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After adding the apple juice i can see bubbles coming to the surface again, stuck my head in the bucket to smell it and coughed my guts up lol gas up my nose! Is it normal to be carbinated when in first fermenting stage? I sampled a small amount tasted ok if not a little watery and slightly...

well mine has been fermenting for 2 weeks now and the SG still hasnt reached 998 so i'm just going to wait untill it does , or well as near as. Went to tesco's today and got some pure apple juice which i'm going to add once it has got to room temp,.. or should i heat in a pan to sterilize it...

Thanks a bit of food for thought there! :) So adding apple juice would be the best option by the sounds of it. I take it i need to get a apple juice which is pure as i can get? no additives or preservatives? Can you suggest a brand or such that i should go for, maybe organic or something...

That makes sense :) Yeah i werent to sure about these kits but thought as it a 1st atempt id give it a try to get the hang of it. As far as adding more sugar, you say natural forms of it , so something like honey? IF i were to add more sugar of some sort would i need to stir it in, which...

also in the kit instructions it says that once bubbles have stopped forming the fermenting is finished? I take it this is very vague in the sense that it is probably still fermenting seen as the SG has not reached where it should be. What result would i get if i were to add more sugar at...

Yes i did,cleaned all equipment before use. Ahh ok cheers. Glad its normal to smell like something died in there. So can you leave it too long in 1st fermenting stage? Or the longer the better?

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Hi, Totally new to all this brewing lark :D but thought i'd give it a try seen as i got given some equipment for nothing, so thought,.. well i got nothing to lose. Decided to buy... ok wait for it.. a shop bought kit:p i know probably not the best way but like i said new to this so thought...

hello :) from UK and just starting to get into all this brewing lark :D