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hello all...can anyone give me the correct ratio of wilkinsons finings a to b please. is it by volume or by weight 3 to 1, 4 to 1??????. cheers muggy

not sure if this is a daft question. i know stabiliser is used to prevent a refermentation if sweetening wine after its fermented.... but can it also halt a ferment in progress. cheers

hi all ive a elder tree full of flower.. can anyone give me a simple recipe please as would be a shame not to use it. cheers

hi everyone. just a quick question.... ive made a summer fruits wow with an sg of 1.140. the finishing sg is 994. could anyone tell me the strengh of my brew. im still learning how to work it out from a hydrometer and thought id got it but my wow doesnt make sense. cheers muggy

hi all. big mistake. i thought id insulate my fermenting bucket to bring the temp up a little.....you know whats coming. checked temp last night and was 35 degrees. no wonder it had stopped bubbling away. i was just over half way through fermenting when i did this and i know ive killed the...

hi all ive just bottled rhubarb wine, blackberry wine, apple and rhubarb wine and banana wine. the first 3 came up at around 12% on my vinometer as did the banana. on tasting i think the banana needs to have more of a kick. is it just a case of just adding more sugar at the start or is it the...

in a rush in tesco. bought 2 litres of cawston press apple and rhubard cloudy juice also tesco pure apple. will i be able to clear this one with pectolase and later finings. also my sg was around 980 so i added more sugar until my hydrometer 1.100. was this the right thing to do.

i keep seeing wow. what is it

i was given a packet of turbo yeast 4.75 ozs of it. is it any good? how much do i use for a gallon? do i use nutrient with it? any other tips for using it. the instructions on the packet are a little vague. any comments will be appreciated. many thanks muggy

tried posting before but cant find it. my problem is my demijohn is around half a pint short of my rhubarb wine. it says in the wine making book that it should be full to the top. will this shortage affect the wine? also its a little cloudy, can i clear it? many thanks muggy

ive a problem i think. im about half a pint short in my demijohn with my rhubarb wine. will it be ok. also its a little cloudy, can i clear it. thank you for taking time to read this message. cheers