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This is what I was following and to be fair i couldn't see the sense in the second PV prior to bottling, if only to ensure no sediment was transferred Day 7 – Siphoning & Finishing-off 14. After 24hrs the wine should be clear, if not leave until clear before proceeding. 15. Once clear...

Well after day 8 my wine goy down to 0.994 so this morning I decanted into second PV, however no mention of how long to leave it in there. So I sterilized my bottles and "boiled my corks":sad:, Second mistake. The First was knocking my Pv off its stool and losing 10 litres of wine of the...

Hi There I'm not to sure myself but found this, Hope it helps http://www.ehow.com/how_7269191_install-beer-tap-home.html Cheers Ian

Thanks for the heads up, Im going away on Sunday so suspect it wont be ready by then :roll: Cheers Ian

Great mines Weavers Hoppy Goat Choker :) Hahaha

Hi Guys just a quick question I have the same kit and I am on day six of fermentation supposedly the step to transfer it to second vessel however SG was only 1.000 :0) hope this will be ok Cheers Ian

That's great, thanks again for the advice, I'm a lot more confident on what to do now and what to look for. Its quite a science and now realizing that syphoning in itself poses a massive risk to the brew. Hope to start contributing to the forum once I get adept at this and start experimenting...

Thanks for the sound advice guys, i think ive got this right my options are. 1 Syphon into Pv with priming sugar (carbonation drops) and leave for 2-3 weeks then bottle direct. 2, Bottle directly with priming sugar (carbonation drops) and leave for 3-4 weeks. I should have said im going...

Hello guys, im new to the forum and have been impressed with the amount of knowledge and tips ive read so far and wish id stumbled upon here before starting my first batch. what ive done so far. 6 days into fermentation with a coopers real ale kit. Tested SG and the Hydrometer is reading 10...