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Just wondering what percentage abv does the yeast die at?? I used it for my spiced cider with starting gravity of 1080. Thanks

I think it comes under wine :) I've made it before with tea bags, sugar and lime in secondary and came out very nice :) Well, I was making my spiced cider and had some left over Vanilla & Cinnimon so i thought for a christmas based Hard Ice Tea so I've reboiled the left over bits and put...

I'm going to make a Cider for Christmas seen a few spiced recipes but came up with what I'd personally think would be in a spiced cider for me. Any ways, what do you guys think to what i'm proposing? All the ingredients are just the "powder" type of spice accept vanilla, Cinnamon and cloves...

I've been reading that adding brandy to Red wine and time makes port. has anyone tried this? What red wine would you use. like a kit etc? Or just just juice. Thanks! :D

I'm thinking of brewing something to save for over the xmas period! Any idea's on what I could make?

As the topic says, Who use's this site from the uk! Just wondering as its hard to find supplies on other in my view, Would be nice for fellow people to share local knowledge! (Local compared to all you guys from the USA) Thanks, Renshaw!

Okay, Well i followed instructions on the pack. I gather these's arnt the best to do. (Mexican lager) bold part is what i think should of been done compared to the instructions It says 4 - 7 days in primary untill two days of consistent gravity. Should this be around three weeks? Bottle now...

I tried my English bitter and mexican lager, After a week and a half in bottles for Mexican lager stopped tasting funny/yeastie (almost earthy) And now taste like a still flat light lager (hopeully will carb more!) The english bitters that is in a keg is starting to lose the "earthy" taste...

Hello all, I've been given old cask ale pump by a guy from work, he's had it in his shed for around 25 years :) as a aluminium barrel of the same age (needs more repairs doing) Well i first of all pushed a bit of pipe i had laying around in to the back of it and tried it and it worked...

Ok I've brought a plastic keg. I used a 8g co2 bomb and soon as it went in the tap started to slowly drip constantly until i poured of two pints (which removed all the pressure because i obviously couldn't leave it dripping out. Any suggestion in relation to this. Is it my a problem with the...

I searched on Google and on here and couldn't much information on thsi subject, I was wondering how hard it would be to make something around 20 - 23 percent (so not distilling) that resembled fruit based liqueurs. (A Guess) Is it simply, Water sugar + super yeast then flavours? How do you...

Does the enhancer have a big effect on flavour? Do the beers taste good without it?? Only just thought of this, after bottling a Mexican lager today, what tasted a little weak, but i'm guessing this is down to it being "green" and needing a longer in the bottle etc. I was just wondering...

Its very nice for a main stream lager :) Very refreshing!

Just wondering what is the right equation to use. I've used coopers beer kits they say (OG-FG)/7.46 + 0.5=ABV% Another i've read says: (OG-FG) /7.5 =ABV% then i brought a set yesterday and it says this in the instructions (OG-FG) /7.365 =ABV% Because saying that OG was 1070 and...

I brought a cheapo plastic keg came with the little 8grm gas bulbs. I was thinking, if the beer is added plus priming sugar should their be enough pressure from that to not need to use the bulbs or do they have to be used. Overall i have no idea, dont want it blowing up on me!! Any...

Its an brewing addiction! He's my story :) Around about two months ago i stumbled upon a website what shown how simple it was to make wine. So i thought, maybe i could do that, I found a two litre pop bottle, brought some grape juice to fill the bottle and bread yeast (all i could find) I put...

I've not tried any home brew lagers before so i took a guess at what might be okay. Has anyone tried Coopers Mexican Cerveza? If so what commercial beer does it slightly remind you of if any. Its currently in my shed with a brew belt. Is their any thing i should watch out for when making...

Ive been making cider and wine in 1 gal batchers for a while. I've been thinking of getting a starter kit for 5 gal what are a good one to get in your view? (in the uk) Also i was considering going for a keg but with more thought it seemed i didn't have the room to cool it and no one likes...

I was wondering how often you hear.. I just cleaned that yesterday! When ever you make a mess.. On a serious note, How often have they really cleaned it... :P

I was wondering if this is advised, Finishing fermentation then adding more sugar and letting the rest of the yeast do it thing again?? or would i need to add a more yeast? (Basically I've worked out i didn't add enough sugar in the first place. And doing this, Would it effect the...