Recent content by Skittlersteve

Double dancing duck please!

I'm in!

Years ago I made some elderberry wine as per Mr CJ Berry! It has nice flavour but is really sickly sweet! Am now making nice supermarket wine! My question is"could I add a bottle of the elderberry to a fermenting supermarket wine to use up the sugar in elderberry"?

Hi, I'm thinking of trying all grain myself! The cost puts me off a little, where did you acquire yours from? Cheers

Yes please

Typical, last week ordered some chemsan, oh well, hope it works ok! DOH!

Count me in as well please!

The first couple i tried were after about 4 weeks, tasted a little "tangy" the homebrew taste!! Had one the other night & it has changed so much! This is after 3 months. A lot smoother & lovely flavour! I did slightly over prime the bottles! & when i open them it still disturbs the yeast a...

Ohhh it's not bad, the first kit is now really tasty(take a while to mature) & very strong! The 2nd one I used demarara sugar & some English hops (fuggles & northdown for dry hopping near end) it's a very different taste, but not at all unpleasant! Does improve a lot with time!

I'm in as well, please!

Thanks Kelper & John, cheers

When you add the raisins, di you mince or crush them? Or simply add straight in? Cheers

I made one of these! But just as it came & the thing erupted so badly I had to put half in another f/v! 3 months on & it's a lovely pint, but have to pour it sooo gently, & even then it drags up the sediment!

Sorry normally £270

On that site, they also have a 40 litre pot for preserves, only £104, would this do the trick,? (seems to do all the Klarstein does) normally 240 odd quid!