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Yes I have tried to age for at least a year ready for Xmas which is why I have recently checked on it and found the jelly stuff. Do you think I using a single layer of Muslin Cloth would be good enough for most homebrew filtering's (Not Just Sloe)? Yes it is getting a bit of a pain now as I have...

Shouldn't this have been stopped when putting everything through muslin cloth the first time around? Also when using the cloth for similar things I tend to double it up but it seems to slow down very quickly to the point you get a drip every so often even though my funnel is pretty full. What...

Hi all, I made my first batch of Sloe gin last year/ this year. Started last November, mixed sloes with gin and left until Jan/ Feb. Added sugar and few other seasonings to taste once sloes were strained off then bottled and left in dark until today. I've had a quick look and noticed a jelly...

Right people. I've now added another tsp of nutrient and another sachet of yeast. It's also been moved to to cupboard where the boiler is. It had a lot of activity for a good few hours and now has settled down. I did this all yesterday. Unless I'm doing something completely wrong and not aware...

I'm not worried about it being ready now or wanting to drink it now, I'm just talking about the rate in which the CO2 seems to be coming out which seems to be minimal if any lol. I totally understand that if this all goes to plan it will need to be racked many times and also ages after bottling...

Surely it can't be finished can it, it was only in bin for 3 days and been in Demi for a couple? I didn't take a hydro reading beforehand though so will taking a reading now help me?

I've just done some temp Readings, the room where the Demi is at min is reading about 20-25 but the heating has been on, the airing cupboard is about 30. Not sure what the room is like during day or throughout night. Have a done somet wrong as I expected way more action with this air lock than...

Hi all, Could someone let me know if and general airing cupboard would be TOO warm for wine or if it would be perfect. Don't mean to rush but just don't want to wait to long. Cheers all

Right, Im pretty much sure there is something wrong here. I can literally stand and watch the demi for a few minutes and not see any bubbles go through the air lock. There is some sort of bubbles that have collected and clumped together on the top of the mixture. Is this down to the temp? To...

Hi all, Yes before anyone states, I know thay distilling in the UK without a license is illegal however I just wondered if anyone has every or known anyone who has tasted distilled homebrew stout? Also I realise that brewing a mash for spirits is different from a homebrew but I just wondered?

Yes I let them steep and then added the other ingredients and left in bucket for few days stirring daily. it has now been transferred into Demi but even though you can see little bubbles forming onto of the wine, im not getting the amount of bubbling from the airlock that I expected and just...

Hi all, This will be my fist time I have ever made wine. I have previously brewed beer. Anyway ive made a foraged Blackberry wine. it has been in a bin for couple of days and last night I transferred it off the pulp and into a demi. question is how soon and how much of the bubbling should...

Hi all, Yes before anyone states, I know thay distilling in the UK without a license is illegal however I just wondered if anyone has every or known anyone who has tasted distilled homebrew stout? Also I realise that brewing a mash for spirits is different from a homebrew but I just wondered?

Thats great, thank you all. Just need to decide which wine to make first and I can crack on. Thanks again all

Cheers for that. I'm going to be making country wines rather than kits. What I need to know is if i will be alright using a 5 gallon bucket for only 1 gallon before moving it to 1 gallon DJ? The reason for me using the bucket is that my recipes state to stir twice a day for a couple of days...

Hi all, just been going through the process of making wine etc as im only really used to making beer. The first part of fermentation is supposed to have access to Oxygen so a bin is bette used with a lid to keep nastys out. The after a few days i can transfer into a demi with airlock. The above...

Thats great thank you

Hi, Im new to wine making and for some reason I cant seem to understand something. How is it that you can go to a shop and buy a bottle of wine that has a date of 2014/2013 and be able to drink that straight away, but the books that i have got say that i must age my wine from 6-18 months...

Ok thanks for that. But what I still don't get is how was wine made years ago when I assume they did not have all of this stuff? Thank you

Hi all, New to wine making and just want to clarify something. Ive bought a bout with lots of recipes and for these they say once the wine is bottled that it should be left 6-18 months to mature, clear etc. Is this so that you get the best flavour out of the wine but if you really want to you...