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I found a really great way of doing it myself, Received a pressure barrel from a friend covered in pink mildew and all that classic garden shed stench. I tried a bit of soap and water and it stayed immune to that. We have a Dettol Mould and Mildew remover spray for removing the black stains in...

ALWAYS worth a try if you've got some spare keg and cash around :) Not sure how well conditioned wild hops will be for their job but it'll be worth it if you produce something great: Just make sure you remember where the batch is growing if you do!

Did you make any notes on the one with honey in? Sounds like something similar to what I've wanted to do. I quite like the idea of trying to ferment Robinsons cordial.

Thanks Mark, I'll be sure to avoid touching my current batch for two weeks. Eggman; I did leave the barrel in a 22'C area after transferring the brew. I think you're right, it's likely to be a pressure leak more than anything; seems like the tap didn't get enough loading. I'll take care to make...

Quite new myself but I can answer Q4 for you. You don't want to expose yeast to large temperature tolerances because it will stress the yeast and produce some off taints in your wine. If your garage temp is as low as 19 Degrees Celsius and fluctuating between ±1 Degrees Celsius you should be...

Hello everyone, How long should it take to develop about 5-8g co2 in a pressure barrel using only secondary fermentation? I've been using 23 litres of wort resulting in about 2 inches of clearance. On one of my recent brews I put 85g fine brew sugar in before I siphoned the primary wort into...

Hello there! Recently got into brewing about a month ago, really loving it! I used to flavour gins and vodkas etc but there's only so much you can do with that: With fermentation there's endless possibilities. I'm operating in the Leeds area, tried Abbey Home Brew shop and liking it, but...