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I've just brewed this same kit I added 1kg of sprayed malt and 150g of head and body enhancer I havnt got to try it yet its in secondary at the moment gona leave it 2 mature for a month or so then ill bottle it. Hopfully its good ill post how it turns out and we can compare results

I could be wrong and I'm hoping sumbody corrects me if I am bt I heard sumwere wen you rack to secondary you could get the yeast cake in the bottom put in a jar and put in fridge and it should keep good but I'm not sure for how long it will last

I'm looking for a recamended clone beer kit to make for Xmas I want a really good quality beer with a nice Xmas feel to it I'm new at beer makin so I'm open to all ideas Don't wry I'm aware I'm a bit early for this subject bt because I'm looking for sumting special I want to test run this...

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I've started another hard lemonade I like the sound of (stevo's rock shandy) or hard rock shandy Very simple I used: 12 large oranges juiced(1200ml) 8 medium lemmons juiced 3kg honey Topped up to just under 10ltres with water. Youngs cider yeast 2tsps of nutriant I'm thinkin now I should...

Im no expert bt I've made a few batches of cider I usually btle into 750ml bottles I usually put 1 teaspoon of sugar in each bottle and syphon into bottles this works for me.

I'm still new to this aswell and I find going through these forums and asking stupid questions is the best way to learn Failing that it you look at the got mead site there's a good guide for beginners

There's few good 1 on the hard lemonade thread

Yeh sounds good I was too late to start last 1 but if I can find strawberrys at good price I'm in this time

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I'm no expert but I usually leave it till fermenting stops before I rack to secondary. Keep in mind I'm still a newbee Can you post recipe and how you put it together

I didn't add any extra honey to this mead as I prob should have I decided to leave it go dry then leave it to age for as long as I can resist maybe 9months to a year hopfully. Racked into secondary 2day Gravity reading was 1000 I tink I could run my car off this stuff but hopfully it will...

Added 2 large lemons juiced last week to the surviving batch I have left and 2day I racked again in2 a clean demijohn it smells fairly close to petrol but the lemon juice I added make a nice flavour. Have a small amount in the fridge now so I can try this when its cold Gona leave the rest age...

As per previus post I made 2 batches of hard lemmonade 1 with added fruit and 1 draught up they were in my shed in a box wile I was waiting for them to clear sum more and mature a bit had them in 1 gal demijohns with solid hung in them. I went out to check them today and the 1 with added fruit...

This could be a stupid question bt what is 5 quarts??. Yeh ill talk to him during the week and ask him what the best price he can give me as his prices are already fairly good 1kg 4.50euro or 1.5kg 6.00euro for wildflower honey. Either way I tink ill have to get sum and start a few batches...

Yeh you have a point there. The reason I ask is that I was talking to a honey supplier about 200km from me an I was telling him what I was making and he said he would be interested in tasting it and if it is good he will talk numbers with me and look at putting it in his shop as part of his...

Has anybody ever made a really good mead that doesn't have to age for the best of a year?? If anybody has done this please share the secret.

Yeh that price isnt bad as the only honey i can get is store processed an only 1to choose prom have been trying to find local honey but no joy i dont tink it exists here:( Ive looked everywere for a 3gal fermenter but i dont tink theres a demand for them on this side of the pond and if i get...

Yeh i tink im snookered, I tink ill add a pound at a time as far as finances go. How would i work out how much alcohol i end up at as the gravity will be changing all the time? i have this batch in 3 1gal containers as i can only get either 1or5gal carboys i chose to use the 3 as i tought there...