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Hi guys iv just done a TC this morning :) Let me know what you think :) 500g sugar 1L pineapple juice 4L apple juice (only added 3L will topup when fermentation has slowed down) I ts pectolase 1 ts citric acid 1 ts tannin And I used the last of my super wine yeast compound just to get rid of...

Hi are they the plastic bungs with a red top like button and rubber seal on them? If so il get some from my LHBS.

Thanks Moley il do that when it's all done in the fv once again thanks Matty

Hi guys I've got a 21 day wine with about 10 days left. This is my first wine kit :) My question is- when it's ready can I rack it into my demijohns and leave it in there to mature for a few weeks and just put a rubber bung into the demijohn to keep out the nastys Thanks guys

Hi and welcome to a brill forum :)

No yam yam here. Birmingham born and bred and proud :) VTID :)

Another Birmingham lad here :) well Solihull anyway lol.

Hi and welcome :) what brew are you doing.

Thanks guys I need to get a grip on the hydrometer readings can u recommend a good site for info on it Thanks again Matty

Hi guys iv got a coopers Australian lager brewing and need a bit of help. Iv been brewing it for 7 days and it's still bubbling once every 1min. When I put the hydrometer on it it is half way in the shaded area. It says on the meter bottling gravity of beer and wonderd what you guys think...

Hi all Are all tesco's doing the bottles because iv got a coopers lager on and iv just used most of my bottles on a turbo cider lol :)

I use tesco's or sainsburys basics AJ it's cheep :)

Hi guys do you add the malic acid and tannin and pectolase at the start plus I see you add 1ts per gallon is that true for all three ingredients. Iv done 4 one gallon batches and must say its very very nice but I'd love to improve on what iv done Thanks guys Matty

Lol ye I no you was :) I put 22L in as told to by the kit but it was warm at the time so may be the reading was a bit false? Thanks for the reply guys Matty

Thanks for the welcome guys.