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We have only just got round to making our rhubarb wine frozen rhubarb in the bucket I have the recipe we always use but Mr Witch is convinced we add pectolase but it is not in the recipe I have stored online our rhubarb wine is always fantastic a lovely clear crisp wine with a lovely hint of...

Mr Witch was bought a Buon Vino bottle filler for Christmas, he was really pleased with it it really speeded up the wine bottling process HOWEVER cleaning and drying it is a nightmare we tried drying it on the radiator, over the fire and in the airing cupboard. Finally decided to open it up...

Hi we have enough frozen damsons to make 5 gallons of wine has anyone tried Gervin No 2 Burgundy yeast or Vintners Reserve R56 just wondered what difference the yeasts make to the finished product, we are feeling we can start experimenting more now. Cheers

Hi has any one used cocoa powder to enhance the flavour of Edme Irish stout. Cheers

Oi it was my forum birthday yesterday and what a great year Mr Witch and I have had on here hic hic hic Thanks everyone for all the help and encouragement you are all great, always there to help when we get stuck, never let us down cheers

HELP NEEDED PLEASE :hmm: Mr Witch has made a batch of wild plum wine he froze the plums, then defrosted them and put in pectolase left them for 3 days then added sugar syrup, we then had to go out for an hour when we got back the juice is fermenting and we have a 1 inch head in the demi john...

Can someone point me in the direction of the Blackcurrant cordial recipe please or something using cordial, I have a bottle soon to go out of date I found in the back of my cupboard Cheers

Hi its plum wine time again, last years turned out lovely !!!!! I have had serious laptop trouble and my old laptop has died, I have everything off the hard drive but my son hasn't transferred it to my new laptop yet so as all my recipes are on there I am struggling, now do I remember from last...

Just found a recipe for mead it looks really easy and having just priced up jars of honey in Tesco at 68p a jar thought I would give it a go anybody else tried it and was it nice ??? Will cheap honey make any difference I wonder.

Just seen digemans recipe for nettle beer does any one have one that doesn't use ginger. Also nettle wine recipe, may as well put all these nettles to some use. Cheers

Hi all bottled our beetroot wine yesterday had a little taster it was a bit sweeter than we would have liked but still very drinkable, any ideas for any future brewings on getting the sweetness down apart from putting less sugar in.

Not sure if I am in right part of the forum. Has anyone made Alcoholic Ginger Beer, we currently have some bubbling away but we were wondering if we should prime the bottles at the bottling stage. Cheers Hic :cheers:

We have two full sodastream gas bottles any idea where we can get an adaptor to use them on the S30 valve, I did a search and someone had said about getting one from Craft Brewer but when I go on the link the prices come up in dollars is this an American company ??? If so I presume postage...

Hi Wurzels is going down a treat but we also tried cranberry and red grape but it is just a bit too dry I would like to back sweeten with grape juice how do I do it and what effect it will have on the alcohol content unsure how it won't go off if all the yeast has been used up.

[link from THBSTCBN removed] What's your thoughts on this as a Christmas pressie for son in law do you think the pressure barrel will be up to much ????

Hi all tried a bottle of this on special offer was quite nice wondered if anyone knew of a recipe. Currently have Wurzels Orange, Cranberry and Red Grape and Blueberry and Red Grape. Don't know what we did different with the Wurzels this time but the SG was 1100 last time we struggled to get...

Hi all any advice on bottling I am using old screw top wine bottles sterilised of course is it necessary to use the steam on shrink wraps ????

Hi as you may or may not remember this is our very first season at wine making. We started 5 gallon of plum wine 6/9/09 the sg was 1106 we have just tested it again and it is now 1002 and even though cloudy had a little sip and it does taste nice even though it is warm, now my question is we...

First of all we have Wurzels Orange Wine merrily fermenting in the utility room, along with Beetroot, Plum, Damson oh and some Tom Caxton Real Dark Ale and 5 gallon of cider (our own pressed apples) Rhubarb has now been confined to the garage. Think we may have too much on the go as getting...

Hi all sorry if I am repeating but just been to Lidle and they have 5litre bottles of water for 59p heard on here they are suitable for demi johns.