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you'e tempted me into it im going to give this a go , im thinking more lemon to break down the oil in the chilies in the hope of gaining more flavor or at least temperature lol other than that im going to copy yours

when making the strawberry wine i got told not to blend in case you break the seeds it apparently does something to the taste, i found when the strawberry's were defrosted they mushed up with a potato masher really easily, i then did the sugar extraction technique and it worked fine. others know...

iv just put a batch of their raspberry lime cider kit into the barrel mine levelled out at 998 , i wouldn't worry if your reading is slightly high / low it could be from any fruit mush left in the juice if its a bit high

i used that cider except mine came from B&M so was probably half the price :whistle: , i just stuffed mine in my airing cupboard for a week until it had a nice cake at the bottom then fired it in the fridge for a couple of days till i had the remaining ingredients i also added 3-4 tablespoons...

thanks for that ,im going to give it a go i like the spicy flavour from cinnamon nutmeg and cloves , i brewed a batch of tc using a similar recipe and back sweetened with honey that was really nice if you like that kind of thing

sorry to hijack the thread slightly but oldbloke could you possibly post a link to the recipe you used for the orange and cinnamon mead i spotted in your drinkable list , cheers

yeh i was a bit stunned by it i used the last iunch of cider along with sediment from two pint size bottles , its now been in a 5l water bottle made upto about 4.5 l for a week and its still going pretty strong not checked sg yet

im doing the exact same , didnt follow any recipes just shoved the sediment in a dj with 1l of aj and a teaspoon of nutrient left it for a week , then shoved another 3l and 400g of sugar in yesterday , going strong at the moment , looks good , planning to campden it at around 1.010 then rack...

on a similar note i didnt have a press but wanted a go so i used a couple of planks of wood and some G clamps to press the apples , had to use a bit of pipe to tighten them but it did the trick and you can pick clamps and a couple of chunks of wood up quite cheap

awesome i actually have two bottles of old rosie in at the moment , i intend to make a honey and apple cider using this method , is there a limit to the percentage alcohol the yeast will produce and is adding yeast nutrient a good idea ?

hi all, i intend to produce a cider from home cultivated cider yeast from the sediment in shop bought ciders, i was wondering if anybody could advise if there are there any particularly good ciders to use and how much sediment will i need to create 1 dj of cider ?

cheers for the pointers im gona have a go at the double soak method

i was thinking of putting it through some tights to remove the majority of "bits" before leaving it to clear but i see what you mean about the space it may take up , my thoughts were that the longer the fruit is in the wine the more flavour il get out of it . . . , might have to be trial when...

i set a dj of this on the go on Friday it looks interesting to say the least, smells like a retirement home , in the recipe i found it said to use sweet onions which i didnt have so just used regular and added enough sugar to give me a sg of 1.120 so even if it tastes bad you wont care after a...

do i have to separate all solids from liquids when making strawberry wine from frozen strawberries, is there any reason why i cant blend my strawberries , mix with water and bring them to the boil to kill bacteria , then shove this in my dj with relevant sugar , yeast nutrient e.t.c ?

funny you should mention wow as i had dug out a that very link myself after my post , thanks anyway

hi all so im pretty new to this , iv done a few dj's of wine just experimenting and a few cheap kits but im looking for a good cheap recipe preferably something fruity any help would be appreciated