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I am about to order and make up two 5 gallon batches of cider. one will be pear and the other likely a fruit blend. These will be my first shop bought kits as I usually go foraging and make wine/mead. I was wondering if anyone has any opinions or experience with replacing the fermenting...

Motley Crue - Doctor feelgood.. hmm... Let's see. How about this; Why should we be pleasing any politician heathens who would Try to change the seasons if they could The state of the condition Insults my institution And it only makes me crazy and my heart like wood

I went right ahead and made a batch (1 Gallon) of Apple & Ginger using Crowfords press 99% Apple 1% Ginger extract. Tesco have this in offer @ £1.50 a litre and I really like it so figured a spot of fermentation was in order. The juice alone came to about 4% so I sugared it up a % for good...

I couldn’t agree more – already looking forward to a sip when it’s time to rack. I managed to muddle together 3 more brews this weekend as I was officially ‘rained in’ 1 Gallon freshly squeezed Worcester juice which already has the potential for close to 8% so no added sugar; I just...

:doh: They are dust caps! I thought they were just packaging and threw them out... I have spares though and can improvise so will sort that out. The Blackberries got squashed and then ran through a food processor spinning attachment with a filter that extracts juice from just about anything.

Thanks again for the warm welcome and advice I have received on this forum. Last weekend Julia and I took the plunge and are going head to head with our own homebrew wine. Mine being ‘The distressed Damson’ and Julia’s being more sensibly named.. I am sure you guys haven’t seen enough...

Funny thing was I was going to ask if I could make a basic mead batch in a 5 Gallon then syphon to 5 smaller ones and add various flavours at that stage, such as topping up with squeezed juices etc. Truth be told I did have the "I think 10 small and 6 big D/J's is plenty" discussion!!!

Thanks for the tips but I also have 6 x 5 gallon D/J's so I figure 6 Large and 10 small will be fine for me. Not sure I will make many small batches as I keep reading on the forums that it only takes twice as long to make 5 x the amount. :grin: To that end I am offering away 4 small D/J's in...

Thanks again... Equipment and additives now purchased "Yipee" All that's missing is my Honey which I shall take off after the Himalayan Balsalm stops coming in like its going out of fashion. (Or if the weather looks like its turning) I have also acquired 14 x 1 Gallon rather dirty old D/J's...

Thanks for the warm welcome. I just sent a list of equipment required to one of the suppliers in the link and asked for a quote. Hopefully shouldn't be too long now before I get a response and be able to go collect my new toys. Then at some point I will have to take part in the Cork vs Screw...

Good Day. Trying not to bore you with the details; I am a beekeeper interested in creating my own mead and haven’t really got a clue where to start. I have already discovered Col. RN Harrison’s recipe and will likely try to recreate that one as others have before me! (See if I can get...