Search results

Herd immunity can be either naturally acquired or by vaccine. Virologists seem to think covid will be a part of life from now on, but a mixture of naturally acquired immunity, vaccination programmes and better treatment will make covid be no worse than flu in the future.

the majority of the scientific community believe herd immunity is not a viable method. None of the herd immunity advocates provide any detail or analysis as to how the vulnerable can be kept shielded for the length of time it would take for community infection to reach natural herd immunity.

The footage is certainly concerning, although to make a full judgement would require seeing the whole incident to see the context. Police have to deal with incidents where people get violent, are under the influence, try their hardest to resist arrest etc etc. This incident has been referred to...

I must admit the planning laws do make things hard, even though I can understand the importance of protecting wildlife. I had a customer who had to have a bat survey done, as his house was believed to be on a bat flight path. cost of said survey: £10,000.

I found in a demijohn it foamed up a lot and got up the airlock -would it work to do initial fermentation in a fermentation bucket to start then rack off into a demjohn after its calmed down a bit. for my first attempt I left it in the demjohn to complete fermentation (I made up 4 litres to...

many thanks for the tip. I'm going to be using potassium sorbate and sodium metabisulphite, which I was hoping would prevent risk refermentation.

Thanks for that -it makes sense. does the sugar need to be dissolved in some water first before adding?

Copthorne West Sussex RH10 3RQ TIA Pod 7

I realise this is 'how long is apiece of string' question..... However I just wanted to get an idea how much people typically add to a 1 gallon demijohn Ive got some elderflower wine which is around 0.993 and some WOW (red WGJ+apple juice+forest fruits) which is also around 0.993 both taste...

many thanks for the tip -the recipe I used didnt say pectolase so I didnt add any -but as I have some, Ill give it a go now and see what happens. My wine is the same colour as yours....but cloudy

I carefully cut the flowers off as close to the flower head as poss -the only stalks were the thin bits attached to the flower. I presume its fine to leave the wine in the demijohns - if so I will leave them for a month or so and taste test again. do I leave the air lock in or just fit a...

many thanks for the advice. Ive racked off so there is no sediment on the bottom, although the wine is quite cloudy. should I let it clear on its own for a while, or add the finings now? I was hoping to open the wine Christmas time, so am not in a rush. when backsweetening do I add the sugar...

I used LALVIN 71B-1122 yeast yes I want to back sweeten. Im not sure in what order to do things -I realise I may need to use campden tablets and potassium sorbate to stop fermentation before backsweetening. my confusion is Ive heard some suggestions its best to leave the wine in bulk for a...

Many people in America refuse to call an ambulance in an emergency -because the cost of a call out, trip to hospital and examination / tests can cost $2,000 and more. drugs in the USA cost far far more than here -I mean the cost of buying the drug here not comparing the NHS prescription charge.

Im in the process of trying my first attempt at wine making. So far Ive done the first stages of two 1 gallon batches of elderflower wine, so far so good, but not sure what to do next. Ive got as far as doing the first racking -I did primary fermentation in a FV, then put in a demijohn. I did...

as a newbie I wasnt sure what fermentation vessel to use -most designed for wine making seem to be 30litres which seems a bit big as Im starting with 5 litre recipes. I ended up buying 3 of these, which hold 12 litres for £10.99 (fleabay). theyve worked out pretty good -they are strong and...

Ive read this a few times to do with wine making -my naive impression was that during primary fermentation, lots of Co2 builds up and protects the must from oxygen and nasties -is this not true?

Hi Chippy_tea -thats much appreciated, dumb questions will be coming soon (I do spend time searching forums before asking). Cheers

Hello to all at the homebrewforum :D I imagine I am part of a great number of lockdown newbies! Ive just started 2 batches of elderflower wine -Ive read lots of useful posts on here to help on my journey, so I thought it was time to change from a lurker and sign up. I have a few questions...