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Hi everyone I make wine and want to step it up by oak ageing, I’m looking a 15/20 litre oak barrels, now I’ve seen loads online for €70 /£260 , crazy difference in prices , can anyone recommend a maker/seller, or even advice on whether I’m wasting my time and money, thanks William

Hi , started my first elderberry wine , 2 gallons as I’ve foraged almost 3kg . Used 2.5kg and equivalent sugar , berries in mesh bag started on Saturday past with SG of 1.10 and it’s now at 1.040 . Bubbling away aggressively and is already at 1.040 , seems very quick although it’s been at a...

Hi all I’m planning an elderberry/blackberry wine soon and have read and watched lots of recipes, I’ve counted about 8 different chemicals/additives, seems like I’ll have quite a bit to spend, is there an alternative option, kit etc or can I reduce quantity of chemicals/additives or go au...

Hi started my 3rd wine kit today with my new FastFerment , previously made a Beaverdale 30 bottle in November which is after aging quite good, then a 6 bottle Beaverdale which was good after a few weeks and disappeared quickly,. Decided to step up quality I hope with a Kenridge Classic Nebbiolo...

Hi has anyone added supermarket grape juice instead of water to wine kits with lower amount of concentrates

Hi started my ferment last Tuesday and airlock started approximately Thursday, still bubbling away, instructions a bit vague suggest moving at 1010, as yet I haven’t opened fermenter and was planning taking a reading when airlock stopped or slowed down to virtually nothing, I then planned to...

Hi started 1st wine kit on Tuesday, well 2nd really, last time was years ago, a real begginer disaster , with forums and YouTube help this one has started great, doing all the expected things and my main worry was temperature, but it’s perfect 20 degrees as per Beaverdale instruction , it’s...