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Nar should be OK.....did you rinse them? I give mine a rinse with boiling water before chopping ;)

Well I would be very disappointed to get banned from here Mr moderator but freezing alcoholic beverages and removing the ice to make it stronger is not illegal as far as I am aware, but it is not well advised ;) But it sure ain't "the D word", which is illegal.

That is looking good mate! probably would have added 8oz of chopped sultanas myself but.....hay ho ;)

Potassium sorbate on its own will not stop it fermenting but adding a campden tablet as well will. Potassium sorbate should never be used on it's own as it can cause a geranium smell.

Glad to hear that Moley :lol:

Don't matter which......but if added at the end you can gauge how much is required because once it is in there you can't take it out ;) Big fan of glycerine :thumb:

You will need to add a campden tab per gallon at some stage as it protects the wine from infection and oxidation. Don't know what style of wine you are aiming at but if not a dry then you will need to add potassium sorbate at the same time as the campden tab to prevent it re-fermenting. If the...

Yes rack into DJs now and continue fermenting under airlock, no campden tab is needed at this stage.

My advice would be to not use the sediment from a brew it start a new one. It contains loads of dead and decomposing yeast cells and organic matter, in theory the yeast will use that as nutrient to build up a new colony but it may cause off flavours in the new wine. Any infections in the...

LMFAO :D :D :D

A: Make up to 7 pints (for a gall batch) take an SG reading and divide it by 8 and then multiply it by 7. B: Pitch the yeast and put some into a bottle (no need to keep in the fridge) plug with cotton wool or what ever and add later ;)

Hmm....not the stuff I buy, Tesco's Pure pressed white grape juice contains 166g per litre and the red is only 125g per litre.

Broadly agree with grinchy..... Your wine will be fine with some air space for several weeks. Most kits these days come with 2 pack fining's and I rack off before fining what ever the instructions say, but with one pack fining's (chitosan or isinglass usually) they react with the sediment in...

Yes you can swap conc. for raisins or sultanas.....8oz approx equal to a small tin.

The upgrade for the filter is available here..... http://www.shop4homebrew.co.uk/index1.html Or ask your local HB shop if they can get you one.

Ammonium phosphate is yeast nutrient.....available from home brew shops ;)

I cut and pasted this from somewhere :D Starch in rice needs to be converted to fermentable sugar through saccharification in the first step of sake brewing. It is done by way of enzymes called amylases. Amylases are found in sprouted grains (the one from barley used for beer making is...

Yes that is the sort of thing but you would need 2 of them to make a half decent wine on it's own. There are larger tins and bottles available which work out better value and 500 ml will make a wine on it's own Link Or as you say, add tinned or fresh fruit, raisins, supermarket juice whatever.

As above....you would be better off spending your money on 250ml of concentrated grape juice from a home brew shop (about £2.50) and making your wine from that ;)

As said carrot is not a problem to clear normally and as far as I am aware they contain no pectin. I always fine before filtering as is recommended by the manufactures and it makes a big difference. The latest version of that filter has a vent in the top which greatly improves the performance...