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Hi all There is a lot of discussion about how long you can leave a kit in a FV, i just wanted to ask about this too, i usually start mine of on a Friday, and even though by the following friday its finished i generally dont bottle it until the Friday after...Friday is generally the only day of...

Hi all I have to say i have just finished drinking my Coopers lager from a kit, i have to say that i know alot of people dont really like kits but i was VERY impressed with the pints i have had....all of them had a good head, and tasted gorgeous...just wanted to let everyone know lol cheers...

well whats the verdict? i have just bottled this too :D chris

many thanks for your help on this mate

Hi all I have been making a lot of youns wines and in the instructions it says to sweeten to taste for all flavors, i was wondering is there a chart anywhere on the net that gives you a rough guide to how much sugar to use for sweeting for each flavor, ie peach, cherry etc? Many thanks Chris

aahhhh so them bubbles are not meaning its fermenting necesserly !

hi all I started a youngs definate lager kit 12 days ago and wanted to bottle it tonight, it says in the instructions that fermenting will take between 4 and 8 days normally. No i realize that i really should have a hydrometer to check reading etc but i have never really used one before as i...

yea id like to know the answer to this too, i too have 500ml bottles and am doing lager, are you going to try 2 mate? how many do you get in a pack?? Chris

Hi all Just put some wine shrink capsuales on my bottles by using steam from kettle, and although it worked well to a point they are not perfect....is there an easier way of doing this?? and also does the steam thats heating it not ruin the wine inside the bottle when its heating?? Thanks chris

thanks for all your help :)

Hi all I have bottled my lager kit last weekend and am just waiting for it to clear etc and then ill drink it :cheers: However i am just after a few tips for my next try. Here is what i did this time around, did my kit in my FV, then few days before bottling added my finnings (like it said...

I have been making Youngs dinfinate wine kits, i just have a quick question about them, it does not say anywhere in the instructions about racking off before adding fining's, However i would have thought the best way to do it would be to rack into a clean demijohn when it has stopped fermenting...

thank you all for your help :cheers:

so i am ok to use 1kg of light spray malt instead of sugar in my lager kit

Hi all Been doing a few lager kits and just thought of a question that might be really obvious. When you put the yeast in at the end it says in the kit instructions to sprinkle it on the top and then put lid on etc and thats it. For some reason all the kits i have done before i have sprinkled...

i think i will do that then, i will lay them down in a wine rack or something, so does this not disturb any sediment when you lay them down? although to be honest i dont think there is any sediment in them as they look really clear.

Hi all I have just bottled my first batch of wine and have corked it, i have read on a few sites that after corking you have to leave the bottles standing for 3 days, then after 3 days lay them on there side to stop the corks from drying out and spoiling the wine, is this correct?? Thanks all...

Hi all In my last kit i made (coopers lager) i used a beer enhancer instead of sugar, its just been bottled so yet to see how it turned out.....i noticed that there is something called light spray malt which it is supposed to be good for lager, does this stuff work the same as the beer...

Hey all i have been testing out my bottle buddy, i took the tap of my old pressure barrel and put the bottle on and filled the barrel up. I noticed the floor was saturated when i came back to try it out a few hours later and when looking to see where it was coming from it was gushing out of the...

Hi all On Friday i am going to bottle my coopers lager and have bought a bottling buddy to help me out, when i transfer my lager from FV to barrel (with bottling buddy attached) when is the best time to add my priming sugar? I was going to add it when my barrel is half way full from my FV and...