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A couple of my wines are now finnished. I added the fermentation stopper / campden tablet and finings yesterday and the wine is now really clear. Just wondering how soon after adding the campden tables etc I have to wait before I can have a drink?? :drunk: Cheers

Hi all I was in the middle of making up 3 demijohns of wine, 1x strawberry 1x cherry 1x grape I just added the yeast to 2 of the demijohns when I realised that I had ran out and didnt have any left over for the 3rd one Confused Although the missus has some - Hovis Fast Action...

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Is it ok to stop it from fermenting now? and then let it sit for a few months? I have the OG written on a notepad somewhere, when I find it I will post it up.

Hi all, I started an apple wine about 12 days ago and didnt think the SG would drop so fast. I cant remember the starting SG at the moment, but its now sitting at 997 Ive just tasted it, and its undrinkable. I tastes way too strong!! Its so dry, it made me cough! What can I do to save...

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Ive not got the yeast sachet on me at the moment so cant say exactly what lager yeast it was. When I was in the home brew store picking up a few bits and peices, the guy in the store recomended the yeast and said that it was quite favoured for making cider by a good few customers, so I...

Can anyone hazard a guess at how long I need to wait before this will be drinkable. This is the first cider I have ever made, so I am unsure of how long I need to wait in the primary stage and also if there is any need for a secondary? Any info would be great.

I got home from work about an hour ago, walked in the front door and the house smells like rotten eggs. I went into the kitchen and the Cider is now bubbling away! Should it really stink this bad? I dont mind the smell of my wines, but this one is going to have to get shifted to another...

Nothing that would stop it from fermenting, as Ive used the same juice in wines in the past.

What would you recomend if it doesnt start after the 24hrs? Add another yeast?

Hi all Today I thought I would try and make some cider using carton juice from the supermarket. I used the following ingredients. 20litres of juice 1kg sugar Lager yeast I disolved the sugar with some of the juice, put it into the fermenter bin then added the rest of the juice. I...