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Hi after using sanitizer powder to clean equipment, is it possible to reuse and store the solution, of will the chemical composition deteriorate and be no goo for future use? Such as reusing VWP sterilizer?......

Hi I'm new to brewing and have been making a batch of ginger beer for the first time over the past several weeks. A week ago I transferred to a second fermenting vessel, and naively added a campden tablet to kill bacteria thinking the yeast will be okay. Well the yeast is now non existent and I...

Hi I have a batch of ginger beer on the go that's too dry and needs sweetening. I'm wondering how to go about this process? And particularly, how not to contaminate. I have read up on the process and I will be using a sweetener. The process I will be following is transferring the ginger beer...

Hi I have a batch of ginger beer on the go that's too dry and needs sweetening. I'm wondering how to go about this process? And particularly, how not to contaminate. I have read up on the process and I will be using a sweetener. The process I will be following is transferring the ginger beer...

Hi I'm new to brewing and would like to try making some light alcohol ginger beer. I've read several threads on-line and there is a lot of variation between recipes. Firstly, are Demijohns absolutely necessary? or can everything be done in a fermenting bucket? What are the pros and cons of...

Hi guy. Just wondering what people use for sterilisation? I've used both sterilizer and beach. Bleach is a lot cheaper than buying the steriliser powder. Wondering what the pros and cons are of the two? (Bleach seems to be far more financially viable and possibly more effective?). Thanks, Nick

Hello everyone, I have a load of cider apples dropping from a few trees in the garden and want to make some cider for the first time. First question, whats the best way to crush the apples and get the juice? Not looking to spend a whole lot, but want to invest in something that will do a good...

Hello everyone, Simple question: How do people syphon their beer from a fermenting bucket? Is it okay to suck on one end of the pipe? So far I've been avoiding this method as I have been concerned about contaminating the beer. The problem I'm getting however, is that it is very difficult to...

Hi, I'm new to home brewing and have just completed my second batch of beer, Canadian Blonde. The beer is actually great (when chilled!). However, I have 10 litres in a keg, that I cant chill for practical purposes. Is it possible to transfer this beer to bottles, and re-prime? How will this...

Cheers, fully got the process in mind now. Thanks a lot! Nick

Hello everyone, I've read a few recipes about making Elderflower champagne (thanks to everyone on the forum!). I now have two main questions before getting stuck in tonight. When do I add the yeast; 1) when adding ingredients to the bucket? or 2) When putting the ingredients into the...

Hi, thanks a lot for the advice! When you say 1 pint of Elderflower, what does that mean? I only know it in termsof heads?.. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I'm about to do my first ever home brewed Elderflower champagne. I've been researching recipes for the past few days and have a few methods I'd like to try. I have collected around 80 Elderflower heads and have the rough idea in my head, and all the apparatus. I've read that...

Hi guy, Just a quick question; do I use normal sugar for my second fermentation process with larger, or dextrose?.. I'm assuming dextrose would be better (slight confusion as I just read the begginer 'OMG I really dont want to screw up my first home brew' thread, and there was no mention of...

Hello everyone, I'm new to home brewing. I have put 5 litres from my first batch into an easy keg. The problem I have is that I didn't buy the bung for the easy keg, and naively used the dust cap, which actually worked. However, when replacing the dust cap for the bung, I lost a lot of CO2...

Thanks a lot. I've just phoned my local home brew shop and they have spray malt. I've never used this. How much would I need to add to the first fermentation batch?? Thanks!

Hi guys, I have just started making my second batch of home brew (Coopers Canadian Blonde). I have the tin, and followed the instructions. However, it wasn't made clear whether I need to add dextrose or brew enhancer!. I have added the contents of the malt from the tin, and filled up to 20...

Is it safe to put Vaseline in the barrel without contaminating the beer?. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I've got a Young's keg that's leaking. This is the second one I've used now as the first one was leaking badly, and was replaced. I'm just wondering if this is a common problem(?), and if there is any way I can fix it? I have 15 litres home brew in the keg now and its still...

Thanks for the reply. The beer was transfered from the fermenter to the keg yesterday, so its in the keg now. Will I be able to syphon it from the tap to the new keg? thanks!