Recent content by dazza001

cheers for that.

Hi All, Just wondering what exactly happens to a beer or a wine when it ages. It undoubtly tastes much better after a maturing period, but I am just wondering what is actually happening to cause this to happen. I was trying to work out what was going on in the bottles when it ages but I...

I've tried this and its absolubtly beautiful. It can be bought from most shops, I got mine from ASDA, The company is called WELLS, and it is called Banana Bread beer. It is sold in pint bottles. definatley worth buying a bottle before making some as I can imagine it may not be to...

hello folks, I've currently got a strawberry wine going, and I'm at the clearing stage. However nothing is happening, it has been a week now and not even a hint of anything happening. I used Vinclear finings and it says that it will take about a week to clear. Does anyone have any...

cheers folks, I suspected it might be something as simple as the alcohol strength but wasn't sure.

Something that has been bugging me since I started home brewing. What is the difference between hard cider and wine. This may seem a silly question at first glance but the process to make either seems more or less the same for cider and apple wine, and also cider also seems to be made from...

No I have never used a secondary, although so far I have only made beer, And that has gone straight from fermentation bucket to bottle as per instructions and then left to clear. However, I have started a strawberry wine and at the moment it is in its 1st week of fermentation and bubbling...

Thanks for your replies. It looks like Sediment is something that I will just have to live with, as I dont fancy buying any expensive equipment to force carbonate. As I am quite new to all this, I have loads of questions, many of which I have found the answers to in this forum, but this...

Hello Everyone, I was wondering about carbonation in brewing. My understanding is that to obtain a carbonated drink you need to add sugar when it is time to put the brew in a bottle and it undergoes a secondary fermentation that creates the carbon dioxide to create the fizz in the drink. I...

I like the sound of Betadine Antiseptic Solution/povidone iodine especially the no rinse bit as that is always a bit of a concern, eg sterilise the equipment and then rinse it with water from a standard tap, I will get some of that I think. Maybe the gas mask idea as suggested by Wild might...

cheers folks, I will look for those in the shop next time.

Hello Everybody, Does anyone else use Sodium Metabisuplhate to sanitize their equipment? I bought a container of it with my first brew and I have been using it since then. The instructions say add 1 teaspoon to 1 pint water for a solution then wash everything with it. However the...

Cheers for your replies, I will do some experimenting later with different combinations of juices and see what it tastes like. mmm garlic wine sounds lovely !!!!, I think I'll give that one a miss.

Hi All, I'm going to make a simple cider, based on a recipie that I got from this forum using Pure apple juice from Tesco, adding champgne yeast, fermenting and bottling. That got me wondering could I use any kind of juice, for example Cranberry juice or pineapple juice and repeat the recipie...