Recent content by Barley Rubble

Went into my local Tesco Supermarket today, to stock up on mineral water for my brews. Now I have always known their own brand mineral water as Tesco Ashbeck English Natural Mineral Water. I always buy the six x 2 litre packs as they are slightly better value than the larger 5 litre bottles...

I brewed 26 litres of Strawberry and Lime Turbo Cider, (a particular favourite of mine and several other family members!), today. OG 1054 and used WLP 775 yeast. Secondly, I made 5 litres of SJW RGJ, AJ and Cherry Juice, a lovely shade of dark red in the DJ. Should turn into a nice rose^ for...

26 litres Strawberry and Lime Turbo Cider. 5 litres SJW RGJ, AJ and Cherry Juice. Total 26,154 litres.

I am just sipping a pint (500ml actually) of FST London Pride. I bought a case of 12 bottles for £14 from my local Sainsburys yesterday as I thought that was a reasonably good deal. Just £1.16666 each!! :beer1:acheers.

I voted NO. Who needs pubs any way, when you have home brew..... mmmmmm....HOMEBREW.....

Its truly nice to hear of something positive happening during these very difficult times! Well done to your daughter, I hope its just the start of many more things to come!

I have just bottled this today. It will now sit in the warm for two weeks to carbonate, followed by a further two weeks in the garage to condition at a cool temperature. Sorry, but I cannot answer your questions for at least a month...

I thought it might well be the same! wink... I will be hopefully bottling tomorrow, as the airlock activity stopped several days ago, depending of course on the FG reading.

A glass of Coopers 86 Day Pilsner brewed with Coopers Brew Enhancer 3 plus 200g of demerara sugar. OG 1040. An ABV of 3.95% so a nice session lager. Very smooth and goes own well!

Excellent! I wasn't sure if they are all made by the same manufacturer? They certainly all look the same!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Twin-Lever-Wine-Bottle-Corker-for-Wine-Making-Home-Brewing-2-Handled-Corking/183540752435?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

I have just ordered this from eBay for £15.50 including free postage. Didn't think that was too bad a price.

Chippy; Thanks for the replies to my questions. Does SJW improve with age, like home brewed beer does? Realistically, how long will the SJW keep? Six months?

Thanks for all the replies. It seems that the two handle version is going to be suitable for my needs. :D:D

As it says, can anyone recommend a wine bottle corker? I am looking at a price range of £20 to £25. Are the three lever models that much better than the two lever. I have never used either so don't know. Any advice gratefully received.