Guides & Tips
What Comes in a Home Brew Starter Kit, and What...
A beer starter kit usually includes a 25-litre fermenter with a tap, an airlock, a hydrometer, a thermometer, a mixing spoon, a cleaner/sanitiser and often a beer kit and brewing...
What Comes in a Home Brew Starter Kit, and What...
A beer starter kit usually includes a 25-litre fermenter with a tap, an airlock, a hydrometer, a thermometer, a mixing spoon, a cleaner/sanitiser and often a beer kit and brewing...
Why Has My Wine Stopped Fermenting? Stuck Ferme...
A fermentation is stuck when your hydrometer reading stays the same for several days but is still well above the expected final gravity. In wine, cider and mead the usual...
Why Has My Wine Stopped Fermenting? Stuck Ferme...
A fermentation is stuck when your hydrometer reading stays the same for several days but is still well above the expected final gravity. In wine, cider and mead the usual...
Why Is My Home Brew Cloudy? Finings, Pectolase ...
Most cloudy home brew is just young. Yeast and fine particles take time to settle, and they settle faster somewhere cool. If it won't clear, fermentation may not have finished,...
Why Is My Home Brew Cloudy? Finings, Pectolase ...
Most cloudy home brew is just young. Yeast and fine particles take time to settle, and they settle faster somewhere cool. If it won't clear, fermentation may not have finished,...
How Do You Stabilise Wine? Campden Tablets and ...
To stabilise a finished wine, wait until fermentation has completely stopped and the wine has cleared. Then add 1 crushed Campden tablet and 1g (about ½ teaspoon) of potassium sorbate...
How Do You Stabilise Wine? Campden Tablets and ...
To stabilise a finished wine, wait until fermentation has completely stopped and the wine has cleared. Then add 1 crushed Campden tablet and 1g (about ½ teaspoon) of potassium sorbate...
Cleaning vs Sanitising: What's the Difference, ...
Cleaning removes visible dirt and residue. Sanitising kills the bacteria and wild yeast you can't see, and it only works on equipment that's already clean. ChemSan is a no-rinse sanitiser:...
Cleaning vs Sanitising: What's the Difference, ...
Cleaning removes visible dirt and residue. Sanitising kills the bacteria and wild yeast you can't see, and it only works on equipment that's already clean. ChemSan is a no-rinse sanitiser:...
Beer Kit vs Extract vs All-Grain: Which Should ...
Most beginners should start with a beer kit. You mix a can or pouch of hopped malt extract with water, add yeast, and you're done in under an hour. Extract...
Beer Kit vs Extract vs All-Grain: Which Should ...
Most beginners should start with a beer kit. You mix a can or pouch of hopped malt extract with water, add yeast, and you're done in under an hour. Extract...