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Hi all, I’m a total wine brewing novice and I have my first ever 30 bottle wine kit to bottle up tomorrow, I also scored lucky with an Amazon glitch and got 36 bottles of red for £20, AND I still have another 30 bottle red wine kit to make before it goes out of date in June. I never thought...

Ah ok, I thought I read somewhere that stainless steel and sanitiser don’t mix well, sure I read that it affects the metal??

Howdy all, I have a couple of those cheap bendy long white plastic spoons (about £2ea) that I use to stir my brews but I find them awkward and flimsy, so I think I would like to upgrade. What would people suggest as the next best thing, still need it to be cheap or reasonably priced, about £10...

Haha, woah sounds like I’ve rocked the boat a bit with this. Probably best I just forget all about the idea then and as An Anjou said just drink wine whilst happily eating choc.

Howdy all! I have a “Make your own red wine” kit from the Range and I really want to add a “hint of chocolate” to it as it seems to be I like a lot of commercial reds with a taste of choc. Can anyone advise me whether I should used grated dark choc or cocoa powder, and what % of dark choc I...

Hi all, I’ve got a couple of Magnum Strawberry cider kits to make that I picked up cheap but all the reviews say that there is hardly any strawberry taste at all, The taste is mainly grape. So I want to add some extra fruit flavour to it but I have no idea whatsoever how to go about this other...

balls, do you think I’ve ruined it? Thanks for the reply

Hi chippy, so I got this red wine kit on the go night before last but I’m yet to see any sort of vicious fermenting it’s barely bubbling in fact. As per the kit instructions I put the lid on securely but didn’t click it down the whole way round, I’ve set the temperature In my beer fridge to 24°...

Got the wine started tonight, starting gravity of 1.090 which seems ok. Just wondering would you leave it to do it’s stuff for the whole 7days without even checking the gravity again?

Marvellous, I’ll get the kit started tonight.

Does this look ok Chippy?

Cheers Chippy, can I just ask is it a glass bottle that you are using? I’m guessing a glass bottle will be better as it is heavier and won’t move as much? Also when you say cut the bottom off an airlock do you mean just the bottom but that goes into the FV Grommit? So cut where I’ve shown on...

Ok so I have a brew fridge set up and I’ve just brewed a batch of Wilko Cerveza lager without an airlock, I just used foil over the airlock hole. My next brew is a Make Your Own Red Wine kit from the Range and it is also my first ever wine brew. I have read up about the kit on here and it...

Wow thank you everybody for such amazing responses, It is all taken on board and very much appreciated! acheers.

Howdy all, I just got my first batch of Wilko Cerveza lager bottled up today, it came out at a lovely 5.25% as I only brewed to 20L. Anyway, my question is regarding the bottling process, do most people syphon into another vessel, leaving the sediment behind in the 1st tub or not bother...

Sorry, I have added it.

I just came across and downloaded this totally free Ebook, got good reviews. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet but for nowt it’s got to be worth downloading. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MALUCBO/ref=nodl_ Just thought I would share, Hope it is of use to some other members too!

Brilliant info and advice Thanks Baron, indeed a reply worthy of your username!

Would you ferment for 2 weeks even if it was a 7 days kit, like this one states. I started it on the 23rd Feb and it has been in brew fridge chugging along nicely at 19degrees since then. Ive only opened fermenter every other day to take a quick syringe sample to check the gravity so it should...

Hi all, just a quick question about my kit I am brewing. My Wilko Cerveza kit is now at a constant 1.005, is it best to bottle it ASAP or will it be ok to sit around in the beer fridge for a few days at 1.005? Just asking as I will struggle to find time until the weekend, but also it’s good...