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Thank you for the reply intheswamp :) it did have sorbate in it, I will check the hydrometer later today , it tasted a bit 'earthy' but ok ish and I don't know what 'on the lees' means :/ it has been in the demijohns with a rubber bung and curly plastic air thing on the top :)

Hello I know this post goes back 6 years but life got in the way and I didn't get round to bottling the stuff I made. It has been sat in 2 demijohns since then, is there anything I can do with it?

lol Thankyou :) I have now got a hydrometer! it seems to be at 22? (quite low down) does that mean I should add sugar? I have got some brewing sugar (1kg) The must looks good, gets a bit crusty on top but have been stirring it every day. Thanks for your help x x x

Sorry for being so forward, its Friday night here in the South of England and I have been trying out a friends cider, it tastes like apple juice but stops your legs working :? Can I ask what type of sugar to use? I have put a pound of ordinary granulated stuff in but probably need another pound...

Done! Thanks jswindy x x x no cats in my vat :) I have powdered campden tablets so put half a tsp in and 1 tsp of nutrient stuff called .... tronozymol, sounds like a chemotherapy drug *_* I chucked out all the mouldy bits, its just that they were so close on the vine I thought there would be...

Thankyou very much for your replies, they are a great help, I knew there was a reason not to get a cat and now I have found it :) I have spent the day getting grapes off stalks and squishing them, its taken hours! I now have a new 5 gallon bucket half full with squished red grapes. Should I add...

Hello :) I need some very basic help :? I have read through some of the Tutorials but I am lost, I have no idea what a pearsons square or a carboy is and am just looking for 'How to for idiots' Can anyone point me in the right direction? I know I have to get a hydrometer and some...