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I have already tried two restart yeasts.

If you read the post.... I have tried making up starters and bulking up but the starters start well then fade off after 36 hours. Including high alcohol tolerant yeast + nutrient.

Temp is around 20 - 22 and the OG I didn't measure as it was a kit. PH

I have two batches of Beaverdale red wine well and truly stuck. One I have not fussed with thinking to work with one before tackling the other. The kits were made up with an extra kilo of sugar, something I have done for many years now so nothing out the ordinary. I have tried making up starters...

Thre pounds of honey per gallon, a good dollop of yeast nutrient as its seriously needed and a good high alcohol yeast. Now some batches will ferment out in three weeks and others (identical ones) will sulk and take months. No idea why but I discussed this with a pro and he said yep its a...

What I am after if I failed to clarify is the item in the photo. I know they work and work well just after another supplier.

We have bought these from Cheers in Long Eaton over the years but cannot seem to find them online elsewhere. Anyone got some pointers to another source please? They also come in a 5 litre size and they last, some of ours must be 10 years + Thanks PH

Vinotainer is the very thing I am after. Thanks.

With great respect to all no one has mentioned the critical factor in mead making which is.... the honey. Giving the honey no thought is the same as the distillery manager saying oh the water has no importance. Quality honey in equals quality mead out. And I hate to say it but very few...

Some years ago we bought 10 litre bladders in a cardboard box which was mainly red in colour. The material of the bladder was (and still is) pretty tough stuff. We paid I think some 10 years ago £8 ish for them. On looking for more I am seeing white or brown cardboard outers and the bladders...

Like I said an hour away as we are by Jedburgh, on a good day with no tractors or lorries. It's getting cleaner though day by day.

Hmm... yes well the nearest Wilco is a good hours drive from here up at Edinburgh. I'll leave it soaking for another few days and see what happens. Thanks all. PH

I found an airlock I had forgotten about and it is black inside and probably has been like that for several years. At the moment it is soaking in sterilizer. Any tips for cleaning out the black **** inside it please? Thanks PH

Hi all, I made this some years ago but in a house move lost the recipe. I do though remember that 10 tins of strawberries and some sultanas were involved along with a high alcohol yeast. Found it and it is this: 10 tins of strawberries 588gms. 3 litres white grape juice 1 litre apple juice...

I keep bees, make mead, run a bee site, make bread and jellies and chutney and cook Indian from scratch. :) www.poly-hive.co.uk over 10,000 subbed to the site and over a million hits a year, which is of course nothing in FB terms but for a hobby site I think not to dusty. PH