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Four weeks ago I bottled my six bottle kit, and I have to say it tastes beautiful. I'm so impressed, the larger kit is on order. In my previous job I travelled the world, and on one occasion stayed on a P & O cruise liner with wines costing well over £50 a bottle. These didn't taste anywhere...

Hi all, As the labels are glossy, I'm finding the ink smudges when I put them on the bottles. I normally leave them for five minutes to allow the ink to dry before applying. Is there any way I can avoid this? Thanks Glenn

Hi all, Started this at 4pm today, and nothings happening...no activation whatsoever. I've wrapped towels around the demijohn to bring the temperature up as it's currently showing 16 degrees. The initial reading taken was 1.012. Is the low temperature the problem? Cheers Glenn

Hi, I used to live in Devon and make cider. However, over the years I've forgotten more than I learnt. :laugh8: I've bought a cheap Wilko Cherry wine kit and a descent Beaverdale Cabernet, as I want to make lot's of wine.clapa Looking forward to learning off this site, as I don't want bottled...

Hi all, I used from concentrate, apple juice, grape juice, cherry Vimto ( boiled), youngs cider yeast, 1x teaspoon each of the following :- malic acid, super yeast compound, pectolase and 250 gms muscovado sugar. Went well for two days and then stopped. Surely it couldn't of stopped fermenting...

Hi all, Having taken up homebrewing start of this year, I have made a number of ciders inc Apple & Vimto, Apple, Apple & Vimto wine etc. Thanks to all the info I gleamed from this forum, I was able to start this hobby with confidence. I've only had one brew I didn't like, and it was a Sampsons...