Recent content by philmy glass

Please count me in

I brew wine out in my shed. I built an MDF box against one wall and lined it with 40mm insulating foam panels. For the lid I put the insulating foam on the outside cuz inside I've fixed an old light fitting with a 40w bulb. Dont use the new energy saving ones cuz this is the heat source. I have...

When I am starting a batch of fruit wine it is probably better to guess the total alcohol potential rather than measure it accurately with an hydrometer, but it is different towards the end of the fermentation. Does anyone make a hydrometer that concentrates on the range of gravities at the end...

Ok, false alarm. After I posted the reply I googled the compound and found that it is used in water purification tablets. So provided it tastes OK it should be safe. :party:

I realise this is an old thread but would appreciate a bit of help... I have just lovingly de-stoned 4lbs of damsons, added 5 pints of cold water and what i assumed were two campden tablets. On closer inspection they are "new improved formula" and contain 500mg Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate. It...

I too have got a load of damsons with stones in the freezer, in 4lb lots. What will happen if the stones have cracked? And if cracking is a bad thing, does this mean we shouldn't bash them about to get the juice out?

If you only had 3 lb of blackberrys could you mak up with 1/2 lb of sultanas, or is that cheating? Phil.

I have a garden shed for making my homebrew wine and like you say it gets V hot in the summer. I keep things from getting too variable by ageing the wine in an old (broken) fridge/freezer. The insulation stops the inside temperature matching that in the shed, which on a bright sunny day could be...