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I made 3 demijohns of different ciders over the winter as my first turbo ciders. Using shop bought juices. Racked them off once fermented and treated with k meta and left them under air lock until now. I've now come to bottle them after 6 months under airlock and they all have a film and/or...

A few months back I had a surplus of bramley apples, so I thought I'd try making a wine without pressing them. So I sliced them up sprinkled brown sugar and cinnamon on before layering them like this to fill a few oven dishes. Baked them real low and slow, then left over night with some...

I had a go at making an Apple and Guava turbo cider a couple of months back. It tasted terrible at the 1st taste test so I tipped a litre out and topped it up with another litre of apple juice and a cup of sugar. I've let it ferement out again and left it a month and it has improved greatly...

Hi all, I've been looking to try making a Port using some of the things I've got in my freezer. Only looking to do say a 1Gal batch (maybe 2) in case it doesn't work out too well. And not to ruin my stock until next season as I have a few other things planned until then I have read that it's...

I've collected 6lbs of windfall wild pears today in the hope to make a small batch of wine from them. I've never known this tree to fruit well in the few years that I've known of it, and it's a single one in amongst my blackthorn pick so I have no idea what type they are, and the farmer didn't...

Hi all, I've got a few lbs of older runner beans that I was thinking about making some wine from, after seeing online that they can make a dry sherry like wine. Has anyone a good recipe for one or something to use them up with? Cheers

After chatting to my sister in laws parents about my plans to try an elderberry wine last week, I've been handed around 6lbs of elderberries that they'd picked and de-stalked. Asking for a few bottles in return. The problem is they have been 'relaxed' on how ripe some of them were and there are...

Hi all, I started my first turbo cider last week, at the moment its come down to 1.010 so I've got a little to go. I'm looking to see what options there are as to what to do next. Such as bulk aging it, bottling and ways to back sweeten to a medium sweet range. Along with how to go about it...

Hi all, I've had a go at making a gallon batch of blackberry wine. I have never had a go before so I've been following a river cottage handbook recipe but have come a little confused. I have just finished the primary fermenting in a bucket with daily stirring. Up until the 7th day where I was...