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Hi I had a Sasion stove topper on the go (all grain) been fermenting for over 2 weeks now, there was some bubbling that i could see in the demi-john small bubble, with the air lock not bubbling, however the air lock has seem to started going again last night, Is this normal , I thought 2 weeks...

I like sweetish cider (old mount) but looking around the forum it seems if you add tropical juice for example, its turns out dry with no or not much flavour, so could you make the TC with apple juice, then add the tropical juice to prime the bottles to make it fizzy and add flavour? or do...

I have got 2litre of tesco 100% apple juice 1litre of tropical juice 1litre of raspberry syrup I was thinking 2litre of apple juice and tropical juice in the demi john (should be about 300g of sugar in the juice) so put another 100g of brewing sugar in, top up with water to 4.5 litre add...

My Wife loves old mount cider as do I, has anyone done a kit or got a recipe thats quite like it? thanks

Not sure if this will be any use to anyone, but I wanted to use mini kegs but was concerned about not drinking it all and the beer going off, so I looked at the party star tap but its a bit rich for me at the moment and im quite thrifty :whistle: so I tried to make one of those t-peice things...

Inspired by Tomdi86 and his hydrometer eating incident, I was wondering of other brewers tales of wo. while transferring my punch to my Mr beer barrel for bottling, I placed my hydrometer laying across my jug, moved the table an it rolled off and samshed:doh: then didnt realise I had left the...

I thought I would do a couple of experiments both fermenting away Experiment 1 No added sugar tesco D&B fizzy pop 2litre 400g brewing sugar wilko super wine yeast wilko yeast neutriant put 1tsp of yeast 1tsp of neutriant in a small galss with luke warm water and 2 tsp of sugar cover...

I have about 5 litres of primed beer in my pressure barrel (ran out of bottles) and i have come across a free mini keg, and need the PB for another brew. 1. can I transfer to the mini keg 2. Will I need to re-prime the mini keg once transferred or will it hold the co2 once transferred...

Hi have brought a second hand fridge which seems to get to cold, checked it this morning and the temp gauge i put in was at -2.2, i was wondering if I installed a inkbird and put a heater in it would this cure the issue of it getting to cold, as i could then use it as a brewing fridge rather...

How important is it to use food grade pipe? Im rigging up my pressure barrel to a beer tap but need to reduce my pressure barrel tap end down to 1/4 beer line, but as i will only require a couple of inches of bigger pipe (which i can get hold of from work) does it have to be food grade, it will...

just wondering if you can use the co2 cartridges use for blowing up bike tyres? as it seems the bulb holders/dispensers are cheaper for these but require the screw type bulb which i cant seem to find other than the bike one?

ive been reading up and im keen on setting up a system in my brewhouse/shed i currently bottle, (as i was scared to put it all in my PB) however after a poor batch i un bottled it and put it in my PB injected a couple of co2 bulb ans it poured a good looking pint with decent head,(still tasted...

Just a quick one I have got fermenting an All grain English real ale stove topper which will soon be ready for bottling, but I have lost the instructions, does any one know the amount of sugar I will need, there is about 10litres of ale . I have been using the instructions for the berire de...

Hi im a novice just done a wilko pilsner, but im thinking about maybe trying doing a kit with hops, i only really like lager, and wanted to know where to start, what would be the best method for a novice do i boil water and hops then pour it through a sive to the fermenting bucket with the malt...

ive just done a 30 bottle wilko merlot, I am at the clearing stage now but before i added the fining and stablisers i syhoned into my beer keg as it has a tap and i thought this would make it easier to bottle and less sediment, but now im wondering how am i going to degas? can i just shake the...

Im doing a wilko merlot which has been fermenting nicely for about 2weeks now (not the 7 days stated in the instruction) anyway i didnt take a hydro reading and the air lock has been level for 2 days now, how long should i leave it or should i go the next stage. im still learning and my...

Just a quick question if after being in the cold garage for a few weeks my lager is flat, can I just bring it back in the warm leave it there for a few weeks then put it back into the cold, the only reason I ask is that i didnt leave it the warm long enough when i first bottled it (4-5 days) and...

would there be any issue in putting the wine in a pressure barrel before bottling or for clearing i only ask this as my fermenting bucket has no tap on it but my barrel does and im thinking it would be easier to bottle rather than syphon (no waste) thanks

Hi what is the difference with lager yeast and ale yeast i know lager yeast needs to be at lower temps, but does it change the taste of the beer? or is the outcome pritty much the same? as im not really a real ale man and only really drink lager is there any real ale kits that i should try...

I have bottled my lager but was wondering if there was a way of getting rid of the sediment or will it just stay at the bottom of the bottles or do you have to be careful when pouring, i did see on a cooking program some one doing homemade cider they stored the bottle upside down then put the...