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The AJ I’ve used is cloudy, so after adding Lowicz to it during fermentation, it appears almost creamy. Will the cloudiness go, like when wine clears? Thanks

How so? I’ve made wine this way before? Using a pint of active wine and must and slowly adding wine ingredients to build up a stronger colony seems like it’d work fine... I know it works... I was wondering if anyone had found new ways to get a good starter that I hadn’t thought of. Thanks

Thanks for that. This is my recipe: 10 litres of Tesco NFC chilled AJ (112g sugar) 250g raisin (in bag, rinsed in boiling water) (156g Sugar) Gervin GV14 cider yeast 560 sugar 2tsp Nutrient 1tsp Pectolase 1tsp Citric acid 500ml water (5 tea bags) 2 litres FC growers harvest Aldi AJ 114g sugar...

Fizzy is my aim - Tesco value sparkling water bottles will be purchased for the task! Slight issue - my 20 litres of AJ was only 10 Recipe: 10 litres of Tesco NFC chilled AJ (112g sugar) 250g raisin (in bag, rinsed in boiling water) (156g Sugar) Gervin GV14 cider yeast 200g sugar 2tsp...

Might attempt to try and prime with cordial for different flavour profiles. If I bottle in recycled 2ltr water bottles, will that be ok?

Only bought 1x 5g GV13, but I’ll double dose with nutrient to compensate ;-) My tiled kitchen floor seems to maintain a regular temperature of around 20 so that’s all groovy. I see people have been making fruity variants... is there a way to add fruitiness afterwards? Does cordial work, for...

Thanks all, this is a bit more technical than I was hoping/expecting. I was simply hoping to transfer a pint of the last brew into a DJ, add some water, nutrient and sugar and wait for bubbles... Is that unrealistic?

Looking for advice, please. I’ve just bought Wilko cider yeast, 20l of Tesco NFC Apple juice (2for £2), sugar, Pectolase, citric, nutrient and plan to start my turbo cider tonight. I’m thinking 20l Apple, yeast, Pectolase, 1/2pint of tea, nutrient, 250g raisins, sugar to take it to 7% This is...

Hey y’all, Just wondered what people do to recycle yeast? I had to remove some wine from a dj as the froth had erupted aheadbutt Anyway, made me think... if I only returned half of the litre I removed I’d have a viable starter left for next run? How would I best keep that starter going? If I...

Agreed. It also makes it even more of a talking point if its in the mid 20's wink...

Been a long time member of this group but absent for a couple of years. I'm not committing to a full time return, just yet, but I have 3 Christmas puddings that have been frozen for literally 2 years... Waste not, want not... Anyway, the yeast is on the way as we speak so I'll get it started on...

The FV or the Beverdale?

any ideas? x

Understood, thanks for he advice :-) I've ordered it any way... The price was good and I'm only ever gonna brew wine and the (very occasional) odd cider. Got my eye on a Beaverdale Rioja ;-)

No HB stuff at my local tesco :( Will order one tonight. Thanks all :)

Hi All, I'm looking to buy either the 22l fermentation (with screw top) http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/home-brewi ... t/0075885/ or the 25l with normal lid. Anyone know what the top looks like on the 22l version? i.e does it have a hole for a bung and airlock? The thing that puts me off the 25l...