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Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advise as I've messed up somewhat? I've just made up a 5 gallon batch of blackberry wine, however I've added far to much water for the initial fermentation leaving it only 2 inches from the top of my bucket. I know from before that as soon as I add the yeast and...

I'm looking at buying a number of Morgans kits as their are on offer here. I was thinking of the; MORGANS GOLDEN SHEAF 40 PINT WHEAT BEER KIT, MORGANS IRON BARK DARK ALE and MORGANS ROYAL OAK AMBER ALE Has anyone got any experience with these kits? and are they any good?

I've got a spare clean DJ in the kitchen just waiting to put to use. What should I make? I'm sort of toying with either Coffee or Tea & Raisin but I've also got a bag of last years green beans in the freezer that are probably no longer edible. Green Bean Wine? Sugestions anyone :hmm:

Parsnips are half price in Morrisons (30p/500g). I've just bought 3kg with parsnip wine in mind :thumb:

I've got some pear wine that is just refusing to clear. A lot of sediment has dropped out and it has been racked twice and still has a persistant haze. The pears were boiled quite hard at the start and a teaspoon of pectolase was added before fermentation. Suggestions anyone?

Hi, I've decided to turn my hand to making a Cooper' Australian Pale Ale from a kit. This'll be the first beer (not counting ginger beer!) I've ever made and I've read that I need to use Cooper's Beer Enhancer instead of sugar, as it gives it a better taste. Is this necessary, or will I get...

Where is the best place to put wine to clear and can it be too cold? I have put mine in the garage and when I checked today, they were covered in condensation and really cold to the touch, is this bad?

Is it to late to start a new wine for xmas? If not, then what would be a good quick hit?

I've just aquired a further 14 DJs expanding my collection to 19. So I now want to plan ahead and utilise them all throughout the year. I'm a big fan of using what nature provides when it's in season, so has anybody got any suggestions for a what wines to make and when. Here's my ideas (updated...

When would be the correct time to use Potassium Sorbate? I intended to make some sweet elderberry wine but it has fermented down to .990. The original brew stared off the scale of my hydrometer, so >>1.120, and I am using Youngs Super Yeast Compound. I have been getting my recipes from...

I have just made a batch of elderberry and after straining the mash into 2 demijohns, i have found green, oil-like blobs floating on the surface of the liquid. I have syphoned off the liquid into fresh demijohns leaving these blobs behind and it's all fermenting nicely with no re-occurrence of...