfered to the secondary, it went from 1.083 to 0.998 in 9 days fermenting at 65. So far, so good!

Fantastically reply, airving. I've only recently ventured into wine but have been doing all grain for a few years now, hence my curiosity about the temp. I will give it a shot fermenting in the low 60s and do the 02 addition and nutrient for additional insurance. Thanks for the help!

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...

Thanks. The kit instructions are silent on the issue. I know all the dissolved o2 is driven off during a boil, hence the need for o2 injection when beer making, but I guess I will skip it and see how it goes.

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.

Outstanding. Thank you for the help, airborneguy.

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...

This recipe has turned out to be a fantastic one. My wife's mom even loves it and she is NOT a beer drinker. I did get some real bubblegum esters, which is weird, but not off putting at all. Color was spot on as well. The store bought is on the left and had a bit better clarity.

Dead guy clone

Porter and pale ale

Just brewed this today. I was a bit low on the sg, 1.052 but I'm thinking its acceptable. Also am using a vial of wlp380 as my lbhs was out of 3068. I'm going to ferment low (63) and am hoping for the best.

Bottle harvest from a six pack of rogue mocha porter.

After just under two weeks, my fg is down to 1.008 from 1.066. This pacman yeast is one hungry bugger! The sample tastes okay but really alcoholic. I'm hoping this mellows out as I was looking for a nice malty beer.

Yes I did, using a hop bag and some marbles.

Update: after dry hopping for 3 days at room temp I had to chill and carb for some friends this weekend. At serving time it was 7 days dry hopping. This has been my most enjoyable brew to date. Love the nice bite from the cascades and a pleasant malty backbone. Thank you again for sharing the...

I just won a 36qt with spigot off eBay for $65! I too was using a 30qt alum and had to be johnny on the spot to prevent boil overs every batch. I am so looking forward to the extra freeboard.

I decanted and pitched both jars into a new 1L starter. Activity was almost instant, within 90 min a thick foam was evident. I'm going to let it sit on the plate for about 20 hours then pitch the whole thing. I was just wondering if high krausen could occur that quickly on a restarted pitch. As...

Is the protein rest @ 140 absolutely necessary or can you just mash at one temp?

I'm sure you figured this out by now, but I see no reason to wash the mill. A dry rag to remove the majority of dust is the closest mine ever sees to a good cleansing. This is the ugly junk thread after all. BTW excellent eff. I'm still in the low 70s but it is a predictable low 70s, and i'll...