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  1. Z

    Sparkling wine pressures

    Thanks great idea. Will give it a.try :thumb:
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    Sparkling wine pressures

    Thanks for that bernie. I know that prosecco uses glera but couldnt find any kits with this grape so plumped for pinot g instead. It has turned out very well imho but alot fruitier than proper prosecco. Do you know of any kits that are based on glera grapes? Cheers Zippy
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    Sparkling wine pressures

    Cheers many thanks for this. I had the reg set for 20 so way off mark lo@.
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    Sparkling wine pressures

    Hi All Havent posted in a while as I have been drinking all the brews lol. I am now brewing for christmas! I have a home made keezer with three lovely ex pub taps. As a little experiment I decided to keg 5 gallon of a pinot grigio kit to try and get a prosecco type drink. Well it worked a...
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    Does dry hopping add flavour?

    Yes. Defo flavour and aroma
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    Cider Noob and Keg Filling

    Try an experiment with a demijohn full. It will cost you less than a fiver so not much to lose.
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    Breaking bottles when capping!

    I use a cheap capper -.not a.bench one and touch wood I have never broke a bottle.
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    Hello from the States

    Welcome to the forum. If you are in the uk you could hop over the water to us in northern ireland. We have a thriving craft brewing industry at present. All small batches with them experimenting with new flavours etc.
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    Most difficult beer style to get right?

    Ditto to above. Lagers i find most difficult but time really helps.for all brews.
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    Youngs Harvest Pilsner review

    I was told for a pils or lager you should add 5g per bottle. This should give nice carb. Some would say that is a tad high but I have always stuck to it and carbs up lovely
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    Cider Noob and Keg Filling

    What simon has said above will be the easier todo than the kit. Look up on here about turbo ciders. Really easy to Make with good results. They do ferment to dry. Rather than worry about killing off the yeast as simon says, just back sweeten with splenda or similar. This way ensures a sweet...
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    hi all its pistanbroke here a newbie,

    Welcome to the forum. I am.afraid I dont brew those so I cant comment much. I will say that if they are same as the beer kits then the instructions are usually naff and overly optimistic. I rarely get the required gravity as stated in the beer kit instructions
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    43 year old wine!!!

    My next door neighbourbrought out a bottle of home wine he bottled with his dad in 1965! They even had made labels for it. He found some of the bottles when clearing out his mums house after she was admitted to a nursing home. It looked clear enough but there was about 20% evaporation so I dont...
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    Cleaning old bottles

    I never use a cleaner in my bottles. I just make sure that I rinse them out as soon as I have used them. I sanitise witg either star san or use the hot setting on the dishwasher to sanitise. I got an infected brew last summer and the star san didnt sort it but using heat did!
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    Sugar

    Yep but it takes longer to dissolve. Either shake the bottles mpre when conditioning or use brewers sugar. Tbh you can use nearly any fermentable sugar
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    What's the best type of gas

    If you want the guinness cascade when pouring then best to get mixed gas but you will need a specific reguAtor and a stout tap for the teenie bubbles. Otherwise just co2. You can get similar results as to mixed if you carb lower and get a good quality commercial tap that can foam up at.the...
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    fermentation restarted when moved to brew fridge

    I would.agree with above. I usually dont bother going into a secondary but when I do there has been occasion when it has kickstarted fermentation again. It is probably the move has roused a bit off the bottom and they found a bit of sugar
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    Cornelius Style Keg for £16

    Two things I noticed. First is that the advert is for 19 litres or 5 gallon. They arent the same so if they cant get their specs I would be suspicious about their quality. Secondly, I remember reading that ones like these didnt seal correctly unless pressurised. This might be ok for some but...
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    keg beer not keeping its head ?whats the cause?

    Hi All All you experienced corni keggers might be able to help me here:thumb:. I have been corny kegging now for a few months. I wondered why my usually lovely frothy bottled beer now has stopped since putting in the keg. I wondered if it was the force carbing or beerline diameter but...
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