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Hi all, ive been making way more mead than wine this year, so far my favourite is my honey/maple syrup mixture, 2/1 ratio seems to work well. I've started a blueberry melomel today, 3L blueberryjuice with two jars of set honey plus sugar, citric, pectolase, tannin, youngs yeast and nutrient...

Has anyone ever used activated charcoal/carbon? I'm about to add some to a sloe gin kit as per the instructions but I'm not exactly sure what it does!

Does anyone here have any experience with carbonation machines? Im currently building my own, I've got it working fine but currently needs to be used with plastic bottles, (because the adapter I put on the end of the hose has a screw fitting for a standard bottle) so I can squeeze the air...

Hi all After stocking up on lemons to make elderflower wine I've found myself with about a carrier bags worth of spare lemons, any ideas on lemon heavy recipes to use them up? I would say lemon aid/wine but I've already got a gallon of the stuff clearing atm. Cheers

Hi Does anyone on here have any experience using sweeteners in place of sugar? I've been making some non alcoholic drinks, but if I was to do this on a commercial scale the new sugar tax would take a chunk from every bottle due to the high sugar levels. I've been thinking about using...

I have one airlock that seems to be empty every time I look at it, if I refill it, the next day when I have a look the thing is empty again! There's no leaks on it as far as i can tell, anyone have any ideas what could be happening?

I'm thinking about making alcoholic ginger beer, by using fresh pressed ginger, but I'm wondering if the ginger will go off too quick, it lasts about 4/5 days in the fridge before it starts to spoil. I've thought about using ascorbic acid in the ginger before diluting it, but I was wondering...

Has anyone had any experience with brew belts? I'm having some temperature issues and ought about using a brew belt but now I'm thinking a reptile heat mat would give a bigger surface area to give off heat. I've thought about a ferm wrap but can't seem to find any outside of the US, recon a...