Recent content by cgbroncos113

I have a strong belgian ale that I brewed and I was thinking of racking it onto wine lees and oak at bottom of a carboy that has had wine in it for 3-4 months. I am about to bottle the wine, so this is the lees from the third or so racking. At this point, do you think I would get much flavor out...

I have never done a 90 minute boil before, how much water should I dough-in, add after the mash has completed before vorlauf, and then add for sparging? What should my target volume be before the boil? I am doing a single-infusion mash and shooting for 5 gallons post-boil. Thanks!!

Thanks for the advice KepowOb and K1ngl1ves. I realized I was taking a major risk and was willing to live with any potentially negative consequences. Unfortunately, since I'm leaving town tomorrow I don't think I will be able to get to a homebrew store and get more yeast to pitch until Sunday...

On Monday I brewed my first all grain beer (the Bee Cave Haus Pale Ale). Everything seemed to be going real well until I tried to use immersion chiller I had just made. The chiller wasn't working with the modified setup I had drawn up to deal with the fact my sink faucet could not be connected...

I'm very excited to be brewing my first batch of homebrew, but am nervous that I might have encountered a problem during fermentation. Two nights ago, I brewed a batch of ale using a recipe that came with my starter kit. Everything went according to plan. After I finished brewing the wort, I...