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Hi All I have to have Major surgery in a few weeks(heart surgery) which will stop my home brewing and as a consequence have to get rid of the lot about 100 or so crown seal bottles,1 bottle capper on stand,home brew bucket and caps for the bottles I would like $20 or swap for an old guitar to...

plus this this pic is the first pick wrong way around

Hey Manticle I pinched the wifes digital camera here is a pick of my wine making set up in the ist pick the top of barrel is sealed up this is were i pore in the grapes and juice and when full seal top

i will post some pics when i can borrow a camera

Guys i have 3 or 4 trailer loads of sheoak that i cut down 2 to 4 inches thick and cut up as well, just add to your fire next year yours for free if you want it i didnt know wether to put it in the advertising section as it isnt beer relaited cheers greg

manticle I use a big wooden barrel i crush the grapes and place this and the skins in the barrel give it 6 or 8 weeks and you have wine the skins protect the grapes from oxygen and i dont add yeast just let the natural yeasts on the skin do its job muscat wine 10% yum its a shame you are not in...

thanks manticle i will take readings over the next 3 more days it has a no5 brew enhancer so my guess is it will be a bit higher that is great to know and has given me reasurance cheers greg

trooper has the fridge :icon_chickcheers:

my uncle has a kelvinater 492 model wanting a new home it works fine but may need a new seal as it sometimes frosts up, he has gone on holidays but will be home in 3 weeks and lives at mayfield give me a contact if interested happy brewing greg

hello again well i bought a hydrometer and tested it today, it read 1016?,after the reading i tasted the beer it didnt have much kick just like low alcohol stuff you would buy in a bottle shop but clear and smelt like beer, after i closed the tap from pouring my test the air lock went bloop? is...

thanks guys i might go talk to my local home brew shop about a hydro to play it safe greg

Hi there this is my second post and would like to know when to bottle a brew i put down my first brew last saturday afternoon(muntons irish style cream ale) i like kilkenny and the brew shop said this is pretty close it started bubbling last sunday arvo or monday morning and is still doing its...

Hi Dave My fil was macedonian , the colour is dark blood red and tannins are noticable but not to bad. i am into woodwork as a hobby and built a trolley to put the barrel on, resting on its side the trolley is made of 4 x 3 hardwood beams dowelled together and hand dovetailed with wheels i cut...

thankyou very much for your help guys i will post a pick of my set up when i can borrow the wifes dig camera it sounds like a slow fermentation from your answers so i will wait a bit longer and see how it looks the skins form a layer on top of the wine(called the mother which stops the oxygen...

Hello everyone i am new here and have a problem with my wine,i was taught how to make wine by my late fil. i bought 450kgs of muscat grapes in april from sydney market i got them home ,crushed them and stored this in my oak barrel (very big) dont know how many litres,i have a tap fitted to this...