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I picked up a Youngs wine kit, a 7 day 30 bottle merlot. Was among a box of bits a got from a boot sale, i only wanted the demijohns but was all bundled together lol It's 3 years out of date, but figured there was nothing to loose giving it a go. Left the yeast pack out and used Lalvin RC212...

Because i'm using a different yeast in each carboy, they all have a slightly different temp range. The Safcider is good down to 10*C, whereas the VR21 says don't go below 22*C. They just gonna have to get what they are given, if any show signs of problems i'll have to find a way to deal with it...

Ahh yes, that's right. Think i read somewhere it can help with flavour too? I can also use 2 part wine finings to clear the cider after it's finished fermenting?

Haha oh hell no! I have a small scratter, the Vigo one, and a 12l press. Would have liked a bigger press, but costs were already getting put of control :rolleyes: I'm in south England and it's starting to get pretty chilly here now. I'm going to be doing it all in the garage, it's integrated...

I might have bitten off a little more than i can chew....

Me, not over think, good one ;) My intention wasn't to start with quite so much, things just, kinda, got carried away and i ended up with a lot more than i was expecting! When the bloke at the fruit farm says 35quid for 50kg or a half bin (150kg) for 50quid, what ya gonna do..... The...

Hey everyone, I'm going to be starting my first brew this weekend. I have managed to acquire about 200kg of apples which was a LOT more than i was expecting :eek: Anyone with some experience care to impart some tips so i'm a little less likely to mess this up....? I'm hoping to press about...

Hi everyone! Figured i'd start here and introduce myself.... Aside from helping my dad make apple wine many yonks ago, am pretty much all new to this whole brewing thing. Have acquired myself a pretty sizeable amount of apples, and (hopefully) all the kit i need to make myself some cider...