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My old man says 63 was a cold year. Here in Norfolk the Yare froze and so did the sea at Yarmouth. He was working in a wood yard bundling kindling so was busy but freezing!

The only thing I could add is I have some apalls red wine vinegar in the cupboard and that says 6% acid. I would have guessed any red wine would have started at least 10% ABV? Good news is youve been not having to buy it. buddsy

On vinegar doesn't the 5% describe the acidity level? In the vid I posted the lady says some people say to leave their concoction for 4 weeks to develop as a vinegar but the lady says she leaves hers for 3 months to taste more like the shop bought stuff. I don't know the process it undergoes...

Mine has a distinct vinegar smell already and have not used any existing scoby. The lady in the vid at the top says you can add some unpasteurised existing cider vinegar if you have it to help it along. Im not sure if you can buy unpasteurised wine vinegar to help you? Does it come out ok to...

I guess as a natural product maybe it can vary from hop to hop? buddsy

What temp did you start at? Hops teas should be made 60-70 deg C any higher and you will add bttering rather than aroma. buddsy

I added 40 grams of simco in 1 litre of 60 deg. C of water. Let it steep for 8hrs. To be honest it wasnt as potent as I had hopped. As I under stand you wouldnt want to use water over 70 deg. C or else you will be increasing bittering rather than aroma. Sieved it and was 99% freeof bits.I...

Im in no hurry so will prob do as you say and wait for next autumn. buddsy

18 pages hahah I guess I was hoping someone could tell me if its any good or not! lol Cheers good point! I like Henry Westons reserve best although I dont mind Aldi's vintage reserve too. Old Rosie I quite like but as its still just seems to knock me out. I like the rough scrumpy Ive bought...

Are you sure you had a stuck mash? Im just wondering? How long did the malt pipe take to drain when you lifted it out? buddsy

I moved to brew all grain beer to get rid of the homebrew taste. Im working on my wine brewing the kits which come out pretty decent although I have been looking at brewing from grapes. I want to do a cider. In the distant past Ive done a kit cider. I dont remember how it turned out. I think...

I bought a nice frozen Turkey yesterday from Sainsbury Hopefully I'll rennet to defrost a couple of days before xmas Buddsy

Remove pressure first. buddsy

Talking about pressureI have noticed adding pressure at the end of fermentation seems to speed clearing. I have a batch in my snubnose which I fermented with Nottingham yeast. Fermented very quickly and mostly dropped out. I dont cold crash but usually just leave it alone for 3 weeks. I wanted...

Ive only done the Beaver dale and the WinExpert which are a bit over budget. Ive heard good things about the "on the House" kits although Ive not tried one myself. Bit over your budget at £41.00 but all kits seem to have gone up recently. keep us updated what you get and how it goes,. buddsy