Recent content by plannerjohn

I'm currently brewing an IPA with Wyeast 1056 American Ale and experienced a temperature spike of around 80 degrees towards the second day of fermentation. Biggest surprise I've had in a while. Was going to dump it out, but now after reading this thread I'll give it some extended conditioning...

Thank you both for the input and suggestions. My gut was telling me there wouuld be too much air, but I wanted to make sure. :)

Hello Everyone! This is my first post on this forum, and I have a question about how much headspace you need for red wine. I’m also new to the hobby, so forgive my misuse of terminology if that happens. :) Here’s my situation: I have a 2010 Syrah quietly resting in my...