Recent content by hoofy

I've just done a second kit with exactly the same results. The wine looks more like whisky. Both kits were bought in the Wilkinsons half price sale in the summer. :hmm: The wine tastes ok though, so it's going to be getting supped.

Update. I decided to buy some new tops after all and I still have the leakage problem with my last brew after it had been stood in the bottles in the warm for two weeks. So it has to be the bottles, I think. It was obvious which bottle was the culprit as it was only half full and there was...

I've just had a thought. The leaking bottle problem has coincided with me starting to use a non rinse cleanser which makes my hands slimy, so maybe I'm not tightening the caps up like I used to? I'll try re-tightening them all from now on once my hands are dry.

Thanks. I'll pick some up at my LHBS when I go in next week. Let's hope that cures the problem or I'll have to fork out for new bottles too to try and rectify it.

I've been brewing for just over a year and I guess my bottles have been reused maybe 10 times and just in the last month I've noticed that when I've bottled my beer and left it in the warm for a couple of weeks there has been a slight leakage from the bottles. Is it the caps that need replacing...

I've just dipped a glass in the FV and the wine is clear as a bell and looks just like whisky. Could it still be fine or does it sound infected? I've tasted it and it doesn't taste bad, but I don't drink wine so I'm not a good judge.

It's in a 23l FV so I'm sure you're right to some extent, but it does still look very brown coloured to me. I'll try dipping a glass in later and see how it looks then.

It's one of the premium kits made by Muntons, I think. The wine has fermented and has been stabilised with the finings having been added 5 days ago. The wine smells fine, but it's brown in colour. It looks more like an ale than a white wine. Is it infected and should I just pour it down the drain?

I put it on yesterday and the airlock was bubbling within a couple of hours, but over 24 hours later it's still going at the same rate, a bubble every 30 seconds. All the other wine kits I've done have been bubbling away the day after the ferment starts. Should I be concerned or is this fairly...

So, maybe I will stick with chemipro oxi. I still have loads left and it will probably last me until the end of the year, so if I haven't had any problems, I might as well get it again. It was just the slimy feel that was freaking me out. Thanks for the replies. :thumb:

I think I'll use up the chemipro oxi and then change to another non rinse. I live near Preston so the water here is quite soft. Anyone recommend a brand for least possible hassle? Not to bothered about price, just no rinse, no hassle.

Thanks. :thumb:

I'm still not fully happy with my non rinse cleaner. What's bothering me is if I put my hands in the solution, when I take them out they feel slimy rather than squeaky clean. Surely this is what's also on the inside of my bottles when I fill them with beer?

That's going to depend on how many of the brewshops customers regularly read the brewing forums. Even if I'm not really after any brewing info I will still always check into this forum at least every other day specifically to see if there are any offers on anywhere as I know they will be posted...

I figured the AG brewers wouldn't really have been able to cash in with the offer. But the kit brewers, both wine and beer, have had a field day if they had the cash available to stock up.