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Morning, I bottled my first Coopers kit yesterday. Its the Canadian Blonde. My friend brewed the Coopers Mexican Cerveza and I really enjoyed it. I used brewing sugar for carbonation but as an experiment I used syrup, honey, demerara and castor sugar in a few different bottles to see if I can...

Hi, I've brewed 4 of these sauvignon blanc Atmosphere kits and they are really good. They are discontinued now, Vine Co replaces them I believe and instead of 16 litres of grape juice its now 10 litres. Can anyone recommend an alternative or has anyone tried the Vine Co sauvignon blanc kit...

Hi, I started a homemade strawberry wine following a recipe from the forum and I didn't have enough sugar. However i noticed that my daughter had some icing sugar. I have since read that its no good due to caking agents. The fermenter has mostly ordinary sugar in it and the icing sugar makes up...

Hi, I have searched on the forum but couldn't find an answer. I have an abundance of strawberries, made loads of jam, eat them as much as we can but there will still be loads after giving them to friends and family. After quite a few wine and beer kits, somebody suggested strawberry wine. Does...

I've searched the forum folks but couldn't find an answer to this. Can you use PET bottle tops again or are they single use? Thanks. Andy.

Hello, A friend of mine has started his first ever wine kit and accidentally topped up to 25 litres instead of 23. His starting gravity is within limits but he is concerned about the end result regarding taste and ABV. Any ideas or opinions would be most welcome. Thanks. Andy.

Hi, I am onto my second brew kit, the first is in bottles in the garage after following lots of great advice on this forum, so I decided to buy a Youngs APA next which I really fancied. In the instructions it says before adding the yeast to stir vigorously to oxygenate to get the yeast off to a...

Hello folks, As I've mentioned before this is my first attempt at brewing beer after success at brewing wine and my beer has been lying for a week in PET bottles which feel tight now. Its a Four Finger Jack APA kit and the instructions say that after a week store it somewhere cool. Its in my...

I have PET bottles for my first ever home brew but in the meantime I have started to collect glass ones. Which I am thoroughly enjoying.

Hello everyone, Not sure "bottler" is even a word. I have a few questions. This is my first beer kit after a few successful wine kits and I will be putting it in bottles soon. I bought a bucket with a tap and bottling wand/stick, is it ok to rack the beer into it just to save siphoning from...

I have my first ever beer kit (went for the Four Finger Jack American Pale Ale) after a few successful wine kits and I need to buy bottles now. Can anyone recommend a type, for example which type of bottle top? Thanks. Andy. (DRO)

Hi everyone. I am new to this hobby although I have brewed up 2 Atmosphere Sauvignon Blancs successfully and I have another on the go along with a 6 bottle tester. I love beer and would like to try a beer kit (wine is mostly for the better half) and have been looking at 4 Finger Jack APA or St...

Hi, I am new to home brewing although I have brewed 2 Atmosphere Sauvignon Blancs, have a 3rd on the go and also a 6 bottle Solomon Grundy on the go. My wife likes wine and so do I but I prefer beer. I am about to buy my first beer kit and need advice but for now I'd like to say, I love this...