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I just thought I add that in here for any body who had similar problems. I accidentally dropped my thermometer in a demijohn and it got soaked in sugary juice. I opened it up, took it apart and cleaned, dried and put is back together. For the cleaning I used q-tips and just water as it was...

I made a batch of berry champagne it fermented nicely out and I added Kwik Clear Finnigs to it. Unfortunately it does not seems to carbonate properly. I had now roughly two and half weeks in the warmth and less than a shot glass of CO2 has build up in the bottles. When I bottled I used PET and...

I was thinking of experimenting with coffee and came up with the following 1 pack of coffee (227g) Lavazza Rosso 500g of light brown sugar 200g of granulated sugar 100g of Body Bru / Maltodextrin 1 tsp of yeast nutrients Safbrew S-33 as yeast Calculated SG 1.068 I would dissolve all the...

I finally could use my mates fermenting bin and made the iced tea I wanted to. I made a 5 gallon batch and the calculated OG was 1.053. I could use the hydrometer because peach bit were floating round everywhere. Ingredients 24 cans of Tesco Value sliced peaches 250g PG Tips loose tea 200g...

My fermenting vessels are in my room and they are these 5l water bottles from Asda. Most of them are uncovered and they are exposed to normal daylight as well as sometimes a few minutes of direct sunlight. Does this makes a big change in colour/taste/quality/etc? If yes would be good to just...

Does anybody has experience reusing these boxes with a plastic bag inside in which they serve cider etc. in pubs? I can get them for free and was wondering if its worth it to use them again for storing non fizzy drinks.

Its not all cranberry but most of it is. The SG was 1.092 and I used Gervin wine yeast strain GV10 for sparkling wines. Ingredients for a 2gallon batch: 500ml Belvoir Fruitpress Cranberry Cordial 2l Del Monte Super Fruits (grape, apple, pomegranate, cherry, aronia, blueberry) 2l Ocean Spray...

I recently came across these sediment catchers which are put on bottles when they are conditioning. It is this company making them. Here are two videos showing it: On an Australian TV show On CraigTube They might be interesting for some people who hate the sediment.

Hi I am not a beer brewer and only did a couple of wine/cider experiments but I study design and I love some DIY. I had two different ideas which might have been already done or not because they are hopeless. 1. I have seen that wort chillers have been placed in a bucket full of water and ice...

I came across this american home brew supplier which also has lots of other resources on its website such as the Brewing TV which has up to date almost 60 episodes. But also lost of other links and how to's. This might be handy for some.

Hi I was just wondering if anybody has experience with using ale yeast or other yeasts than wine/cider yeast for fermenting juice/fruit based drinks. Does it work well? Does it change the flavour much? Thanks.

Hi I read now a couple of times that when you bottle you should splash as little as possible to ensure that no oxygen goes into the brew, because it triggers off flavours. Why is it that you are supposed to aerate the wort then before you let it ferment the first time? I mainly brew non beer...

Hi I read that glycerine is also an emulsifier and I was wondering if anybody has experience with that or know how effective it is? I am asking because I saw that Sainsburys has nice baking flavouring but they are on a rapeseed oil base. Or does the alcohol in for example a 5% brew be enough to...

Hi I was thinking about doing hard iced tea in the next few weeks and I was wondering if anybody had any experience with that? I probably going to use a mix of ready made iced tea, juice, teabags, sugar, lemons, tinned peach. Something like that. Any thoughts on that would be helpful. Cheers.

Hi I was wondering if there are big differences with the various acids used to improve wine and cider etc? Tartaric, Malic, Citric, Lactic, Ascorbic. I am mainly making wine, cider and similar brews if that is important. Thanks for any help?

Hi I just used some Gervin No3 Restart/Champagne Yeast, because the Lalvin K1V-1116 All Purpose Yeast I pitched with did not start. - I was wondering how will it affect the taste? - Does the new yeast just overpower the old one? - How does the restarting of a fermentation work in a bit more...

Hi, I want to make some hard lemonade for the early BBQ season. I looked at many recipes and kind of mocked up my own one now. I am still quite new to the brewing business and it would be great if anybody who has a bit more experience could check if the following recipe sounds alright...

Hi I was thinking of buying a refractometer, but I didn't want to spend too much money on it. On Ebay you can buy some for £15 - £20. I was wondering if anybody has any expereince with them if they are any good? Here is an example...

I have only done a ginger beer before, so I am a "online-video-tutorial-self-taught-brewer" and I love to experiment. Today I started a berry turbo cider. I would be interested in your thoughts on this recipe. I did not write it down but I cleaned and sanitised everything thoroughly. I posted...

I have only done a ginger beer before, so I am a "online-video-tutorial-self-taught-brewer" and I love to experiment. Today I started a berry turbo cider. I would be interested in your thoughts on this recipe. I did not write it down but I cleaned and sanitised everything thoroughly...