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  1. Barley Rubble

    Shocker! Tesco Change Their Mineral Water

    Went into my local Tesco Supermarket today, to stock up on mineral water for my brews. Now I have always known their own brand mineral water as Tesco Ashbeck English Natural Mineral Water. I always buy the six x 2 litre packs as they are slightly better value than the larger 5 litre bottles...
  2. Barley Rubble

    What did you brew today?

    I brewed 26 litres of Strawberry and Lime Turbo Cider, (a particular favourite of mine and several other family members!), today. OG 1054 and used WLP 775 yeast. Secondly, I made 5 litres of SJW RGJ, AJ and Cherry Juice, a lovely shade of dark red in the DJ. Should turn into a nice rose^ for...
  3. Barley Rubble

    How many litres of home brew 2020.

    26 litres Strawberry and Lime Turbo Cider. 5 litres SJW RGJ, AJ and Cherry Juice. Total 26,154 litres.
  4. Barley Rubble

    What are you drinking tonight 2020.

    I am just sipping a pint (500ml actually) of FST London Pride. I bought a case of 12 bottles for £14 from my local Sainsburys yesterday as I thought that was a reasonably good deal. Just £1.16666 each!! :beer1:acheers.
  5. Barley Rubble

    Pub tomorrow?

    I voted NO. Who needs pubs any way, when you have home brew..... mmmmmm....HOMEBREW.....
  6. Barley Rubble

    Success at the end of a tough year

    Its truly nice to hear of something positive happening during these very difficult times! Well done to your daughter, I hope its just the start of many more things to come!
  7. Barley Rubble

    Apple juice...

    I have just bottled this today. It will now sit in the warm for two weeks to carbonate, followed by a further two weeks in the garage to condition at a cool temperature. Sorry, but I cannot answer your questions for at least a month...
  8. Barley Rubble

    Apple juice...

    I thought it might well be the same! wink... I will be hopefully bottling tomorrow, as the airlock activity stopped several days ago, depending of course on the FG reading.
  9. Barley Rubble

    What are you drinking tonight 2020.

    A glass of Coopers 86 Day Pilsner brewed with Coopers Brew Enhancer 3 plus 200g of demerara sugar. OG 1040. An ABV of 3.95% so a nice session lager. Very smooth and goes own well!
  10. Barley Rubble

    Anyone recommend a wine bottle corker

    Excellent! I wasn't sure if they are all made by the same manufacturer? They certainly all look the same!
  11. Barley Rubble

    Anyone recommend a wine bottle corker

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Twin-Lever-Wine-Bottle-Corker-for-Wine-Making-Home-Brewing-2-Handled-Corking/183540752435?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
  12. Barley Rubble

    Anyone recommend a wine bottle corker

    I have just ordered this from eBay for £15.50 including free postage. Didn't think that was too bad a price.
  13. Barley Rubble

    Newbie wine maker

    Chippy; Thanks for the replies to my questions. Does SJW improve with age, like home brewed beer does? Realistically, how long will the SJW keep? Six months?
  14. Barley Rubble

    Anyone recommend a wine bottle corker

    Thanks for all the replies. It seems that the two handle version is going to be suitable for my needs. :D:D
  15. Barley Rubble

    Anyone recommend a wine bottle corker

    As it says, can anyone recommend a wine bottle corker? I am looking at a price range of £20 to £25. Are the three lever models that much better than the two lever. I have never used either so don't know. Any advice gratefully received.
  16. Barley Rubble

    How to make Turbo Cider.

    No problem. Happy to help. Let me know how it turns out... :smallcheers:
  17. Barley Rubble

    How to make Turbo Cider.

    Yes, but don't forget to prime the bottles with sugar first. I use 1 level teaspoon of white granulated sugar per 500ml bottle and adjust accordingly for other size bottles. After transferring to your bottles, place in a warm room (20 - 25c) for two weeks to carbonate. You will know if it has...
  18. Barley Rubble

    Apple juice...

    Well, I have recently made a Cawston Press Cloudy Apple Juice (not Crawford Press) turbo cider to 5 litres in a DJ. The apple content is as follows: Cox's Orange Pippin, Bramley, Braeburn, Gala and Jonagold varieties and not from concentrate. I brewed it using 4 x 1 litre cartons of AJ and 1 x 1...
  19. Barley Rubble

    Newbie wine maker

    Chippy. Just a quick query on SJW; How long will the wine keep in screw top wine bottles? I assume corked wine bottles will keep the wine fresher for longer than screw tops, or is that wrong. As regards screw top wine bottles, would I be better off using Nova screw tops rather than the...
  20. Barley Rubble

    How to make Turbo Cider.

    With regards to cider, I wouldn't use any stabiliser as you want the yeast to carbonate the brew whilst it is in a warm room for 2 weeks after bottling (bottles having been primed with sugar or carb drops). That is of course unless you want flat cider. I always carbonate as I prefer fizzy cider...
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