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Hey all, I was wondering if making a yeast starter for cider would be done with the apple juice/water to a gravity of 1040-50 or should I make it a higher gravity as I will be using champagne yeast ? What would be the optimal temp, starting gravity, amount of yeast to star with and time to...

Afternoon All I've just had some hop pellets arrive in the post and some of the packs are vaccum packed and some are not, is this an issue ? Whenever I have ordered hops online or bought from stores in the past they've been 'vacuum packed for freshness' or I have bought whole flower...

Evening all After seeing a few single hop brews I was hoping to do it myself. I'd like to get a 25kg bag of pale malt eg marries otter and do 5+ brews from it all with the hops you suggest/pick I have only done 1 AG brew so far so if you lovely formites could help me to get these recipes...

Afternoon all, been a while since iv been on and was wondering if I should get the stout kit from coopers or wilko I plan to make it a coffee or chocolate stout ( possibly both if someone recommends it) I have a coffee bean grinder and fancy coffee express machine as well as filter coffee...

Easy all, Was just thinking, how much caffeine do we add when we make a cider or wine when we add a stewed tea to our brews for the tannin Was just wondering as wondered if there are any advantages to adding caffeine to our brews to make people more alert eg a cider on the go when cycling...

Right, over the last 2 days did... 23-25 litre cwtch tiny rebel kit 25ish litre tropical tc 25ish litre Cherry tc 25ish litre Raspberry tc All tc's were after Roddys recipes except juice was sourced at different shops etc and I used Gervin G3 yeast of which I have never used It's been...

Good evening ladies and gentlemen I was having a very hectic month or 2 and then before I realised it I had 4 fermenting vessels that had been left to they're own devices ( too long by even my standards) There was a ginger beer which I made from scratch myself A coopers stout kit A on...

Evening all I have been thinking about BIAB as I have some storage constraints and have seen a few videos where it seems a lot easier + it's less cleaning hehe Would it be better to get a large fermenter and put kettle elements in it, a collinder to cover the elements so as not to burn the...

Evening all Decided to try making Perry tonight and was wondering how I should cleanse the mix, should I add campden tablets and in the morning add nutrient and yeast that I have rehydrated ? I cant seem to upload pictures via me phone for some reason tho Just been blending pears and...

Sloe gin - is it too late to make it ? Just wondering as have had too much going on to and as it is a lovely winter/spring evening warmer wanted to make some as have only ever bought it from stores before !

Morning all, I went past the fruit market the other morning after my night shift and now have a massive pile of bananas in the kitchen hehe Apart from potentially feeding a minion army I intend to make banana flapjack/bread/wine/cider Any recipes for wine or ciders would much be...

afternoon all if you see any good homebrew related deals please post them here, if its kits , sugar or things that can be used for our hobby eg fish tank heaters or insulating wool then post it here please as i know im not the only 1 here that wants to get theyre hands on some mega deals...

LIDL RGJ 100% NFC 1L X 3 LIDL AJ 100% FC 1L X 2 LIDL CRANBERRY JUICE DRINK 25% 1L X 2 LIDL- MARIBEL - BLACKCURRENT JAM - PER 100g - SUGAR= 60g - FRUIT= 40g LIDL- MARIBEL - SOUR CHERRY JAM - PER 100g - SUGAR= 60g - FRUIT= 50g i have out of date pectolase to use yeast nutrient champange...

"water can be built up by adding salts to create suitable mouth feel and flavour profiles in the finished beer" is what I have just read here https://londonamateurbrewers.co.uk/2014/03/water-treatment/ what can you good formites tell me on the matter + what other minerals do you use/heard...

I have not batch brewed as not bottled yet and only ever put me brew into pressure barrels - but I now have a bench capper, a shed load of caps and some bottles that are ready to store me precious brew! I was reading that if I want to batch brew that I should get a small amount of water and...

Does anyone here know where you can buy sugar in large quantities?

morning all i was wondering what would be more accurate for measuring temps when ( trying to ) steep when mashing a thermometer or infared heat gun i just ask as a thermometer will be approx but will show the temp inside of the body of liquid and a infared heat gun will show the surface temp ??

just a general inquiry as i am about to buy my first lot of caps and was wondering what colour and the reasons for eg diffrent styles of brew and the colour caps that you use ? i was thinking of buying yellow caps but my brother reckons it will look cheap unless the logo i put on my bottles...

heya guys and gals i remember reading that someone on here was using this yeast pack and was wondering what it is like and also what kind of percentages can i achieve with this ? I ask as i am getting everything ready for a shed load of diffrent turbo cider recipes that i should like to try...

evening all after just finishing barreling about 5 gallons of fiery ginger beer this afternoon i got to starting up Wilko's Own Brand Cerveza which was on sale for 8 squid at wilko - it was recommended and at a bargin price why not :D i started the clean up of the remnants of the...