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Cheers ubern. Glad you liked it.

You're embarrassing yourself now. If you want to troll me could you do it via private message.

Ubern Cheers. Messaged you back. Mark

You've said the same thing three times now. I'm sure if I go into the articles for sale section here I'll find you handing out the same advice to everyone selling something made or modified.

I've made a handful and when they're gone they're gone. I'm not a business and it's no different than someone on here selling a boil kettle they made. I appreciate the advice and concern.

What honeymomster said. It's not for running high power or multiple elements. I use mine for my fermenting fridge, lagering, fermenting wine in my garage and a bit of sous vide cooking when I get the chance. The lead that powers it was a 13amp kettle lead which is more than enough for the 10amp...

Hi I'm making and selling temperature controllers if anyone is interested. I'm currently selling these on eBay and can offer them here for £10 less thanks to having no fees. They're built into a weatherproof box, are fuse protected, and each socket has a coloured lamp that comes...

Think you're doing all the right things. Besides the obvious stuff like cleaning everything, the two things that are going to have the biggest impact on the final product are the yeast used and the temperature it was fermented at. Let us know how it goes.

Couldn't you back sweeten it to bring it back to where it's supposed to be? I do that specific kit all the time and you do get the odd one that will ferment hard and fast to a low SG after just a week, regardless of the temperature. I always keep back a cupful of the grape juice and add some of...

Go to Natures Way on the Newtownards Road in Belfast. You'll pick up a plastic corker for a couple of quid. Saves you risking losing a bottle of plonk. Failing that, just go for the screw tops. They're easier and do the same job.

Cheers Rob. Doing the California Connoisseur kits for a while now and while they're pretty good they just lack that extra bit of flavor and nose that would make them really good. If I'm not removing anything through filtering I'll have to look into what I can add to improve them. Most of the...

Been doing the kit wines for a while now and filtered every one of them prior to bottling. Only reason I've been filtering them is to avoid sediment and guarantee the clarity. Is there any chance that doing this on a kit wine is stripping out some of the flavor or even the smell of the wine...

As I said in the original review, the apple completely overpowers the pear so if you like a pear cider this isn't the kit for you. Also all the reviews for this that I've read states it's a sweet cider. Might be an idea to read a review on something before you buy it next time. Might give you...

Just to follow up on this review. I made it again and this time I made it to 20 litres and used a full 1kg bag of brewing sugar. Made it the same way as my previous try and it has turned out really well. Of all the home brewing I've done to date, this is by far the best thing I've made. It...

My last one of these kits was sitting at about .990 after 8 days due to the kitchen being warmer than the 20° it normally sits at. Keep following the instructions to the letter and it will turn out fine. Just fermented out a bit quicker than normal. 24° is close to the max temp they recommend.

Just in case you ordered the same ones as myself I should say that they might need a bit of coaxing to get them to work. I thought I'd been sent three duds when they arrived as none would write. Had to press the tip down for a few minutes before it would fill and start writing. One wouldn't work...

Thought I'd add the way I now label my bottles. Toyed with the idea of marking them up with a permanent marker but realized it would be hard to see on a bottle of red. So I had a look around for a white pen that would write on glass and found this. It's a liquid chalk marker and it's normally...

Only reason I got this kit was because it was going out of date and was being sold at half price. £8 for over 40 pints was a risk worth taking. The first decision you have to make when starting off is whether to make 24, 20 or 16 litres and the quantity of sugar you want to add. There's a chart...

This was my second go at a California Connoisseur wine kit after the success of the Sauvignon Blanc. I ordered the kit form an online store as my local place had sold out. When the kit arrived the blister of liquid fining agent had leaked slightly and soaked all the other sachets. Thankfully...

What difference do you reckon the oak granulars made. Do they give a specific flavour?