Recent content by smitherz

Hi I'm new to homebrew and my first attempt of cider turned out very bitter and dry (aparently thats what proper cider tastes like) but it was not to my liking. I want to try somethign sweeter so came aross your reipe, how much yeast shousl I use (fr a 5gal bath) and what is Molasses? thanks...

i used VWP steriliser to clean the pressure barrel, think it was about 150grams of sugar added into the pressure barrel to carbonate(I presume) (cant find the instructions that came with the kit now). The recipe was basically the apple juice conentrate, yeast and nutrient that came with the kit...

Thanks for the fast responce guys. :D The kit I used was youngs uBrew Brew Buddy 40pint Cider kit I used A Youngs 5Gal Fermenting Buket (with a snap on lid) and a Youngs 5Gal Pressure barrel. All been cleaned with VWP steriliser. The yeast and nutrient came with the kit. As I'm new to...

Hi I'm steve and new to this home brewing thing. Saw a kit for sale and decided to give it a go. But it's turned out absolutely terrrible! Sorry! you probably get alot of messages from new ppl with similar questions however I'm going to ask anyway bacause if you dont ask you dont get...