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I bottled two batches of wilko's hoppy copper a couple of weeks ago & forgot to leave them somewhere warm for the secondary fermentation & just boxed them & put them straight in the shed. will these clear & carbonate over time? Could I bring them inside now to try & get it to finish? Many...

Hi, 20 liters but I've used 1KG of Dextrose INSTEAD of 500 grams of the recommended spay malt. should I add more yeast or will it just sort itself out?

I made a Coopers English bitter today & put in 1KG of dextrose rather than 500g of spray malt. ( Basically I didn't read the instructions & assumed it was the same as my normal kits) The OG was 1090....should I just throw it away?

Yes I think I may have a leak. I took the lid off & it's bubbling away. Great news! Thanks for all your help guys. 😆

Hi it says to add 3.5kg of brewing sugar then sprinkle the yeast & yeast nutrient sachets on to the wine, stir & leave to ferment. This should take up to 7 days. This is to make 30 bottles of spicy cabernet sauvignon (wilkos). Can I just add more yeast? is the dextrose not working? can it be...

Hi yes I added the yeast but stirred it rather than sprinkled it. It has been at a steady temp of 22.

Hi I bought a wine kit from Wilko's, after adding 3.5kg of brewing sugar (dextrose from work) it still hasn't started to ferment by day four! Any ideas very welcome! Cheers

I seem to have no problem whith these bottles. I just use a hand capper & a rubber mallet. (great bottles btw) :-)

Great bit of advice,.....going to follow it to the letter! Many thanks. Fil

Thanks for replying.....not seen a bottle washer, I'm guessing these are rather expensive?. I am starting to dread tasting my 1st batch now, as I feel I may have rushed the rinsing out part & will now have a chlorine tang to my beer! oh well.....live & learn!:-|

Thanks guys, I used the little tub of VWP let the bottles soak for about 10 minutes then rinsed them (as well as one can without losing the will to live). Think I might try the starsan as I have seen a few youtube vids of people using this & they all seem to rave about it. Thanks again! fil

Hi I'm just about to sterilize my 'clean' bottles.....how long should I soak them?.....& after can I just rinse with cold water from the tap? Many thanks guys! fil

Hi Guys, I am very new to this, so know pretty much the absolute basics! I have just finished my second brew (1st being Coopers Dark ale, 2nd Wilkos Newkie Brown) I haven't tasted them as one is fermenting the other needs a few weeks in the shed. In the 2 weeks I have been doing this I have...