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[Lucky Freedom Grapefruit

That’s exactly what I used. Best of luck.

Before I was able to get demijohns I used water bottles.

Just checked my notes. It took just over 3 weeks to finish fermentation and settle down. But that was in the summer and out in the shed. You might want to adjust based on temperature. I used a heating belt when doing a batch of wine recently and it took two weeks all in.

Hi. The results were quite impressive actually. I ended up with two really nice ciders, which was far better than I expected. I’m not a cider drinker to be fair, but I have friends who are, and they really enjoyed them. The pure Apple juice one was very light. Almost like a white wine whereas...

Spite

I bought this book on your recommendation and I‘m really enjoying it. So much great information and a brilliant education in yeast. Thanks.

Brilliant. Thanks for that. 😀

I was in Asda at the weekend and saw a bargain that I couldn’t resist. 8 litre cartons of apple juice for just less than a fiver. So, I took them home And split them into two batches. Batch one was 4 litres of juice and some yeast. Batch two was the same only I added 500g of glucose and a...

Thanks Never tried it but I’ve just finished conditioning an IPA kit from LoveBrewing.com. I’ve got 23 litres of Shiraz on the go and a couple of small batches of cider. So, after a hiatus of about 30 years, I’m off to a flying start. I’m keen to try something a bit different (once I have a few...

Strathaven. ML10.

Hi. I’ve brewed beer wine and mead loads of times. However that was in the 80s. Back now after a rest and looking forward to creating some nice brews. Soaking up loads of good info on here has been a great way to start back.