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4 month old wine. 1 demi tastes soo sour, but with a nice dry after taste. (12%) The other just tastes like grape juice. (11.5%) Is there any way to reduce the sourness? Also, will the grape juice start to taste more "winey" with age. Or is it just rubbish?! Cheers!

Hi, Made two batches of grape wine. The first on the 15th Sept' and the second on the 23rd. The second load stopped fermenting after about 10 days (1090- 1000) The first batch is still bubling away (and its cloudy, whereas the other is nice and clear) The gavity is down to about 1002. Also...

Hi, I had 6 kg of grapes. Its ready to to be put in demi johns. But there is only a gallon and a half. Do I top up with water. Then add sugar to get the desired alcohol. Start grav with 1090 its down to about 1040 or so. Any help?

Hi, Is it feasible to use a blender on my grapes as I dont have a press. Or should I go with the trusty potatoe masher :drunk: Cheers

Right, Had a load of grapes. Crushed them, mixed with water and sugar. Then added the yeast. Mixed. Its been sitting like that bubbling away for 5 days. Whats next? An old man (lol) says to leave it for a month? Im under the impression that I should sypon it off into another vessel. I...

hi, 9 days first ferment 12 days second ferment now i've just bottled...im going to do it for 14 days....what temperature should i leave the bottles at?.... any help would be great... thanks

Hi, i want to find my alcohol content. I know that you take an initial gravity and a final gravity..thats fine.. but.. in first fermentation i added all my malts etc...this stood for 3 days...the gravity came down from 1038 to 1016...then I added another 1kg (2lb?) of glucose powder...

hi, just wondering how much priming sugar to use for 500ml bottles?... any help would be great... Skips

Hi there, I have just found a Hop plant growing wild, near to where I live in west London. I would like to identify the type of Hop that it is.. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Skips