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I've had some Beaverdale Sauvignon Blanc clearing for 5/6 days now. I added the finings A then the finings B 24 hrs later. After the first day the appearance of sludge disappeared and left me with a nice compact sediment but could not see anything through it. After a couple of days I could see a...

I'm looking at moving to warmer climes where the daily temperature is 28-35 centigrade. What would be the best way to brew wine? are there high temperature yeasts?

My initial attempts were with Beaverdale kits and turned out well, I've tried a couple of WOWs but don't get the complexity of flavours that I get from shop bought bottles. I've noticed that at around £5 a bottle I get a wine with a good initial taste but no lingering flavour, occasionally a...

My TC has finally cleared but it's a bit strong and dry. I'm thinking that if I bottle it in PETs at a ratio of one third tesco value diet lemonade (28p per 2 litres) and two thirds TC I will probably reach the levels of strength, sweetness and fizzyness I'm looking for. Has anyone else tried...

I know red wine is supposed to go in dark bottles because the light affects it, but how important is it? I'm moving towards putting everything into 2ltr PET bottles. If they are stored in the dark (Cellar), then left in the light for a few days while I drink them, does it really matter?

I have a 5 gallon FV called a Better Bottle which is clear plastic. Now I've done a batch of red wine and washed it out but can see a faint cloudy stain like a watermark around the shoulder with tiny little red specks in it. First question is does it matter? if it does, how do I clean it? I...

20 Litre folding water carrier: 20 litre capacity, removable top for filling, sturdy carry handle included, heavy duty polyethylene, folds flat for compact storage. £3.99 looks good for bulk storage

I've been doing a batch of cellar7 Red and lost the instructions. It's ready for the stabiliser and finings. From memory it is add the stabiliser and de-gas then add first finings packet 3 hrs later. When does the second finings sachet get added?

I bottled a beaverdale kit into an assortment of old screwcap wine bottles. I'm now drinking some and notice a very slight hiss as I open the screwcap. I'm working my way through several to ensure it affects all of them posting.php?mode=edit&f=40&p=153342# It has been in the bottles 2 months...

I've done a starter kit of 5ltrs Sauvignon Blanc with a Beaverdale kit. It cleared the top 1 ltr even before I added the finings, added the first packet, waited 24hrs, added the second, a day later around the first 4 ltrs were clear. 4 more days and the last litre still isn't clearing :wha...

I have my first batch of Red clearing (I think!) in a 5g opaque FV. How do I tell when it is cleared and how do I rack it without picking up the sediment? Should I get a new transparent 5g FV and rack to that then syphon to bottles when I am sure it is clear? Would racking to 5 litre DJ's...

My first batch of Beaverdale white had stopped bubbling and started to clear, I've bunged the stabiliser in two days ago and have been shaking vigorously 3 times a day. There doesn't seem to be any gas coming out any more so I'mready for the finings. The instructions say add the sachet of...

I'm new to this game and trying a batch of Red using a Beaverdale Kit. I tried taking an OG reading and found it almost impossible to read the level below the miniscus due to the darkness of the liquid. When I come to try a final reading do I use something like a turkey baster to take a sample...

I've just started my first 30 bottle batch of red wine. I've gone with a Beaverdale kit to play safe. I only have the one fermenting vessel at the moment and don't expect the batch to last longer than 2 months. I was thinking of originally transferring into 2-3 ltr pop bottles and storing in the...