Search results

Hi all, been a while since posting last, mainly been doing 23 Ltrs of juice wine. with the constant rise in the cost of jucie from conetrate, I have been looking at sourcing an amount of concentrate but wonder if anyone else has had any experience of this. Found a supplier on my door step...

Good evening everyone, While taking a stroll through Morrison's fruit juice section, SWMBO said the following words - " why don't you make me an Orange and Pineapple Wine?" I recoiled in horror at the thought of the impending volcano, but the missus get what the missus wants! I will upload...

I kicked off a 23L FV yesterday and i have had issues trying to get the cap to seal correctly as its missing the rubber ring. i know its not 100% important but i want to see the air lock bubbling away. I have prevously tried super tightening the cap and a good smear of vasoline but that was...

As per the title, I have done a few WOW's now in DJ's and the the little lady has given the green light to start mass producing as suppply is not keeping up with demand :drunk: How much yeast do you guys add into FV, been using 1 tsp in a DJ but think that 5 tsp will be overkill?

HI all. Kicked off 3 WOW's that were all left in the DJ short of water - IE they were left to ferment with 3.5 LTRs in total volume with 1 Ltr of water to be added later. How/will this affect the Hydometer readings as the brew will have more water added later. FYI - they have been going for...

Hi all, About to kick of a few brews from just WGJ to make a dry white (as the woman in my life is drinking it quicker than i can make it!) How many Ltr's of WGJ would people recommend to use? was thinking of trying one at 50% WGJ and 50% water and one at 60% WGJ and 40% water thanks in advance

recently done one of the kits - sorry if there has already been a review ( couldnt find one) Intial SG with 400G of brewing sugar 1.112 - Kit asks for 450G of sugar Fermentation was fast for a kit - 9 days - Demijohn had a brew belt on to keep temp range between 20-24 during fermentation...

First WOW started tonight 2 x Ltr of Morrisons Grape, apple and raspberry ( 40% WGJ, 40% apple, 10% RGJ, 10% raspberry) 1/2 Ltr morrison Grapefuit juice 900G sugar dissolved in 500ml water strong cup o T (3 x yorkshire tea bags) 1tsp each, yeast, nutrient, pectolase, citric acid Looks like...

Hi all, do you degas before taking hydometer readings? Thinking that the CO2 would cause a wrong reading due to sticking to the tube?

I was given a couple of 6 bottle Wilko kits to try recently and i kicked them off last friday night. Wilko Rose and Wilko Chardonnay. The Rose had a SG of 1.112 wth 400G of sugar, the white had a SG of 1.090 with 450G of sugar. Rose was giving off a bubble every 2-3 sec and the White one every...

having read a number of posts about vairious recipes that have been created - i have newbie Q1 - Are there any benifits to using brewing sugar over normal sugar?

Hi all, Total newbie to home brewing but have been interested in getting involved for a while, so on Saturday i finally took the plunge and startd by first ever batch of Kit wine. Start slowly, gain confidence and get more elaborate is my thinking. Purchased a Wilko white wine 23L kit and...

Good evening all, Started my first batch of hombrew wine on Saturday and all I can say is that its been a nervous few days! joined up as I feel I may need some support along the way! Appologies in advnce for some newbie questions :) Mark