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exactly, quote from Wikipedia; "The name Campden tablet comes from the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England, where the original solution was developed in the 1920s by the Fruit and Vegetable Preserving Research Station - now Campden BRI. The idea was then taken up by the Boots...

I'm a little upset as I was convinced I had Boris up in my loft, although he was called Dave then, hmmmmm could he be moonlighting? :shock:

My kegs sat in the shed all winter and it went way below many times, no harm done, maybe a little chill haze but that clears when it warms again. Dont forget if stored in bulk, i.e keg, the large volume of liquid will stay some degrees warmer than ambient due to its bulk. (thats a beer fact...

I think you'll find a brew made with pears as Perry.

You did it ok, although its generally preferred to ensure its fully dissolved before going into the demi or fv. If it was very cold it could be a chill haze, where the proteins come out of suspension, a few hours in a warm warm should clear it.

Although I have used screw tops for my wine I fail to see how they make a decent seal, they seem so 'loose' and whether corking or not the screw tops get a seal shrunk over them to stop the air getting in.

Just ordered a Beaverdale Shiraz, anyone done this one? p.s sorry for the thread hi-jack, but they were so similar requests. :whistle:

I have just got back into making wine after a very long break, beer brewing has been my staple for the last few months. But back onto wine also now, bottled a kit Chardonnay for SWMBO, and have a from scratch Blueberry Blush, and bubbling away nicely now is a from scratch Summer Berry (Italian...

Cheers Wez, I like your style with the KK setup, but I am currently happy just filling my old Charles Wells beer trug straight from the tap. ;) Was just considering Cornies if the price wasn't as I expected! I mean shiny cant mean gotta have, can it? :?

So is 100+ about the going rate to set up a Cornie? I'm not that keen on using my KK top taps, but they are reliable, and cheaper. I also tend to make smaller, stronger brews of about 15ish L so a 19L cornie would suit grand, plus take up very little room, and be very shiny :shock: So am I...