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Thanks, Bernard - much appreciated!

Hi Guys, Are there any beer brewers among you? I of course make make wine and have benefited from very good advice from members of this forum. I'm now making my own beer and wonder if beer can be racked to, say, a carboy and left for a few weeks without spoiling. I barrel my beer - I...

Hi, Has anyone tried the California Connoisseur wine kits? I normally buy the Kenridge Classic kits - which I find superb! However, I'm open to exploring other options. Many thanks, David.

Thanks for the replies. The beer is fermenting vigorously now, so I guess all is well. Still no activity in the airlock, but the lid is bulging, so there is a lot pressure.

Hello, I generally make wine, but bought a beer kit and have started the primary stage of the beer. I'm using a 23L plastic bucket/pail with a snap on lid and fitted it with an airlock half filled with water - the beer kit instructions said to do this. I pitched the yeast yesterday afternoon...

Thanks, guys. Will check SG

Hello, I am making a blackcurrant dessert wine. Tasted some of it yesterday, and it is delicious! The wine has been racked 3 times and is now in two 1 gallon demijohns. The wine has been fermenting for 2 months now. The sugar content is/was high at 6.5 pounds. The demijohns are fitted...

I use Kenridge Classic wine kits and the end product is superb! Tried the cheaper kits, but they are not worth the effort. You get what you pay for as they say.

Hello, My kit wine has reached its target gravity of 0.995. The lowest I have got from these particular kits has been 0.994. I have to go away for the weekend. Is it worth me leaving the heating belt switched on? The belt is not thermostatic, so is always on. Thanks in advance.

The basic instructions are: Ist Stage - 7 days in the pail 2nd Stage - 12 days in a carboy, then rack to another carboy and add potassium metabisuphite and kieselsol - then stir several times over 2 days. However, I don't do that. I rack to a pail and add the potassium metabisuphite and...

Many thanks for your help. I'll leave things alone.

Hello, My Kenridge Classic Shiraz went into the second stage of fermentation 2 days ago. So, 2 days after racking to the carboy I have noticed that fermentation is slower than usual. I have just done a hydrometer test and the reading is 0.995 - which is the actual target gravity. This...

Hi, I have been given about 5.5lbs of frozen blueberries. I would like to, as an experiment, to try and make a high alcohol wine (1 Imp Gallon). I was thinking of adding 4.5lbs of sugar to the must. I'm looking for an ABV of 14% or over. Is this a bad idea to try and achieve a higher than...

My trouble is that my brain tells my fingers where they need to go, but they clearly don't take much notice.

Many thanks, looks good!

I found, as a newbie, that when I snapped down the lid and fitted an airlock to my primary fermenter (as in your pic) that there was no bubbling at the airlock whatsoever. I was advised to just put the lid on loosely and fit the airlock grommet hole with a blanking pluge. The wine just seems to...

Hi Kim, Castor sugar is just more finely ground than the regular cane sugar. Some say it just dissolves more easily in the mix. Whether this makes a significant difference, I just don't know. Castor sugar is not as finely ground as icing sugar - that's really finely ground.

Hi, I got an electric guitar (stratocaster) and amp as an early Christmas present and have put in quiet a bit of practising so far. Have seen some tutorials on Youtube and the net in general. I feel I need something for a complete newbie - starting from scratch. Could any guitar players...

Many thanks to everyone - much appreciated!

Sorry, guys. I have made a complete mess of this recipe. Have had to edit several times and still don't have it right!