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Hi all, I knocked up a batch of cheeky vimto cider and I left in in the primary fermentation bucket for around ten weeks through a combination of laziness and things out of my control. Anyway it all seemed alright and brewed out at around 9.4%. I added the priming sugar and bottled it but apart...

I have 25 litres of cheeky vimto that should have been bottled last November. I have cracked the fv open and it all looks OK and seems to taste fine. Am I OK to bottle this or will it give everyone the runs when they come to drink it? Opinions please

Hi All, i have made up a cherry cheeky vimto but am not getting any fizz in the bottles at all and no sign of anything happening. It was in the demijohn for about three weeks bubbling away nicely SG 1046 and FG .995. I racked it into a clean demijohn then siphoned into 500ml plastic...

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I have been brewing the cheeky vimto on here for a while now and i started another 2 FV's of last Sunday. Anyway, it is being very slow to get going. There is some activity but normally by now they are blowing the lids off the FV. I don't know why it is being slow this time, perhaps i...

I made up a Coopers European Lager with Brew Enhancer 2 yesterday and nothing seems to be happening. I pitched the yeast at 22 degrees and the temperature in the bucket is still at 22. SG was 1.034 Everything i have made in the past (except one thing) has been pushing the lid off the bucket by...

Hi all, my first brew is now ready to bottle I have just sterilised and rinsed my bottles and they are now drying on my tree. Do i wait until they are completely dry inside as there are lots of tiny droplets that will not come out no matter how hard i shake? I am assuming this will take a...

Hi all, this is my first ever attempt at brewing and i don't know if i've done something wrong I have just made up the BetterBrew Czech Pilsner, using 500g of brewing sugar and 500g of Muntons Extra Light Spraymalt. Anyway, its all in the bucket and before i added the yeast i took a sample...

Hi all, new to the forum and to home brew Have just spent £65 on a load of kit including some Better Brew Czech Pilsner of which i believe after reading a lengthy thread on here is hopefully going to be pretty good Just one question, glass bottles or PET bottles? I have bought 40 PET ones to...