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Could I add abit of sugar and referment?

Took it out of bucket straight away into to demi that's when I took reading, suppose I'll have to cross my fingers and hope!

I'm making a kiwi & strawberry wine and started in bucket as usual with all the fruit, in the recipe said to leave in the bucket a week checked it last night after 5 days and its fully fermented out! Is there a chance it will of oxidised?

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I think you've hit the nail on the head, I never pitch before the must is at room temp. With some wines I make a starter to give the yeasties a head start, especially do this when making Skeeter as pitching straight in they have no chance.

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Hi & Welcome back to the scene :) I'm a country winemaker, think my wine tastes loads better than off the shelve! When the Wilko sales was on bought a couple of kits to have ago at and now I've decided to have ago at WOW. Need something quick while the country wines maturing :)

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How mad is that! All 3 are alcohols yet have different rules, wonder why!!

Hi & Welcome If you don't mind me asking is the red tape easy to get though to be able to sell? I ask not because I want to sell my wine as such, but because many of my colleagues ask if they can buy my wine off me, one even asked to buy 12 bottles for Xmas. But obviously it's illegal to sell...

I work in Asda we have it in on UHT juices but not chilled, supply is low this year so when you see it get it!

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I use both methods, first with whizz stick which gets most of it out and then I put a wine saver cork in which fits just nicely and pump it over couple of days until there is no bubbles at all :)

Hi & Welcome Can make home brewing as cheap as you want, by using a 5lt water bottle with a hole drilled in lid for airlock instead of a demi, most other things found in kitchen can be used.

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Welcome be warned its totally addictive :)

Hang on a minute here! My other half I ask same question and get its alright, now how am I meant to take that, is it nice or not? Now with clothing I know when he thinks something looks good without asking, his eyes glows and his hands are all over! You men can be just as bad!