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PDB , Forget the cheaper ones and go for a Beaverdale or similar , you will get 30 bottles for about £40 , so only £1.33 a bottle, less than a half of beer in a pub or half the price of 1 glass of pub wine and its consistent with no sugar or anything else to add the BDale Pinot and the...

I have 3 of the PET (plastic) 5 gallon DJ and they are fine and much easier to handle than the glass ones , they are strong enough for the job in hand and when it comes to cleaning you can half fill them with steriliser / cleaner and pick them up and give them a real good sloshing about , they...

Pedro, my previous favourite Beaverdale was the Chardonnay , until I did a 30 bottle Pino Grigio !! they both look a bit creamy while fermenting ( I have 2 x 30 bottle on the go at the minute) but they do settle nicely. Get one of those degassing bent sticks to fit on a drill, they do a...

Its down to preference not right or wrong IMHO, I personally filter and it brings a really nice shine to the wine, but not sure if it tastes any better, just about to filter a Beaverdale Pino Grigio, that is pretty clear already but not shining, for the sake of £20 for the filter kit , then...

Tony I got a couple of the Aldi water carriers for the same reason, but before putting wine in them I have used it to hold water for a couple of days to see if there is any taste and there is a strong plastic taste and smell.Have tried washing them out but same thing , have you done anything to...

I have just done a Beaverdale 30 bottle Chardonnay and it is very impressive , I have had a couple of bottles and plan to leave the rest to mature for a month or two but the early results are a nice dry white wine with a nice citrus (limey) flavour to it.Of course it depends on what you like...

Jim , just started myself about a month or so ago , used the same set up as you are showing and have done a very good Beaverdale Chardonnay (30 bottle) and a Wine Buddy (30 bottle ) with it.The price is about right I paid just over £50 and got a two handed corker , some corks and some shrink...

Doing a Muntons at the moment, done 2 others with what appears to great success, my question about this one is, It is at the stabilise and finings stage at the moment and it is very dark , like a strong cup of tea , should it be this colour for a Chardonnay ? the other 2 (Winebuddy and a...

fermental ,, I wish I had a quid for every time someone has done the "Not unusual" gag , but it made me smile none the less.I am happy to follow advice from here to age them a good while , but have just been seeing what they taste like when they are "supposed" to be ready which I was very...

Well me and the wife have been brewing away for the last couple of weeks, Started a 30 bottle Beaverdale and a 30 bottle Muntons Chardonnay on the 9th March , the Beaverdale is now clearing and is looking good , the Muntons has just stopped bubbling and is reading around 995 so guess that is...

Another question please, my Beaverdale says to check the brew around day 5 and if its 1050 , then transfer it to another container to finish the fermentation, if its not 1050 then check till it is then tranfer.How often is it safe to take the lid off which obviously lets out the Co2 and lets in...

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Hi , this is a newbie question so by kind to me, The wife and I started 2 x 30 bottle kits on Saturday, Mine is a Beaverdale Chardonnay and hers is a Muntons Chardonnay. All our kit is new, we have 2 x Youngs Fermenting vessels which we have started with and plan to rack off to a couple of 5...

Thanks for the replies, decided to go for two kits to compare results, one Beaverdale Chardonnay at just over £50 and one Muntons Chardonnay from Wilkinsons at £37 both are 30 bottle.The wife decided she wanted to join in so I am doing the Beaverdale and she is doing the Muntons, we...

Hi, just introducing myself, decided to have a go at making some wine at home , have ordered the gear , should be starting next weekend.Can anyone recommend a good brand to start with 30 bottle packs, would like to try a chardonnay first, I am based in Leeds so thought I might go down to Abbey...