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I not tried a cap on a bottle but gathered it wouldnt fit but read somewhere beer bottles wolud be ok but not sure Looks like i'll have to get stoppers and wires

Just transfered to dj2 my strawberry/kiwi and my apple/peach after 3 weeks in dj1 still bubbled but was starting to clear so transfered via a filter and degassed added wine stabalizer and camden tablet So waiting to clear now got no finings / clearing stuff so I'll see if it clears on its...

hi can i use beer bottles and crown caps for presecco/champagne or can you put normal caps on presecco/champagne bottles only brewing 6 bottles to try as i have a friend that likes it and its a way to get into her good books haha

hi i have a pressurised barrel 23l / 40 pints with the little co2 bulbs with screw in the top do i still prime the beer / cider with sugar as you would if bottling or does the co2 do the job can you bottle 20 pints and put the other 20 pints in a barrel or is it best to put all 40 pints in...

do you use normal sugar as I've read people use sweetners and other things

now then guys I've brewed a young apple cider which was done at 32 pints I've split into two one about 10pints which was flavoured with 1.5 litres of high juice fore a berry flavour cider what id like to know is whats best ways of priming it in 500ml bottles i normally put 1tsp sugar...

Just to seem to be a lot like quarter of the liquid

hi is this normal still bubbling at 9 days gone but looks like this seems to be a lot of sediment used 2 ltr red grape, strawberry & kiwi juice 1 ltr apple juice 800g sugar 1tsp Glycerin 1tsp Yeast 1tsp Yeast Nutrient 1tsp pectolase 1 cup strong tea (3 bags) and the same but 2...

Another way is have two small buckets once stableized and finings sorted syphon into a bucket and then poor into 2nd bucket half dozen times then back into a clean DJ Only know that as i got a wine kit which had wine and equipment came with two buckets

Ok that's useful info

i just started brewing and seen the treads about one of these controllers and as you lot are arguing or discussing where to put the thermometer / sensor couldn't you put in to the fv so the reading of the team is actually the ale not the fv or fridge ?????

scraps (as in from the chippy)

i started the strawberry & kiwi WOW and a apple & peach WOW on saturday 4/6/15 and its thursday 9/6/16 5 days later and its still bubbling away around every 3 to 5 seconds is this normal ?

for them prices I'm going to try the bitter or ipa in my barrel which i haven't used yet and will probably try them all at least once as its local and saves me postage or traveling 30 miles to a brew shop

has any tried the brew in a bag American Pale Ale extract brewing kit if so what did people think to it as I'm looking for a simple brew in a bag to start off ag'ing weaning off can kits onto simple brew in a bag but need a big pan to full grown man size brewing so feed back on any...