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Thanks all.

Hi, Question of bottling a 5l demijohn of mead - would it affect the final product if I half full 750ml bottles? Cheers, Jeff

Good idea Yum Beer! I'm just about ready to bottle some apple/pineapple cider I've been brewing and think I may use this method instead of the usual sugar priming. Does this method add any sweetness to the final product? My current batch is a bit dry, so was hoping to sweeten it up a bit...

Hi rob, I just dissolved it in some warm water to make it easier to work with (original recipe said not to boil). I didn't see the post saying it will dissolve after time, but I guess I'll just leave it to work it's magic! Thanks for the info! Jeff

Firstly - thanks for the recipe! I've just finished putting together 2 demijohns (one with less honey) however it's been about 6 hours and the honey is still very much undissolved at the bottom. Is this normal? Will it eventually dissolve? Thanks in advance. Jeff

Some really helpful and useful info here - thanks for the responses! Seems there's quite a bit more to the world of sugars than I thought...might have to experiment a bit. Cheers, Jeff

Hi, I realise that different sugars might convert into more/less alcohol or that some may impart different flavours, but I was hoping someone could enlighten me as to how these specific ones differ? Dextrose Brown sugar Raw sugar Honey I guess I'm just trying to understand why some recipes...

Thanks for the tips chaps. I'll have a look through the recommended thread when I have some time and report back. Cheers.

Hi, So I've been wanting to create this one for a while now. I love bundy ginger beer, but hated the Morgans ginger beer kit I made. So I've decided to create something from scratch which I can then tweak until I figure out the balance I'm after! I only want to make about 6-8 litres and was...

Awesome! thanks again!

Really useful posts - thanks a lot! Based on this info, I think I'll replace the dextrose with DWME and use a good quality liquid yeast (thanks for the tip on splitting ploto!). Just one question - would this mean leaving out the 500g Light Dry Malt too? I don't think I'll add anything else...

Hi, I've been looking at a few wheat beer recipes and to be honest, I've been a bit overwhelemed at all the different variations out there! So I thought I'd start with this basic recipe from Coopers and tweak it a bit. And that's where I need some advice! Firstly, is there any specific yeast...

Thanks for the response - that makes a lot of sense. I do hve a question though. Do I chill the whole wort before bottling and also roughly for how long? Thnks again.

Hi all. Ok so I have my 1st cider brew (18l fresh juices, 250g light dried malt extract and some liquid cider yeast) fermenting away in my wort - very exciting :) My question is after achieving a stable sg, what do I do? Do I literally just bottle with carb drops similar to beer brews? Is this...

Hi all. So I've just got my first cider recipe going (Franko's recipe) and my only question is with the cooling and bottling part. After 8-12 days of fermentation, do I literally put the whole wort in a fridge for 2 weeks? Does the bottling come in after this and is it similar to beer where...