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I have done several brews in the higher gravity range and they all tend to finish high. The biggest has been my last one at 1.110 OG but only got down to 1.031 FG. Does anyone have suggestions on how to get a high gravity brew to ferment to completion? I have done everything right as far as I...

I'm planning to make my first wine this weekend and would like to use a 6.5 gallon Carboy for primary fermentation. The instructions recommend a minimum 7.9 gallon bucket. I assume that is just for head space to prevent foam overs like in homebrewing. I always use a blow off tube with my...

I made a starter like normal, stir plate for 24 hours then into the fridge it goes to chill for the following brew day. Opened the fridge the following day to pull out the flask and it had foamed up enough to push a little dripping out the top. To top it off when I pulled it out I noticed some...

I'm concerned that I may have under pitched. This is a brewers best belgian tripel kit beer that only came with one packet of S-33 so I went ahead and pitched what it came with. OG was 1.094 which was .008 higher than the kit estimated. Fermentation was vigorous within a short time and looked...

Can someone explain whether to add the grain to water or water to grain when starting the mash? I've seen Palmer says to add water to the grain but no explanation why. I have a sense it has something to do with not thermally shocking the enzymes. I would like to know a little of the science...

I brewed a potentially big beer a couple days ago with estimated pre-boil gravity at about 1.080 from 14.77 lbs grain. After draining the pre-boil gravity was a dismal 1.040 at about 140 degrees. With temperature correction I think that gets me to about 1.055. I've read several posts since about...

I am at day 7 for a Belgian ale. Fermentation was going well for first couple days with mega Kraussen and then tapered off drastically. I took a reading of 1.028 (down from OG of 1.074). When I made the starter I used a stir plate and ran it overnight with 1 liter wort at 1.040 and two vials of...

I've been seeing information about "efficiency" with grain brewing but nothing to explain what it is, purpose, how to determine. I've got a brew app that lists efficiency but that won't help unless I know how to use the info. Can someone help explain?