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I've been making turbo cider (cloudy apple juice from Sainsburys, ascorbic acid additive, EC-1118) for a couple of years. The second batch is drinkable, and my wife kindly says she likes it, but I find a bit tart (but thankfully not vinegary). I added half a dozen oak chips per 5 litres to this...

I made my first ever batch of mead according to a recipe I found on YouTube (). I used Bulgarian wildflower honey, and EC-1118, first ferment in plastic for 6 weeks, transferred off lees to swing-top glass bottles about a fortnight ago. The result is distinctly resiny - almost medicinal, and...

Hi everyone, new here, and new to brewing too. I'd be grateful for a word of wisdom, if I may ask? It's about the immediate post fermentation period - duration and containers. Using Sainsburys cloudy apple juice, the first couple of tries resulted in very good vinegar, but not what I'd been...