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Brand new to this 25L apple juice was pressed on 13th September Yeast added and all started fermenting so 5 days later the bubbling has stopped Is this too soon do i need to add more yeast Tested SG and its 1000 Wanted a sweeter cider if possible what are my next steps please have 5 Demijohns...

I did something wrong with my last batch of cherry wine. I still have to discover what went wrong (I'm still very much a novice), but essentially it kept fermenting after bottling. Less than a week ago I back-sweetened and bottled, and now opening the wine results in quite an explosive event. I...

I bought beer that is unfiltered and unpasteurized and it says keep refrigerated but I forgot to put it in the fridge and I’m wanting to know if it’s safe to drink it is red oaks lager

I've really only had experience making wine from bottled or frozen juices. Do you have any tips for using fresh grapes? From the books I've read they suggest that you crush the grapes, squeeze the liquid, then leave the liquid and grape hulls in a sterilized container for 3 days to help extract...

Dump or keep . Had some really warm weather and this Raspberry wine fermented dry in primary in four days as I wasn't keeping tabs on it. Starting SG was quite low at 62. Smells of petrol. Racked it off the lees and tried getting a bit of air into it. Acidity is pH 3.43. Don't know whether to...