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all right guys! hows it going. i have started my second woodfordes wherry, which has been in PFV for 4-5 days due to go into 50/50 bottles and keg on the 10th of march. i have looked but i can not find how much sugar i should use for batch priming. the carton the kit came in says 85g - 90g for...

hi guys, today i brought a 50w fish tank heater. looking on the box it says temp range is between 16 and 34 deg, take it out of the box it says 20 to 34 deg. does anyone thing this will be an issue? also what size storage contain should i get and will any type do, i don't want it melting on me!

As some of you may know I have sediment in a bottle I want to crack open tonight! Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how I can stop sediment from making its way into my glass? Cheers! If I come up with any ideas I will post!

Well second batch of wine 6 bottles, I am using a wilkos demijohn and it seems it is a squeeze to get 6 bottles out of it. Last time I only managed 5 bottles and 4 of those had sediment in them. This time I got 6 bottles and only 1 with sediment in it. Difference this time is I racked my wine...

Ok So Asda have grolsch on 4 for £5 so I have just asked Mrs L to pick me up 8 bottles as they are only 450ml I would need over 50 to get 40 pints worth of brew bottled. As I have had a bad experience with my pressure barrel cap! I intend on bottling my next brew however, I can not afford...

Hey guys first I would like to say thanks to all that helped with my batch of wine. 6 bottles went down a treat over Christmas. Everyone that drank it enjoyed it. However every bottle I opened the cork was so tight I took ages to open and I had to give it all my strength, I am not weak either...

Ok so I have a wine bottle it's a bottle non the less which needs its labels removed, I soaked in soapy water and started to peel it of, leaving behind the glue. There has to be an easier way. so I did some research and found this...

Ok guys! I made a wilkos rosé wine kits, and it has been a mild success as my first ever homemade wine. I had my faults which I think I have learnt from, for example I am now going to rack then add the rest of the kit, before I degas then top up to 1 gallon. And leave to clear. However the...

So with 4 days to go till the big man himself makes a visit to your humble homes! I thought I would start a thread to find out what brewing equipment, kits etc, that you have or would add to your Christmas wish lists. As I am relatively new to brewing only done a woodfordes wherry and a rosé...

It my 32nd birthday today! :drink: :party: :cheers: I have a woodfordes wherry conditioning within a keg in the kitchen! It has been for 14-15 days! I am excited to try it but will wait until Christmas or New Year's Eve before I do! If enough of you say I should wait :D Also I have...

The washer on the porcelain cap! Do you change it or clean it and reuse it until it has worn? Reason I ask is I can only find them for £2.60 for 10 (washers that is) And I plan on using this style of bottle for my next brew Nelson's revenge as I have a wherry in a keg! And I want to get some...

I read on tinterweb somewhere, that if when bottling your beers. You should not straight away cap them but in fact place the caps onto and finish filling the rest first placing your cap on top each time, but not crimping them tight. This is ment to allow the beer or larger to ferment a little...

Not sure if this has been asked before!? But does anyone make up a sterilising solution and store it for all those little things that are to come into contact with your beer etc, during fermentation or when ever else you might need it. Also if you bottle your beer in a keg do you sterilise and...

Hi guys, I have had my beer in FV for around 10 days! All looked and tasted well when sampling. I added sugar and beer into my secondary vessel my weapon of choice the KEG that came with my microbrewery kit. And put it in the same place I had it fermenting for the 1st 10 days. Now last night...

:oops: while I have been away! It turns out I have missed placed the wine making instructions for a wilko rose. Now I left my wife here while I took the kids to see grandad! I come back to a 3 day old fermenting wine which was still going strong. But I wanted to read the instructions to get my...

This is my first wine and second time brewing! First is a wherry which is still in its FV. I did everything as per the instructions how every I added an extra 100ml so not to waist anything in the DJ. My OG was 1.126 but that is because I only have to make up 1.8 ltrs then top up to 4.5 ltrs in...

Hi there my wherry! Has been fermenting for 5 days now, and activity from the airlock seems to have stopped! Temp is about 18-20. I never took a starting SG but having read that the wherry sticks sometimes at 1.020 I thought maybe I should have a look. Also I am traveling to Nottingham on...

Hi, I am thinking of getting my wife some wine on the go! Just wondering if you can cork screw top glass wine bottles or better still use the screw tops again? No such thing as a silly question.

Hi Guys and Girls. i have resently perchased my first home brewery something i have been planning on for many years. i went with the youngs micro brewery and woodfordes wherry kit that you can find at the home brew store. i must admit i only brought it on a thursday afternoon and i was...