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Well I was almost convinced this was a gonna, but to my surprise I did a test and it came out at 1.014, thank the Lord hallelujah! I think I will just give it a bit longer then get it bottled Thank you all for your replies and advise and for encouraging a little patience, I think that is...

Thought id take lid off and have a gander, you can see it gassing and churning, does this look right for 6 days in the fv? It's reading 1020, probably got a stuck brew here, down the poo pipe I think

Will you let me know what it comes out at, gives me an idea what to look out for, still unsure about this brew, just darnt touch it yet

I like the sound of this and picked up quite a few demijohns yesterday off fleabay, I haven't tried any wows or turbos yet so this will be my first, could someone just clear up for me sb3 yeast? What is it and acquired from where, thank you ahead :thumb:

Thanks for all the advise fellas, I'm just gunna leave it alone for two week, it's foaming, looks good, smells good, if it tastes ****e I'll bin it, bottling my Merlot on Sunday to take my mind off it, oh the temperature fluctuates 18/20, within said box guidelines :thumb:

Well Ive had a little foaming at the top and not one bubble from the airlock, I wonder if this kit really was passed it

Thanks, it's in, fingers crossed

Thanks for that, I went and grabbed some today and banged it in, I was dubious about using the kit yeast in the first place, should have gone with my gut instinct and binned it for knew, learning curve noted. Fingers crossed this'll work out :thumb:

How much yeast would I need on add to this volume?

Had a bit of rise and fall but no co2 action as yet, wonder if that yeast was past it?

Will try some wow's when I get my hands on some demijohns, Had to put a blow off line on this Merlot today, 48hrs nothing, then Krakatoa, vino everywhere, was amazing, anyway after a wipe down and clean up I made a blow off into a bottle of steriliser, seems much happier :thumb:

Noticed you got a lot of wow there roddy, what juices you using, fancy this stuff myself, do you put glycerin in yours?

Brewed as per instructions, said 19 litres which equates to 33 imperial pints, minus loss racking should give you the 32 quoted......I think

Well took your advise and brewed it up tonight, how long would you recommend leaving this in the fv, this is my first ale, yesterday was my first wine kit, so got two fv's on the go at the mo, will be leaving it at that for now. :twisted:

With mi birthday money, makes me sound 10 year old lol, didn't realise how it read till you mentioned it lol, hoping this is drinkable in time for Xmas

Welcome I'm a wakey lad, just done the cellar 7 Merlot today, you'll have to let me know how you get on :thumb:

Just been given this kit for free, says best before Jan 2015, but dates on the packets are 2016, will it be any good or is it for the bin, thanks ahead

Today I did my very first kit with all my new kit I bought with my birthday money, very straight forward, no problems, just didn't realise how heavy 5 gallon was, I made it in the kitchen but had to carry it upstairs. Any ways wondered if anyone else had tried this particular kit and what...

Only been stood a day and turning a nice colour, these sloes were picked, washed and banged in a freezer bag and froze for two weeks, no pricking and pissing about, good results fast and minimal labour, just how I like it

Just done a 500ml and a 750ml batch of sloe gin using Gordon's. 500ml added 1 heaped table spoon of caster sugar 750ml added 2 heaped table spoon of caster sugar Will leave for 3 month, taste, add sugar if required..hey ho Will be doing a sloe whiskey and tequila next..can't wait!