Recent content by Ajbrook1980

Just made Stevey’s recipe but with 250ml of white grape concentrate instead of the half bottle and used champagne yeast - SG was 1100 the room is 21c - how long do you think it will take to ferment? Also do I leave it in the demijohn or do I need to transfer it to a second demijohn after a...

Have to admit I'm struggling to be patient - the more I read in the forums the more I want to try and brew

Did you do a gravity reading - what did it end at? I used brewing sugar what did you use?

Yes please wink...

I'll give that a go and see what the reading is in 5 days

Just put on the thermometer the bucket is reading between 20 and 22 C

I've given the lid a push down - the bucket is elevated off the floor; I'll nip into wilko and get a thermometer and see if that provides answers

I assume the lid is on properly as the bubbler is active - I've put the thermostat in the room (much too the annoyance of my wife) to make sure it stays between 20 and 21 - I don't have a thermometer on the bucket though. Do I just leave it or do I continue to take Hydrometer readings?

Hello all; this is my first post and my first homebrew For my first home brew I have started with the Wilko Rich Pickings Cider Kit. I started this on 10/02/2021 I followed the instructions using brewing sugar but added too warm water to get it 23l - the temperature was 35 C and gave a OG of...