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many thanks !

Ah right, This is my first attempt at wine/mead, only made beers to date So to stabilise id use a campden tablet and a tsp of wine stabiliser ? Thanks for the tip !

Moley I put it in a bucket as I read it could be quite lively during fermentation.... I do have 1Gal DJ's, ill transfer into one of them. Re Hyrdo readings, I was seeing if fermentation had stopped by taking readings on consecutive days to see if its the same.

Hi All, Got a slow or stuck fermentation I think.... I Followed the recipe from Ben's and I used a Youngs wine super yeast compound. Does not appear to be a lot going on though, Details of start off: Began 31/10/2011 1 Gallon in a 5 Gallon fermenting bin SG 1.070 Currently Airlock bubbling...

Hi All, Just a quick post about some of the terms and meanings which I kept meaning to ask but as im brewing more and more now, I am on a constant learning curve :idea: Rack or Rack off: I thought this meant bottling or transferring to a barrel. I read on a post someone racked and racked...

Hi guys Is this drink fizzy/sparkling or still ???? Id like it fizzy if poss so do I just miss out the de-gas bit and not use stabilisers/campden tab ? Cheers Chris

Anyone know a similar kit ??? Until I start with grains.. Cheers Chris

Hi Ive not tried it before so waiting eagerly Its pretty lively... I added 1KG of Belgium white sugar also.. Only costs £4 quid or so to make 5ltrs if you get the juice when a sale is on so worth a go. Ill post re the mango cider once I start bottling.. Good luck Chris

Hey Craigite Yeah I got a bit carried away, thanks for the info ill crack on and have a look around. All the best

Hi All, I was thinking of starting to brew using grains etc to make my own beers or follow recipes but don't have any idea of what equipment I would need to get going or the jargon, could someone point me in the right direction perhaps with a list of minimal starting equipment ? Might be time...

Lots of water............. :cry:

Hi Luke I'm interested to hear what you find out as I am looking at a similar thing. I bought The Microbrewers Handbook and am waiting for it to arrive.... Cheers Chris

Hey I tried this, I bought a pulp master , cored and chopped the apples and got into a right state with it! :) After I had mashed up my apples I then transferred the pulp into a bag/cloth and tried to press the apples. The amount of juice I got compared to the amount of mess I made and the...

I use pressure barrels for the larger and beer, then bottle the cider in swing top bottles. Barrels should be fine for a good few months, bottled stuff around a year I understand. Made some London Porter last year and was drinking it into Feb out of a barrel 3 months on and still tasted fine...

I have been making home brew beer and cider for the last year on and off and now and loving it now I have more time... In preparation for Halloween and Xmas I have the following: 40 Pints of John Bull Lager (Halloween and Xmas) 20 Pints of Brewferm Abdij (Xmas) 5 Litres of Apple Cider made...