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Irish actor Frank Kelly, best known for playing Father Jack in the comedy Father Ted, has died aged 77. Kelly had been a veteran of the stage and screen for 60 years. As well as appearing on the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, Kelly had more recent roles in Emmerdale and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie...

One of the kits i regularly make has a sachet of oak chips and the instructions say to put it in before the yeast.

There are several methods of degassing wine, usually kits tell you to shake the DJ with your hand over the neck releasing your hand every few shakes to let the CO2 out, you do this a few times a day for a couple of days, i dont like the sound of pouring it from one DJ or FV to another. The...

Take 7 days with a pinch of salt, i have made a few of these kits and you could drink them after 7 days but its not advisable, better to let them ferment fully (a hydrometer is the best way of testing) and then carry on with the instructions. If you drink it as soon as its finished and...

Welcome to the forum.

Have a read of chippy teas excellent wow recipe thread http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33606

Thanks for the heads up.

__________________ As long as you dont keep removing the airlock the CO2 layer protects the wine so the head space above the shoulder is not a problem. If you top up to the neck it makes degassing difficult especially if you use a degassing wand to make life easier, i tend to top up after...

As long as you give the DJ a good shake before pitching the yeast there is no problem using a DJ under airlock, only fill to the shoulder as some wine can have a very volatile fermentation, you also need to leave room for degassing later if you don't want a fizzy wine.

That is a brilliant thread, where is this chippy guy i haven't seen a post from him in ages.

Or have no wheels on them.

I have always thought pitching yeast between 20c - 25c was best.