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I personally have never done either with my brews. I usually force carbonisation in bottles after the primary fermentation is over and not worry about second. I make simple stuff and it hasn't hurt what I make so far. However I've read that racking up for secondary when backsweetening can...

Good Afternoon folkies. Been a while since I posted on here but I've come across an issue in my fermentation process and I'm seeking comfort and assurance that my fix wont destroy the brew. I'm making a lemon and lime beer that has a light crystal malt base with the OG registering at 1.048...

So much like my blueberry cider question, how many blackberries would you guys use for a 12L batch? I picked about 1.3kg/2 1/2lbs of lovely fresh blackberries and I'm gonna make the cider tomorrow.

So I'm thinking of making a lager in winter and I know that you roughly want 8 - 10C for fermenting. I was gonna stick the lager in the shed during winter to keep it at a cold enough temp but the only time I'll have that stable range during winter is... probably October to mid November. From...

As the title states, I have a quick wee yeast question. Currently I am using Youngs Multipurpose Yeast, which is a strain of saccharomyces cerevisiae. However I'm starting to run low and I plan on making more cider and cider like fruit booze. So the question: What yeast strain/brand would...

Hey folkies, how many kilos do you think I'll need for 8L of blueberry perry? I went out and picked some blueberries the day and I reckon I have 1kg of blueberries in my hat.

Wasn't quite sure where to stick this since it's not really a cider, beer, wine, or mead. I'm planning to make some hard pink lemonade based on a recipe I found online in a different forum from 8 years ago. Wondering if anyone had any experience/tips on making hard lemonades. I mean, it's...

Hey folks, Figured I'd introduce myself and whatnot. I'm from Inverness in Scotland and I'm currently drinking my way through an English Bitter, which was my first brew. Currently have 12L of cider fermenting and I'm waiting on another fermenting bucket to arrive so that I can either brew a...

Ok so I know temperatures are colder elsewhere compared to Scotland in winter, even the Highlands where I am. I'm fairly new to brewing though and I was looking for advice on how to keep yeast warm during the fermentation stages. The average temperature of Inverness in December is 1C/34F...

So I currently have 12L of cider fermenting away and I plan on bottling maturing my cider in glass bottles. How long would I be best maturing them before drinking them? I've seen various ranges from 2 days after bottling to a year. I know that ale takes roughly a fortnight to mature in the...

Hey folks. I'm fairly new to home brewing, in fact I'm supping on my first homebrew of ale as I type this. I'm interested in making some cider next and I'm wondering, how much apple juice would you recommend for a 25L capacity fermenting tub? Obviously filling the tub with 25L of apple juice...