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It actually looks much much better now too. Krausen has dropped massively. Will post anther pic at the weekend to show the difference

OK so it tastes pretty good actually! Hydrometer is reading at 1009 which is spot on what the instructions say. But there is still airlock movement and the Krausen is still there. Will leave it until sat and see where it is then.

Hi, it took about 2 days to really get going. Seemed to start very slowly. Started of at around 22oC and has been left in a room of 20oC ever since. Smells fine (from what I can tell), Krausen formed after about 2-3 days I think. Not tasted yet, will do so when I test with hydrometer later...

Thanks for the reply. Everything was very well sterilised or at least I hope it was. Spending some time looking at it, I get the odd bubble in the airlock, once every 3-5 mins or so. So I guess perhaps it is still doing something. Hydrometer reading at the weekend was 1018 and the...

This is my first brew. Its 12 days old and the airlock activity has stopped but I still have a large head on the bear. Its a very light beer and that is what I think I can see through the foam but is this ok? http://postimg.org/image/is3lx0dcn/

Yes mine is not overly blushy. It guess it will clear slightly later on but it's certainly not a light rose at this stage.

Excellent. Thank you very much. Ill leave it just where it is to get better and better!!

Evening I am making my first batch of wine from the kit above and have a questions about secondary fermentation. My wine was ready to move from primary to secondary around 2 days earlier (judging by SP readings) than the instructions and has now hit a SP of 0.994. The kit says to leave it it...

Evening all Just a quick post - I'm new to home brewing and just this evening kicked off my first wine kit. A Zinfandel Blush. I can't wait to see the results over the coming weeks and any advice from any if appreciated. Cheers