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Hi I've made some wine and bottled it but my last 1 or 2 glasses are cloudy due to sediment. Is there some way of filtering it or preventing too much sediment?

If I'm doing a standard ale kit can I add fresh lemongrass and ginger to it after or during fermenting? I had lemongrass and ginger ale last week at a beer festival and loved it and would like to make my own! Any suggestions or recipes welcome

Hi just brewed my first wine kit I've made 4 bottles out of a 6 bottle kit due to spillage and over hydrometer readings. Any how I've used corks with plastic top which are loose, do these expand to keep airtight or do they stay loose? I've also kept the original screw lids if they are better...

Hi I'm on my first wine kit and it's gone from 1.80 to 1.10 , is it nearly done? It's been going for 10 days but at 18 degrees as I have no warm place. I have just received an heat belt but not sure weather to just leave it as it is?

Hi I'm about to start my first wine tomorrow I have sauvignon blanc (style) I'm sure it won't be amazing but is there any way of adding anything to enhance the flavour like adding lemon or other ingredients? I'm going to do the kit as instructed this time but might experiment next time!

Hi I've just sterilised and bottled my first brew it took me a while from start to finish. Once I've sterilised my bottles how long will they stay clean? I was thinking if I did it in the morning would they still be clean at the evening?

Hi if using a beer or wine kit is it possible or recommended to add extra ingredients like ginger lime or other random fresh items? Also other packs of hops to add extra taste? If so what stage should I add these?

Hi I've been given a white wine brew by a friend and noticed it's 2 years out of date, silly question but is this no good or do last longer than stated and still possibly usable?

Hi I started my brew on Saturday 3 days ago and have yet to see any bubbling! I haven't Got anywhere warm enough I think but will be using a heat belt from tomorrow, but is my brew now ruined or will it just take longer?

Hi once my brew is fermented and transferred to a barrel do I still need to add sugar if then decided to bottle some of it? Would it be best either one or the other? Thanks

Hi how can I make my brew weaker or stronger? I believe it's to do with sugar I'm part way through my 1st ale and will try changing it if needed on nmy next go Thanks

Hi I'm a 1st time user of home brew I got my equipment off a mate all seems fine apart from the airlock, when I've looked at pics and videos I've noticed the airlocks have a red thing on top maybe made of rubber and don't have one of these, will this make a difference?