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Hi Folks, I've just mixed up a Coopers stout kit with half DME and half Corn sugar. I would really like to add some preserved cherries to it but am unsure about quantity and/or when to add them. Any hints or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hey folks, I was going to try making some wine from Welches grape concentrate but I haven't got any yeast nutrient, and no homebrew store locally. So my question is can this work without the yeast nutrient? Any help would be great! Thanks

Hey folks, I just racked off my blackberry wine for the second time, and have quite a bit of headspace in the carboy. Can I top up with a commercial merlot? Thanks in advance! :mug:

Well, I thawed out the blackberries from last year and I think they are freezer burnt. Are they worth using? Or should I throw them out and start again?

Hey Folks. So blackberry season is upon us and I took stock of the freezer space and discovered a crap load of unused blackberry, chokecherry and rhubarb from last year. Would it be possible to make wine with these three ingredients? I'm thinking a 5 gal batch. Any hints or ideas would be...

Hey Folks I'd like to make a batch of Blackberry wine, and I have a ton of berries in the freezer, some yeast, sugar and camden tablets. I guess my questions are : How many berries for a 5 gal batch? Do I need pectic enzyme? How do I get the wine to turn out dry? I am totally new to...

Hi folks, I'm going to stick to the extract kits for now but, there are 2 varities of wild hops that grow here and I'm wondering if I can use them to brew this fall. If I can, how would a person go about harvesting and storing them? Do you have to treat them in anyway to remove any wild...

Sorry folks wrong group!

I brewed my first beer the last week of january and it has been bottled about a week now, so I put one in the fridge and chilled it up, time for a taste test.:D And it was great! Nice carb, beautiful colour, and practically no sediment in the bottles. :ban: Still tastes a bit watery but I'm...

Hi Folks, I just racked my first beer into a secondary after about 9 days, and I hope I didn't ruin it by screwing up the siphon a couple of times. I was on the mainland for a few days and picked up two more kits. I almost bought the all grain kit but thought I'd better give a few more extract...

I searched but did not find.... I'm wondering how long to leave my Morgans Amber ale in the primary before bottling? I'm guessing about two weeks. I'm also wondering if I should cool it for a bit before I bottle? Lower the temps a bit for the last few days.:p I know there are probably...

Hi Everyone, Just started my first, from a kit, beer. It's a Morgans Amber Ale, Have had the equipment for ages, just had to get my finger out! Love the forum! Great info.