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Bottled up a batch of Coopers Real Ale on Monday... Had a wee taste before hand and was well impressed. My first HB beer and it tasted absolutely great. However, I proceeded to bottle it with one teaspoon (measuring spoon) into each bottle then put it away to condition for a few weeks (room temp...

Just about ready to bottle my first wine (in 20 years). Been no activity in the FV for the last 2 days. FG is at .996 but in my haste to get the first batch on I never took a OG readng. Still to add stabiliser and finings. However, the wine (Magnum Rose) tastes great and looks nice and clear but...

I have 3 25ltr FV's on the go right now. 2 with wine kits and 1 with beer (Coopers real Ale). One of the wine kits is bubbling away nicely but the other two FV's (1 wine and 1 beer) are not. I was advised here on another post that it's possible that they are working fine and that the lack of any...

Got the home brew bug big time now and just started my first beer. It's a Coopers Real Ale. Followed instructions to the letter and now have left it in my cellar to do it's thing. Fingers crossed all goes well. My only concern is that it says ideal temp is between 21-27 degrees. My cellar is...

Prob just need to be patient but...... On Tues this week I started a 23ltr cellar7 red wine kit. Followed the instructions to the letter and put it away in my cellar. The temp slightly less than recommended (18 degrees as opposed to 20-25 recommended). On Wed eve I started another 23 ltr kit...

The instructions on my wine kit says I should ferment at around 20-25 degrees. I have mine in a cellar and temp at the moment is hovering between 18-20 degrees. Will that be ok? Understand it will prob take a bit longer but reluctant to move it if it's not absolutely necessary as it's an ideal...

Just joined after a short nose around, looks like a good forum. My name is Ian and I live in Northumberland (originally from Aberdeen, Scotland). Have made a few wine kits in the past (about 20 years ago) and decided to get back into it and give it another go. Bought a "Cellar 7" kit and got it...