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Thanks! I saw a lot of contradictory stuff about any H2S smell being problematic, to some people saying it's a very normal occurrence during fermentation.

I am making a sloe wine, and the primary fermentation was slightly lack-luster. I think the early stage of the primary was at too low a temperature, and this resulted in a stress on the yeast, resulting in the production of hydrogen sulphide. It's pretty strong - my wife who can't smell for...

I am following this recipe: https://www.brewbitz.com/content/15-sloe-wine-recipe I followed it to the letter and in 3 days, my 2 months of moulding will be up. In anticipation of starting the fermentation proper, I had a gander this morning and there is hardly a spec of mould. There a...

100% Sloes. They are 'ripe' when you can squish them between a thumb and finger (obviously not like a grape squish though, cause they have a stone in). Even when they are ripe they will still suck out all the moisture in your mouth like a fan heater to the kisser. Sloes (a.k.a. blackthorns) are...

Hey All. I'm entirely new to homebrewing, and I decided to jump off with this Elderberry Wine recipe: https://www.brewbitz.com/content/10-elderberry-wine-recipe I've just moved it to a second demijohn, where I added a Campden tablet, and I will leave it for a month before and final...