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Sounds like I'd better get to work on greater quantities of TC so it lasts long enough to age once I have a 5 gallon fermenter free again :P

Derp :P

They probably have a small number of regulars who are the main people who shop there. So they can just assume the vast majority of customers will know the opening times and get there within them. The other possibility though is something that I expect many shopkeepers in my hometown suffer...

You think it will make a difference? I'm not sure the sucralose will change in any way as it's quite stable.

So we can't have a bank robbery board either? :(

It's just alcohol and water, so you can judge for yourself if it's worth trying :P It's useful as a cheap substitute for vodka with mixers. I'll be making some myself when I have a spare demijohn. But if you want something to drink on its own you can at least make wine out of Ribena (or...

Yeah there's already pectolase in there. The layer is shrinking, but probably just because it's compacting. The concern was more that if half the flavour of pineapple juice comes from the pulp it might end up a bit rubbish. But it's probably almost done now, so I'll just wait and see.

I've tried sweetening mine with Splenda in the glass and it ends up tasting nasty, like diet drinks. Perhaps some of you are used to those and don't mind it, but it really doesn't work for me :P 2tsp sugar per pint works well but unfortunately if you've ever put sugar in something fizzy you'll...

I'd use 1tsp for 500ml bottles.

I've never tried it. I've considered it, but I can't help but think that it can't be all that good if there are haws everywhere (far more than any other wild fruit around here) and few people seem to use them.

6 litres of double strength squash to 3 litres of water...?

3.5kg blackberries... I'm very jealous. The only ones I could find this year were spread quite thin so it takes a few hours for just 1kg. October should be fine. I picked mine a few days ago. You're very wrong about sloe gin though, I'm afraid. How can you not like it? :P As an aside, I'm not...

I started some pineapple "cider" yesterday and very quickly the juice has separated into a layer of pulpiness on the bottom and more watery juice on the top. I can stir it a bit for now, but once I fit the airlock obviously I can't. Would this be a problem, besides the amount of wastage it...

Where's mine? :P

At the moment I'm in Kingston (I'm studying here but was actually in Faversham when I posted yesterday - that's where I grew up) and the nearest homebrew shop seems to be one called Cheers in Sutton/Cheam. The owner was really helpful when I went in a few days ago and stayed open over half an...

Thanks for the recipe Sueelleker - I may give that a try once I've got some spare demijohns. And thanks for the advice on the shop Phoenix. I may give them a try too :P

A few recipes use cinnamon sticks, and sticking a nutmeg in there seems appropriate. But I don't know how it tastes without so can't be sure. By the way, I see you're in Canterbury. Hello from Faversham! Where do you get your homebrew supplies from, besides Wilkinson?

I've decided I'd like to have a go at making a spiced raisin and orange wine for Christmas. I've never tried raisin wine, but a lot of recipes seem to be rice and raisin. Would it be better to use rice too? I was thinking of just adding a litre of orange juice to a raisin wine recipe (in place...

I was thinking of seeing if I could find a yeast that would go to 20+% alcohol. I was hoping to make a vanilla almost spirit thingy. Might this be possible?

It barely smells at all now :)