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IMHO, Nebbiolo grape wouldn't taste to good with oak flavor. The tartness of the grape may taste off with much oak. Keep in mind I know nothing of wine making, but I do like the Piedmont wines.

Dim wit

JayDubWill: I'm curious how your Oktoberfest turned out with the 2.3%. Was is too little or just right? I'm trying to target the maltiness of Spaten Oktoberfest and plan to experiment with melanoidin.

I'm curious how you aerated the wort?

Grains, hops and yeast selection.

Time to rack. That is yeast flocculating. Crashing into each other and sticking together.

Most times, if you have dark malts in your partial mash, it supplies the color your after along with lowers the mash PH needed for good efficiency. As in releasing the starch from the grain. Now there are some studies that suggest flavor is effected by difference water elements. Not sure how...

Fermenting at the higher end of the yeast tolerance range will give you more of the fruity, banana, rose flavor while the lower temps, more clove, alcohol, phenolic, fruity flavors. Based upon your two yeast selections mentioned. I recommend Wyeast. Recently did a Dubbel and it came out like...

Do you brew all-grain or extract beers? Water chemistry is more relevant with all-grain brewing to achieve a proper mash PH. Which effects efficiency and color. However, extracts have already been mashed, so color and sugars have already been set for the most part. I use bottled water for...

I just finished brewing this recipe and I'm scratching my head. I followed the schedule by the numbers and started with a 1.030 pre-boil (1.041 excepted). Since it was so low, I boiled for about 1:45 total to get the OG up to 1.045. As a result, I came out with about 3.5-3.8 gallons. The...

Dew drop

range rover

Thanks for the advice. My next step is to acquire a plate chiller + pump. I'm not a fan of the copper tubing wort chiller. It take just as long as an ice bath and cleaning the copper tubing isn't my idea of a good time.

I just put my brew pot in an ice bath and use my paddle to gently, gently, ever so gently create a swirling motion around the outside of the kettle. It works really well. Try not to stir fast or create a splash. Since I brew with a 15 gallon kettle now, I purchased a $15 metal trash can to...

I wonder if a cast can be made from your piece to forge a new one?

You can also plug in your info into this calculator to understand an approximate Mash PH. http://www.brewersfriend.com/mash-chemistry-and-brewing-water-calculator/

I think it depends on your water profile you are starting with. Do you know?

Try a kit from your local brew store. If you don't have one, try www.northernbrewer.com. They have some good kits. My advice would be to avoid the adjuncts for now and stick to hops and malts. Good luck and Cheers

You might try taking it to a machine shop. Sometimes they can help.

No cuts and no holes. I'm just mindful to work the wire flat when closing the lid. A notch in the stripping would let more air in, so less efficient.