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I use a wine wand for degassing but I'm not sure how long I need to use it for. Any suggestions? I've run the wine wand in the drill for about 5 mins at a time until the bubbles stopped then left it and run the drill again a few times.

Having went to a lot of trouble brewing then clearing an Apple wow which I've just bottled I'm somewhat confused as to why it's crystal clear on bottling however once placed in the fridge overnight it goes cloudy!! It's an apple and WGJ WOW that was brewed in a plastic bulk fermenter then racked...

Having added the oak chips that came with my 2 beaverdale kits that I've just started and realised it's basicallly sawdust, I wondering what will happen to them and will they hinder racking into my secondary? I take it (I hope!) they'll sink and end up with the lees? Both kits are going well...

I've just put on 2 Beaverdale 6 bottle kits, Chateau du Roi and Sauvignon Blanc. Both sets of instructions say to make up to 4.5 at start in 5l vessel but that's right up to the bottom of my glass 4.5 do necks so only leaves 2 inches or so. I made them up to 4l initially but should I have used...

I'm sitting sipping a glass or two of WOW apple wine that I started on 19/07 and although I know it will improve in a month or two I'm pretty glad already that I made 25l of it! I brewed it in a fermenter...

I'm sure it will be ok but I'm looking for confirmation. I want to bulk mature 4 or 5 plastic DJs of juice wine and the only place I have to store them out of the way is a hall cupboard which is obviously dark. I take it this will make no difference to the finished wine? Is it better to be...

1 litre Apple Juice 1 Litre white grape juice 800g Sugar 1 tsp Tannin or a mug of strong black tea. 1 tsp Yeast (i use youngs super yeast) 1 tsp Nutrient. 1 tsp Pectolase. 1 tsp Glycerene. I have just bottled and am now drinking this apple wine. This is by far the best wine I have made...

Those of you that use the metal and wood modular wine racks, where's cheapest to buy them?

I have 23l of TC to rack from my fv into a wine fermenter as I 'm moving in a month so it's easier to transport in the wine one as it has a screw top etc. For bulk maturing should it be kept warm or put somewhere cold?

I've read a few people on here using champagne yeast for making cider. What are the benefits / differences.from using cider yeast? Drier?

Took advantage of tescos offer of 4l AJ for 85p 20l Apple juice 3l cranberry 5 tsp pectolase 5 tsp tannin 5 tsp yeast nutrient Sachet of cider yeast Mixed all the dry ingredients together (except yeast) then added a couple of spoonfuls every 3 or 4 litres of AJ and mixed well to prevent the...

I've made a couple of 23l cider kits and a TC in a DJ. After only a short time I'm reasonably fed up with the whole bottling process of washing, drying, sterilising, etc. I'm aware of plastic kegs that are fairly reasonable to buy but the mini cylinders appear to raise the cost of this method...

Today I decided to make another variant of WOW from ChippyTea's excellent post on supermarket juice wines. I decided to use 3l of wgj with 1l of pineapple. The recipe said 500g sugar which I heated with half a litre of water. I made a mug of 3 bag tea to add for tannin and added 20 raisins to...

Having just started making wine and cider and not having the luxury of a shed or garage I was wondering where or how everyone stores the countless bottles of wine etc that they are making. I've just bottled 23l of cider, have got 2 DJs nearly ready to rack and I've spent the evening copying...

I've watched a few youtube videos of various degassing improvisations ranging from a plastic coat hanger to a wine saver vacu pump and even one guy who had taped the bottom of an airlock to his vacuum cleaner to insert into a demijohn. A google search on wine degassing tool mostly brings back...

I've made my first WOW from the basic recipe ie 1l orange juice and 1l WGJ. I've racked it after fermentation had finished and I've added a campden tablet, wine stabiliser and finings. Overnight there is about 5mm of sediment in the bottom of the DJ. Should I rack this again or leave to age a...

Saw these in my LHBS and wondered if they were any good? http://www.brewstore.co.uk/plastic-topp ... 1423-p.asp Pros - easy to fit as no corker required, reusable Cons - I suspect they might not seal as well as a cork but I'd gladly be told otherwise! Anyone used them?

Looking for some advice please. I started my on the rocks mixed berry cider kit on Monday evening. On Wednesday I joined this forum and read ScottMs excellent review but now realise I will probably end up with a watery result as I followed the kit instructions as opposed to brewing slightly...

I'm Nigel and I've decided to give home brewing another, hopefully better informed, try. I tried a few demijohns of wine about 15 years ago which failed miserably so I gave up after that. I have just started a Ritchies On the Rocks mixed berry cider. I really wish I had looked on here first as...