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I made 3 demijohns of different ciders over the winter as my first turbo ciders. Using shop bought juices. Racked them off once fermented and treated with k meta and left them under air lock until now. I've now come to bottle them after 6 months under airlock and they all have a film and/or...

A few months back I had a surplus of bramley apples, so I thought I'd try making a wine without pressing them. So I sliced them up sprinkled brown sugar and cinnamon on before layering them like this to fill a few oven dishes. Baked them real low and slow, then left over night with some...

I had a go at making an Apple and Guava turbo cider a couple of months back. It tasted terrible at the 1st taste test so I tipped a litre out and topped it up with another litre of apple juice and a cup of sugar. I've let it ferement out again and left it a month and it has improved greatly...

Hi all, I've been looking to try making a Port using some of the things I've got in my freezer. Only looking to do say a 1Gal batch (maybe 2) in case it doesn't work out too well. And not to ruin my stock until next season as I have a few other things planned until then I have read that it's...

Thanks again Tau, I think it'll be worth having a try when one of bins come free. After topping and trimming the bad I've ended up with 7lbs so i'll try a gallon and go from there

Thanks Tau, I'll pop down again today to get a few more lbs whilst they're still there. should be easier as I kicked the rotten ones out of the way yesterday I'll freeze them up and hopefully have a go in the next couple of weeks :thumb:

I've collected 6lbs of windfall wild pears today in the hope to make a small batch of wine from them. I've never known this tree to fruit well in the few years that I've known of it, and it's a single one in amongst my blackthorn pick so I have no idea what type they are, and the farmer didn't...

Hi all, I've got a few lbs of older runner beans that I was thinking about making some wine from, after seeing online that they can make a dry sherry like wine. Has anyone a good recipe for one or something to use them up with? Cheers

Ah cheers for that. Never really thought of doing that, very helpful tip

I'm having a go at a gallon of apple and guava. I have no idea how it'll turn out though, as I just mixed the 2 until I liked the taste then pitched the yeast. it was a messy ferment but its starting to clear a little. If not it'll be going into brown bottles 😁. I'd be interested in...

After chatting to my sister in laws parents about my plans to try an elderberry wine last week, I've been handed around 6lbs of elderberries that they'd picked and de-stalked. Asking for a few bottles in return. The problem is they have been 'relaxed' on how ripe some of them were and there are...

I'm only a newbie but from what i understand campden/metabisulphate only prevents yeast from reproducing and any kill off any 'bugs' thus stabalizing it. You would have to use potassium sorbate to stop any active yeast from re-fermenting when extra sugar is added. But then you'd have to...

Haha it would be interesting to have a go at a gallon for occasional uses :) As with bulk aging do I need to rack into another demijohn or is it ok to leave in the 1st demijohn?

Hi all, I started my first turbo cider last week, at the moment its come down to 1.010 so I've got a little to go. I'm looking to see what options there are as to what to do next. Such as bulk aging it, bottling and ways to back sweeten to a medium sweet range. Along with how to go about it...

I'm planning on giving this a go for my 1st turbo cider. I can't find any of the strawberry Lowicz in any supermarket or European shops near me. I was thinking about subsituting for 'Princes' canned straweberries in syrup blended up with to make the same quantity of the 3 bottles of Lowicz...

So being at 990 after 9 days is ok? I did sample a little and found it way to dry for my liking along with my brothers. I was looking for one closer to a medium sweet. How would I go about this? Thanks

Hi all, I've had a go at making a gallon batch of blackberry wine. I have never had a go before so I've been following a river cottage handbook recipe but have come a little confused. I have just finished the primary fermenting in a bucket with daily stirring. Up until the 7th day where I was...