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It's been at 1050 for about 4 weeks now and has totally cleared. I'd be really happy with it if it wasn't just as sweet. I'd like to try and get it down to 1020 or below, if possible. I'll try adding nutrients first, then I'll give low gravity beer a try. Never had a stuck fermentation before...

I recently found a five year old bottle of mead in my garage and was pleasantly surprised when I opened it. I don't remember it being that good when I made it, so I hadn't made any since. Since then I've made two batches, both 2 gallon, one an Orange Mead and the other a Blackberry spiced...

Fine Panther IPA please

Cleared out my chest freezer yesterday and took out the following to make 5 gallons of wine. 8 Kg of Blackberries 500g Blackcurrants 500g Blueberries 500g Raspberries And added 500ml Richies Red Wine Concentrate 5 Teaspoons Pectalose 5 Teaspoon Yeast nutrient 5.5Kg Sugar 18L water Lalvin...

I started on Friday a WineXpert Classic Chilean Malbec, but after adding the concentrate I was just about to rinse out a 3 Litre jug that I had a VWP Solution in. I Poured the solution down the sink and was just about to rinse it out when the doorbell rang, a delivery had arrived and I went out...

An update on this, tried a bottle last night and i'm pleasantly surprised, tastes like a Dubbel. I'll try one in another week and report back.

You can make it as complicated or as simple as you like. I usually only put in 1.2kg of sugar and ferment out to dry (1.090-1.095 to 0.990 ish gives 13.5%). The only thing I always add is pectalose & nutrient. Sometimes I add any other fruit that I have in my freezer, Sloes, Elderberries...

This is my Recipe from 2018 turned out pretty good. 8kg sloes defrosted overnight (25/10/2018) 12.5L boiling water added. Sloes crushed with hands 6.5kg sugar disolved in 4L water 5 Lemons (Zest & Juice) 1 Tablespoon Citric Acid 500ml Vin Classe Red Grape Juice Concentrate 3 Teaspoons Nutrient...

I used to play a lot of golf before I had kids. Now it's Running, Brewing, Gardening, watching my kids play Camogie & Gaelic Football and recently over lockdown I've got back into DnD. It's funny what you've time for when you give up Golf :)

Unintentional Experimental Belgian Wheat Dubbel Due to a misread on the packaging and unintentionally adding 1.5kg Belgian Wheat Malt I've brewed Experimental Belgian Wheat Dubbel. So 4kg Belgian Pilsner Malt 1.5kg Begian Wheat Malt 400g Special W Malt 250g Caramunich II...

Chinook, Simcoe, Citra IPA 5.5kg Maris Otter 500g Vienna Malt 140g Crystal Malt 300g Carapils Malt 31g Chinook at start 16g Citra at 10 min 11g Chinook at 10 min 15g Simcoe at 10 min 60g Citra at turn off 60g Simcoe at turn off MJ West Coast Yeast OG 1060 Niall

Fermentasaurus Gen 2 Starter Kit please Because I need another fermenter to brew my Lager kits that I won in June athumb..

Or you could use smaller bottles 375ml https://brew2bottle.co.uk/collections/bottles/products/20-x-37-5cl-brew2bottle-green-glass-wine-bottle Niall

I was about to make my Redcurrant wine yesterday when i noticed a bag of sloes at the bottom of my freezer. Last year, due to someone turning off my chest freezer accidentally, I made a Sloe wine and not having enough for a full batch I added about 20% Redcurrants. The result was great, so this...

The two pouches contain everything, nothing else to add except water & the yeast. I've dry hopped the 2nd batch with cascade, will let you know how that turns out next week.

Well folks as promised a little review... My first Mad Millie Sugar Inclusive 35 Pint 4.2% ABV Lager Kit was ready to drink last weekend. I had it in two 10L mini kegs and brought one to a little gathering of friends on Saturday evening (all outdoor with reasonable social distancing!). I was...

Followed all three.

For my rhubarb wines I don't ferment on the pulp. Wines that I do ferment on the pulp are, Blackberry Blueberry Redcurrant Blackcurrant Wines that I don't are, Rhubarb Plum Damson Sloe I find it easier to strain these wines without the yeast. Niall

IITC-308S

Here is my Lockdown Breakdown. Back to work Friday :( Amarillo Wheat Beer 22L Dunkelweizen 23L Rhubarb Wine 15L American IPA 20L Ginger Beer 4.5L Vintners Reserve Shiraz Kit 23L Harvest Pale Ale 21L Blueberry Wine 6L Mad Millie Lager Kit 20L American Stout 21L Mad Millie Lager Kit 20L Blueberry...