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Hi the wild blackberrys around my way have started to ripen and im thinking of making some wine with them. I have made cider once before with local apples and i've made larger from a kit. But i have never made wine. So dose anyone have a recipe and method for blackberry wine? And any links...

Thanks for the reply. I live in the uk were it is legal to brew what ever we like, we just can sell it. im a complete newbie so could you please give a little more detail.

Hi i would like to brew some dark rum dose anyone have a recipe and method? cheers pete

unfortunatly i didnt take an sg reading at the start. I didnt know i had to until a few days ago.

Hello again i started brewing a batch of cider about 2 weeks ago which i made with pressed apples and wild yeasts. When do you guys think it will be ready for bottling, and what sort of SG am i looking for.

it kind of smells like nail varnish remover

i see your point isit to late to add campden tablets and yeast?

thanks for all your help im going to try the natural yeast method and see how it goes. any idea of time scale for fermentation or final specific gravity im looking for

thanks for the help guys. if i go with the natural yeast method how will i know if its gone bad also do i need to rake off at any point and ifso how do i do it

Hi im trying to make some hard cider with apples from my garden. I have just finished pressing the Apples i have 8 litres of juice. i'm told by a freind there is no need to add sugar or yeast as there is natural yeast on the skin of the Apple, and sugar in the fruit is this true. also my...

Hi there im new here. I'm from London England and im trying to brew some Cider with apples from my garden.