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the reading on the hydrometer is quite near the top as it has been going for about 3 weeks now but i think the first time the yeast didn't work very well. thanks for all your advice if i get time i will post a picture of it as it is now and will keep the forum updated

the above idea has worked!!! i have had it in a fermenting bin for a while its now back in 2 demijohns... was wondering once it reached the right reading on hydrometer how do i stop it from fermenting?? campden tablet??

i have to bucket which would be more then big enough i'll have to get some grommets or bungs though and drill a hole in the lid for an airlock... i have a spare demijohn think i mite start another batch with less sugar anyway as the ribena is so cheap at the moment :p

any idea's on how much water i would need to add, the demijohn i have it in is 4.5lt but it has 1lt of ribena then i topped it up to the shoulder with water at the beginning, will splitting it into two demijohns be best? and once i have added the water even if its starting to bubble now should i...

thanks for the replies and information... i had to boil it to get rid of preservatives in the ribena, and i think i might add some more water tomorrow see what happens... and i am using wine yeast which comes in a tub which for 4.5 gallons you add one level teaspoon in some warm water then...

started to bubble today only very slightly good sign a suppose just need to sit back... any idea's how long before it should start fermenting properly?

new to the forum all help would be appreciated what i did: boiled 1lt of ribena and slowly poured in 1 bag of sugar (2lb) and also added a small amount of cranberry juice. Once brung to boil i left to simmer for 15-20 minutes. After this i left the mixture to cool and then poured into a 1...