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I bottled up my second all grain nearly two weeks ago, and have left it in my fermentation chamber at 20c, primed 500ml bottles with half a teaspoon brewing sugar. I forgot to check keynotes before posting this, but I had left it a couple of months before bottling. As this is only my second...

Also, only a simple idea, but have you checked for a good seal around the fv, if there is a leak , the airlock won't bubble.

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Ahhh some brilliant posts here, I like reading all the different ideas people have, my wine is still happily bubbling away like a lava lamp, I too was quite careful to only put juice in the demijohn, or so I thought, there's a fair bit if pulp floating about. Won't be drinking mine for at least...

What recipe did you follow kev?

Yes I think you could be right about the boil, a friend of mine made a batch two years ago, had a sample last week, it was clear, a bit darker than I would have thought, very strong but also sweet, I shall see how this turns out. I wanted to just throw something together that was simple, as I...

Well I started this last weekend, used around 5lb pears, 3lb sugar, bit of nutrient and citric acid and a packed of out of date Muntons yeast, I think it was _GV3, but will check later. Description said for all sparkling and high alcohol white wines. Diced pears, bought to the boil in a gallon...

Looking good, I had the plan of doing this for AG3, got the same pumpkin as you too from Waitrose. I'm sure this is going to taste fantastic, will be keeping an eye on this

Plenty of vitamin.c there!!

Welcome to the forum, do a quick search and you will find a few threads which will contain various recipes. I'm planning on doing one myself tomorrow , will be posting as I go

Worth the wait then!!!

This should be interesting, once fermented, how long do you plan to condition before drinking one?

Beers, stouts, ales , lagers anything up to 1.5 years. Wines, still have some bottles which are over 3 years old. Forgetting about wine, generally I wait 6 months +

I'm going to take a look again today to see what I can find, if I still have no luck with blackberries I will pick some more elderberries, and sloes (if they are ready). Sounds like there may be a bit of a contest here, see who can pick the most blackberries, and turn them into endless supplies...

Jealous, endless supplies of elderberries here, but can't really find any blackberries

Ahh I know some people that would like that, I will keep this bookmarked , thanks for the info

Ok I had a look at my notes, I took an OG reading when the wort was at 40c, after temperature correction the actual reading was 1.062, fg is 1.020, so I should end up with a sweetish chocolate oatmeal stout at around 5.5%abv I'm not sure whether it's worth pitching more yeast now, I may just...

Has anyone drank one of these yet, my local had the kit on offer for £20 so I am wondering if it's worth a go or not. Reading up reviews on the internet, people seem happy with them (while they are brewing) but I cannot really seem to find much on the finished product. Will post this on the...

Has anyone drank one of these yet, my local had the kit on offer for £20 so I am wondering if it's worth a go or not. Reading up reviews on the internet, people seem happy with them (while they are brewing) but I cannot really seem to find much on the finished product. Will post this on the...

That's what I was thinking, I'm heading to my shop in a bit to grab some yeast for wines, so might attempt to pitch another yeast in this and see what happens. Once I get back and check my notes I will post the OG, I 'think' it was around 1.050, but I could be getting mixed up with something...