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  1. Berry454

    Anyone got any good IPA recipes from Amber Malt Extract?

    Hi guys Got lots of this Amber malt extract, around 50kg in total. Anyone got any good hoppy IPA recipes that I can brew up with this Amber malt extract? Would prefer not to add other grains in or do partial grain as I’m really just looking to use this up, though I’d consider it. They...
  2. Berry454

    First attempt at making real sparkling wine need some new kit recommendations for next batch?

    I started with a Range MYO white wine kit. Added some extra sugar and swapped the yeast for EC-1118. Decided not to add the oak chips as I wanted to make a sparkling wine similar to Prosecco so light in colour. I fermented this kit from 1.103 to 0.998 and added stabiliser and finning A and B...
  3. Berry454

    Anyone using the red VINTERFINT IKEA bottles for beer?

    Picked up a bunch of these bottles a few weeks ago and I’ve done several tests on them since. I’m talking of these https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/vinterfint-bottle-with-stopper-glass-red-60552338/ At just 75p each they are very cheap! They don’t hold pressure whatsoever out of the box but...
  4. Berry454

    Adding hops at the start of fermentation and hot fermentation temperatures?

    Just brewed up a festival American IPA kit and it said to add the hops on day 5 or 6. I’m now brewing in my aquarium room which with over 2000 gallons of aquarium water the room never drops below 28 Celsius. Now that I’m fermenting in this room the average temperature of my fermenters is 26...
  5. Berry454

    Will my beer last like this in fermenter? Risk of infection?

    I’m honestly pretty new to this whole beer thing having brewed wine for many of years. For me, fermentation ending would mean adding in a nice dose of campden tablets and potassium sorbate to keep the brew fresh while it clears for up to a week. Obviously this isn’t the case with beer as we...
  6. Berry454

    Making a DIY all in one brewing system?

    So I’m looking into getting started with all grain brewing and I would like to make myself a sort of all in one brewing system similar to the grainfather. I would settle for a biab setup but I doubt you can go this large with biab? The container I want to use for my all in one brewing system is...
  7. Berry454

    Equipment For Sale 100L distillation setup with 3.4kw elements and condenser

    . Bought this earlier in the year as a project to starting a small gin brand though due to the paperwork and expenses the project never came through. I bought the setup from a distillery in the UK. I’ve never actually distilled alcohol using this setup just done a small test of water to make...
  8. Berry454

    Anyone used the 5L Mini Growlr kegs?

    Looking at the little 5L growlr kegs they look ideal for low volume brewing so i can play around with all grain brewing without a large investment...
  9. Berry454

    How long will my beer last in kegs?

    Hi everyone as some of you probably already know I’m very new to beer brewing having brewed wine for many of years. I picked up some second hand kit including 4 x 19l corny kegs and some other bits. I’m in the process of converting a fridge now. One thing I didn’t even think of is shelf life...
  10. Berry454

    Can I pressure carbonate 4 kegs from one co2 bottle? Plus some temperature questions

    Hey guys Been brewing wine for years but finally getting into beer and kegging. Picked up 4 x 19l corny kegs, a regulator and a 4 way manifold to connect one gas canister to all 4 kegs using the one regulator. The first 3 kegs will be beer and the last keg will be a sparking white wine. My...
  11. Berry454

    Serious starting gravity problem 140!! Blackberry wine

    Hi guys Put on my first batch of blackberry wine today and it’s a 23 litre batch. Picked these blackberries myself from local spots. My problem is that I just taken my starting gravity (about 4 hours after fermentation started) and it’s COMPLETELY off the charts for my hydrometer! It appears...
  12. Berry454

    Need some general help on making blackberry wine Inc quantities

    Hi all Been doing lots of picking locally so it's time to start looking at making my blackberry wine. Need to get it done soon as !y freezer is jam packed with blackberries! My first question would be quantities.. how many kilogram of blackberries do I need per 5 gallon batch? I've seen...
  13. Berry454

    The range wine kits all out of stock??

    Been to 5 different stores today searching for the white wine kits and none available. Checked online and none available for delivery either. More concerning all the range stores that I visited had a fractured stock of home brew. None of them had the full range in stock. Are the range kits...
  14. Berry454

    Anyone tried blending cheap and expensive wine kits together?

    Just thought this idea up a few days ago. Say you brewed up a MYO range white wine kit and in a separate fermenter brewed a winexpert classic pinot grigio. Then after both wines are cleared and stabilised, mixing them together 50/50. Not sure if it's even worth it considering I've been...
  15. Berry454

    Cheapest full bodied red wine kits?

    Just curious, what do you guys think are the cheapest full bodied red wine kits? Cellar 7s and Beaverdales sadly don't even come close in my opinion. On the house kits are very very close. But the cheapest full bodied red kits that I've found so far are the Winexpert classic kits for around...
  16. Berry454

    Mangrove Jack's PINK GRAPEFRUIT IPA Low SG?

    Started a kit brew the other day, the mangrove Jack's pink grapefruit IPA. This kit should finish on 5.7% abv. I started the brew at 18 litres as I didn't want the fermenter to foam over. At 18 litres the SG is only 1.050?? From my estimation that's about 5.7% abv. But I still need to top the...
  17. Berry454

    Using 23L plastic carboys for primary fermentation (30 bottle kits)

    So I have a fair few of these 23 litre plastic carboys and I was looking to primary ferment 30 bottle kits in them. I was thinking, we often brew 6 bottle (4.5l) kits in 4.5l glass demi John's simply by filling to like 4 litres, letting ferment for 3-4 days then topping up to 4.5 litres for the...
  18. Berry454

    How long will wine last with NovaTwist screw caps?

    Just curious on these NovaTwist screw caps that everyone seems to love on here. https://www.novatwist.com/uk/home.html I already have 180+ bottles of winexpert reserve kits all sealed with NovaTwist screw caps. They are all red wine. So far they're working great but they have only been in...
  19. Berry454

    How long will red wine last in fermenting bucket after fermentation?

    I have two 25l bucket type fermenters containing 21 litres each of Winexpert Cabernet merlot reserve red wine. Fermentation/stabilizing/degassing was completed 8 weeks ago and sadly they have sat in the fermenting buckets since then. Yes, they have also sat on the sediment at the bottom of the...
  20. Berry454

    Methods for removing the metal shoulder from screw cap wine bottles?

    Well my 5 x Winexpert reserve cabernet merlot kits are soon about to finish. And I'll need in total 150 wine bottles. I'm going with nova twist screw caps for bottling them. These caps are supposed to be suitable for long term aging of wine. I've removing the metal shoulders from over 100...
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