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Great thank you :)

Does aging after filtering make a difference or once filtering is done, does the taste not improve?

I should also add that I only bottles it a week ago. Could the off tastes be a combination of lack of aging coupled with the fabled bottle shock but that it will improve in a few weeks / months?

I recently finished a gallon of beaverdale blush and only aged it for a week before filtering and bottling. As this was the first kit I'd made for a couple of years I realise that I was a little hasty in rushing through the process. Predictably enough having opened a bottle last night it wasn't...

Just started drinking my latest batch of this. 1 litre Vimto cordial 3 litres apple juice Sugar to 1.068 I stopped the fermentation at 1.018 therefore equalling about 6.5%. It cleared within a couple of days, popped it in a pint glass with a merest smidge of lemonade and it's bloody beautiful!

Thanks guys! Hadn't thought of a water cooler company. Loving the Asda find - thank you!!

I'm looking for a couple of 5 gallon plastic bottles, the kind that you find on top of a water cooler. Does anyone know of a cheap source online or a source (dare I say it) for free?

Has anyone tried this Pinot noir? I'd be very interested in hearing your verdict :)

I have, this year, been doing: 1 Gallon Beaverdale Blush 1 Gallon Beaverdale Shiraz 1 Gallon Beaverdale Merlot 5 Gallon Beaverdale Sauvignon Blanc 1 Gallon Strawberry & Raspberry Wine 1 Gallon Summer Fruits Wine And 1 Gallon Vimto Cider.

Beaverdale 30 bottle it is then :)

It's the Pinot Grigio PG one http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itm01595.htm

I've come across this supplier of grape concentrate: http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itmidx39.htm and was thinking of having a crack at the Pinot Grigio PG kit thingy. Has anyone tried one of these before? As a poor student I don't want to spend £30 on something that people think...

Is that a month after kegging it that it turned better? Thanks for all the replies guys.

Thanks for the replies guys :)

It's my birthday in a couple of days and my wife has bought me a Woodforde's Sundew kit. Has anyone else made this? What did you think? Also any tips on how to make it that isn't covered by the instructions? I understand that some people use dextrose instead of household sugar for the kegging...

Marvellous! I'd be very interested to hear what you think. Darren

Thanks for the reply Tony, I'll leave mine til Summer / Autumn then before trying a bottle. :thumb:

Tony & Rick, Did you both open a bottle of this at Christmas? If so, what where your thoughts on it? Do you think I ought to leave mine for a few more months (bearing in mind I only bottled it 4 weeks ago)? I may even leave it til Autumn before opening a bottle........ Hope you both had a...

Good man :thumb:

Thanks for the tip there Neil, I'll probably have another go with the raisin wine at some point I'm sure. :thumb: