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Hi, I made a rose wine kit back in October and friends and family love it, but my wife finds it a tad strong. I followed the instructions and added the recommended amount of granulated sugar 3kg and about 350g to sweeten at the end. If I wanted to lower the ABV what difference would it make...

Hi, I have completed 4 10ltr all grain brews using maris otter, cascade hops and yeast. The 1st 2 were pretty good tasting the 3rd I tipped down the sink it was horrible tasting and smelling. #4 is still in the fermenter and is still bubbling after 15 days, I poured a sample and it tastes OK...

Hi, I have brewed a marris otter 10L batch and its been in the fermenter for 14 days, its stopped fermenting and i poured a drop this morning and its very murky any ideas why. Thanks in advance

Hi all, Just made another 10L batch of PA with maris otter, is it ok to let the wort cool down over night, as i dont have any way of cooling it at the moment.

Hi All, If i were to put about 700g of sugar instead of a 1000g what would the volume be on a 21ltr batch and would it be ok to put all the yeast in. Thanks in advance Andy

Hi, I am looking for an easy (if its possible) home brew to make from scratch, easy to follow recipe. Thanks in advance

Morning, just about to barrel a classic bitter, if i am going the use C02 to carb it do i still need to add priming suger. Cheers

Hi, I made turbo cider on the 2/6/2022 and its still in the fermenting bucket slowly bubbling and very cloudy, should i give up on it i just leave it be.

Hi, how long can i leave a Australian PA kit in the fermenter once it has stopped bubbling.

Hi, what is the best way to keep an head on a classic bitter, when i pour it from the bottle the head is good but soon dissappears making it look flat. I always rince the glass before i pour it. Any advise is welcome.

Hi, i am just about to start a apple juice cider and i have cider yeast with no sweetner, how can i back sweeten it. TIA

Hi All, As I'm getting older I'm finding the home brew a bit strong, is it possible to put less sugar in a kit to lower the ABV to say under 4%. TIA Andy

Bottled this on the 17/7/21 couldn't resist opening one, pleased with the outcome.

Hi, I bottled up my kit cider about a month ago, so the other night I put one in the fridge as the bottle was firm and when I removed it from the fridge the bottle was slightly crumpled, and when I opened it there was hardly any fizz and tasted watery. Any ideas what has gone wrong, I put...

Hi, has anybody tried using super market apple juice to make cider?

Hi, I put this in last night and when I checked this morning it seems to be going a bit manic and still going strong, is this normal.

Hi, I have a wilko cider kit fermenting and it's been in the bucket for 14 days and is still bubbling away, the temperature has been steady from day one. Any ideas why and shall I be patient. Thanks

Hi, I have read on here about transferring the beer from the fermenting bucket once it has reached its final gravity to another bucket before barreling or bottling, what does this do to the beer and how long should it be kept in the 2nd bucket.

Hi all, I have read somewhere that soda stream cylinders can be used to inject co2 into pressure barrels, is there anybody here using this method and is it easy and what do I need. TIA

Hi, Do any of you good people know if it's possible to get spare bottle tops for the old Rosie 2 litre cider jacks.