Search results

Thanks :mrgreen:

Hi all, I'm looking to bottle my brew tomorrow and have a couple of questions that I was wondering if anyone could advise on please: - some of the bottles i've got are 300ml Aldi beer bottles and the glass feels quite thin. As i'm bottling with sugar do you think they'd be able to take the...

Ah that's annoying. Last year i put campden tablets in at the end to stop the yeast. However i read in a few places to put them in for 24 hours beforw putting in the yeast to kill off any wild yeasts. Most places said 1 tablet per gallon, what would you recommend?

Hi! That's my starting gravity. Pressed yesterday (just under 4 gallons) and added 4 Campden Tablets. Took the reading 24 hours later.

Update i've taken the first reading this evening, 24 hours after the Campden tablets went in. It has come out around 1055, does that sounds right?

Hi Bigeck, Will be brewing a mix of real fruit topped up with some shop bought juice. Depending on how much juice I get with be around the 50/50 - 60/40 either way mark. In terms of % i'm open to trying different strengths. The last one I did came out at around the 7.5% mark which was...

:thumb: cheers, much appreciated

Hi all, Apologies for the barrage of questions. Unfortunately I failed to write down how much yeast/sugar I put in my brew last year. A real school boy error as it turned out ok! I know it has probably been asked loads, but for your perfect cider how much yeast and sugar would you add at...

I've already got one now! Do I need to sterilise it???

Hi all, After 2 years of pressing apples with cling filmed paving slaps, a car jack and a black and decker workmate i finally made the decision to buy a proper press. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on: - how to clean before/after use - how to maintain it - any advice on best...

Thanks for the advice. It did look the sugar I put in a week ago had began to carb it but that seems to have gone now. Sure do have a pic, excuse my brewing partner. As you can see from the set up it was a 2 man job!

Haha, maybe. The brew has been a joint effort, with a homemade press consisting of a 2 paving slabs, a plastic sheet, a sauce pan, a hessian sack, a car jack and a Black and Decker workmate! I guess i'm worried about all the effort going to waste. If it's good for another week then :thumb...

Hi all, It looks like my brew has bottomed out. Reading at the 1000 mark 3 days apart :grin: My brew is currently in a bucket with a lid, similar to http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessories+equipment/wilko-fermenting-bin-and-lid-25lt/invt/0022555, but as my brewing partner isn't free to...

Thanks for the advice. Was worried if I left it until next weekend it would go off, if it's fine happy days :) Bearing in mind I added 200g extra sugar to 3.5 gallons 2 days ago, if I want to make it carbonated how much sugar should I add per 500ml? When I took my last sample I can see it's...

Thanks for your comments. I definitely think the suggestion of smaller batches until I find a good method is worthwhile doing! I've just taken a sample, 36 hours or so after the 1008 it now at around the 1000 mark. Does it need bottling asap or will it keep for a few days until next weekend...

I've taken another reading and it has dropped slightly to 1008. Would this be safe to bottle? 2 days ago when I added the Campden tablets and extra sugar it looks this the latter is starting to carbonate it a little. I added about 200g to 3.5 gallons. With this in mind around how much sugar...

Thanks for the advice. It did smell a sulphuric when it was fermenting. It is wise to give it a good stir before taking another sample to test with the hydrometer?

I'd like to try and carbonate it with somewhere between sweet and dry please :)

I've just taken a reading and it has come out at around the 1010 mark, the first reading around half a day into fermentation was 1060.

I'm not sure of the strength of the bottles, i'm sterilising a real mix of empties from 300ml Amstel bottles to 660 Cobra ones. I added around 200-250g of brewing sugar at the start when I added the yeast. I added another 150-200g when I added the campden tablets last night as it tasted a...