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Hi all, I had a Woodford wherry last night that I made last year.It was mega carbed and resulted in a head that occupied three quarters of my glass, I'm pretty sure it wasn't like that in the weeks following on from making it. The brew was dry hopped but other than that was standard and batch...

Hi all, I just bottled this kit yesterday.It sat undisturbed in the FV for 6 weeks as I was struggling for time but as a result was fairly clear.Transfered it into bottling bucket onto a 52g sugar syrup(half Ltr water) I gently stirred as it went in as I'm convinced I've been ending up with...

I was listening to the radio the other day and a chap was on advertising an organised bonfire and fireworks display.He said that they have a thousand tons of timber to set fire to.Im not sure if he meant a hundred tons but either way that's a lot of carbon going into the air at a time when we're...

Hi all, had a look at my apple tree yesterday in readiness for Cider making but definitely not as many Apples to go at this year, also went to look at some of the other trees I can forage off and apples seem sparse on those as well, is it just my area or has anyone else noticed this?

Hi all, After picking blackberries one afternoon last year I simply sealed them into bags and stuck them in the freezer. Yesterday I finally got around to using them to make some wine but am now wondering how this will turn out. I placed the frozen berries(2kg+100g of frozen blackcurrants) into...

Started this kit last night , not done one of this brand before but the 2.1kg of pre hopped malt comes in a handy easy to use pouch with a screw cap fastened to it, an impressive 10g satchet of yeast(ale yeast). I added 500g Light DME and 500g table sugar, I've started using water straight from...

Hi folks, I made some Elderflower Champagne last summer and bottled with 10g of sugar in 750ml Prosecco bottles and used plastic stoppers and cages.The ones we drank in the late summer were great with a lively pop of the 'cork' and great fizz in the drink. The two bottles I opened on NewYears...

Died last week, great bassist,

I bottled this beer 18 days ago but after letting it carbonate for 2 weeks couldn't wait any longer for a taste,so after a few days in the cold garage I just had to sample one. Dark plum in colour ,the spice aroma which was strong at bottling has now mostly receeded, leaving just a hint of...

Saw this in a pub yesterday, it would be great if things still cost the same as 1971.

Wherry on offer at wilkos £15. Bargain

Morning all, its Glastonbury music festival weekend and its got my mind casting back to a time about 20 years ago when I got an inkling that I fancied myself as a David Coverdale,Paul Rodgers type singer and so joined a rock and blues covers band as frontman,lead vocalist and general lugger of...

Lest we forget.

Ive just sampled my cerveza which was a Christmas gift and am well pleased with the result. Brewed short to 21 ltrs with 500g light dme and 275g brewing sugar.I swtched the yeast for wilko 11g gervin english ale yeast, og 1035,pitched@20'c, fermented 20/22'c,dry hopped after 14 days with 50g...

I made a couple of batches of cider last year ,one batch I bottled after fermentation, the other I left in a demijohn with airlock and stuck it away in the garage over winter, my idea was to see if the taste improved by being left to 'mature'.Today I thought I'd have a look at the cider in the...

Hi folks, I went into the shed the other day sorting gardening equipment out and discovered tgat my 12ltr fruit press that was put away clean after making cider last year is quite mouldy.Its a typical wooden cage/barrel type sold on ebay etc.Any advice on the best way to clean it?,ta

Hi folks, started this kit on 6 Nov, however, I must tell you this kit is 6 years out of date,however the can was excellent and the LME on opening smelt delicious,although it looked more like guiness than lager. I bought some 'saflager s23' yeast,knocked it up with 500g spray malt and 500g...

Hi all,I'm new to homebrewing and am currently brewing some cider(10 ltrs) using juice from apples from my tree in our garden.I am trying to avoid using a Campden tablet if possible.Cider has fermented in primary using cider yeast from local brew shop,yeast nutrient and pectolase.I racked into...