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I won’t be using anything other than the teabags, sugar and yeast. It’ll be interesting see how it comes out. SG was 1.100.

I started this on Wednesday and it seems to be going well. I got the tea bags from Lidl. Sweet Red Berry Fruit Tea Wine Recipe ( 3 ingredients – 25p a bottle) – Erica's Little Welsh Garden https://ericas.little-welsh.garden/recipes/144-sweet-red-berry-fruit-tea-wine-easy-3-ingredient-recipe/

My current mat would be better if it had a thermostat.

Thank you. I’m assuming I could also use a heater from a fish tank? I’ve got one of those and I can adjust it. I’ll think about using it on my next brew.

Thank you. I’m keeping it 20C mark.

Thanks all. From reading the posts above, I think I’ll dispense with the heater and just keep the FV covered to keep I warm.

I looked at an inkbird but I don't do enough brewing to warrant buying one.

Thank you, I hadn’t thought about that. I’ve got some towels and/or blankets I could use.

I don’t sorry. It was just the yeast that came with the kit.

Yesterday I started off a Youngs American IPA kit. When I’d added all the cold water to the FV, the temperature was 18 - 19 degrees, (my kitchen isn’t the warmest either) so I put a heat mat under the FV. A couple of hours later, the temperature had risen to 22 so I added the yeast. When I went...

As a footnote to this, I was wondering why this brew had taken a lot longer than usual, especially since I was using a heat pad under the FV to keep it at the required temperature. I’ve only just realised that I didn’t plug in the heat pad; I actually plugged in the plug for the smoothie...

Well I was going to bottle it this weekend until I took a hydrometer reading just now and it’s 1012, which is far too high. I’m going to have to follow Mashbags advice and add a few tablespoons of sugar to it and bottle it when I get back from holidays (I’ll be home a week today)

Thank you. I think you’re right.

I think I’m now going to be bottling the IPA on Sunday, but I’m going to syphon it into a clean vessel and add sugar to that before bottling. (The instructions advise half a teaspoon of sugar to each bottle). I’m a little unsure though about how much sugar I should add to the brew and would...

I know, that’s bothering me too. I was going to bottle the brew, but I may put it all into a barrel before I go away.

Thank you both for your responses. I’ve been doing home brew for a few years now and have done this kit before, but I’m sure I didn’t do it for as long when I last did it. If I followed the instructions I’d be bottling it a week today, but as I’m going to be away that day for the rest of the...

I started off a MYO IPA kit last Wednesday. According to the instructions I’m supposed to let it ferment for 10 days, adding the hops on day 7. I’m sure though I’ve seen some posts on here where contributors have advised to ignore the instructions and just opt for 2 weeks fermenting (not sure...

I never thought when wrote the first posting on this, that there would be so much useful information. The bags, along with the boxes, look a really good idea, and I can see me trying them very soon.

I’m going to have to completely rethink whether I bottle or bag my wine.

That’s interesting. Can I ask where you get yours from please?