Recent content by Majik

Next recipe for me.

Also, it's very tart, is this normal?

I've had a wilko spicy cab in the demijon for the last couple of weeks and it's cleared nicely. I've racked it to a second demijon and shook it till me arms nearly fell off to degas it. Question is do I just wash and sterilise the bottles then siphon it in or do I need to add anything or do...

Thanks for the tips I'll be posting the results and wifeys opinion once it's done.

I'm a Brit, so if it comes out like I'm used to (or anywhere near that)I'll be happy. I'm gonna do a couple of coopers kits soon but I just wanted to get the basics down on the cheap without risking messing up a kit. I hoping to eventually make a Brew of sorts completely from raw...

I usually drink strongbow which isn't very sweet and I've never tried American cider so I've no idea on the sweetness of it.

Dunno, I'd like to carb it but I've only got wine bottles and corks, I'll probs go with still.

Hello, I got a wine starter kit for Christmas and gave it a go. This has sparked an interest as there seems much more to brewing than this kit has let on. Any who, I decided to start as simple as poss and make a Supermarket Juice Cider. All things sterilized. This is where I'm upto...

Hi, I'm Majik from Crewe in England. I got a Wilko's wine starter kit for Christmas last year and thought I'd give it a go last month when the weather got a little warmer. It went OK other than not degassing before I bagged it, leaving a slight after taste and a little bit of fizz. Since...