Search results

Hi, I'm thinking of buying an inexpensive gravity fed filter to help clear my wine as suggested by my wine kit. My only concern is that the systems I've seen eg. 'Harris' filter the wine from the top of the carboy and drip drain to the bottom. Doesn't this introduce oxygen into the wine? I can't...

Hi, I bought a wine kit and followed the instructions to the letter. I added 4kgs of sugar which gave a SG of 1.088. A month later at a constant 20 degrees it finished at 0.994 giving an approximate 12.5% ABV. This is when I should have tasted the wine but instead I followed the instructions and...

Hi, I bought a wine kit about a month ago and it is happily fermenting in the garage. It has been fermenting at 20 degrees for approximately a month now and although it has slowed it is showing no signs of stopping. The kit's instructions state that it should only take approximately 1 week to...

Hi, I'am going to be fermenting a 5 gallon batch of wine shortly so I thought I would prepare a yeast starter. I know that it isn't a good idea to make a starter from dry yeast but the kit only came with this type and I thought I would experiment. I started by boiling half a litre of water...

Hi, I'm going to be fermenting wine shortly and I was wondering what the best ingredient would be to add to the starter. I've heard that some people squeeze an orange in the mixture. Any advice or suggestions will be appreciated.

Hi, I'm going to be fermenting wine shortly and I was wondering what the best ingredient would be to add to the starter. I've heard that some people squeeze an orange in the mixture. Any advice or suggestions will be appreciated. Dave

Hi, I have successfully collected 3 jars of harvested yeast from a 1.070 SG batch of beer. My question is how much should I pitch into a new 5 gal batch of wort? The jars have been in a fridge for about a week and have settled leaving approx half an inch of yeast sitting in each at the...

Hi, I'm a novice at this brewing lark but I have successfully made beer from several pre-mixed kits. I would like to create my own brew from scratch and would like someone to kindly give me a basic recipe to try and eventually experiment with. Kits are great, but I feel that I would get more...

I am a novice to brewing beer and have found my home pints lack the kick of alcohol compared to the pints I get from my local. What is the easiest way to boost the alcohol. Can I empty my wort after fermentation into another bucket and re-pitch a new batch of yeast, adding some sugar, or is that...

Hi from England!