Home Brew and Wine Making
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wine making: how to filter wine
Home made wine can be filtered to improve its clarity, but not to remove cloudiness or hazes.
Home Brew How To: Beer kits for beginners
Home brew beer kits are ideal for beginners, because all the hard work has been done for you.
Home Brew How To: An introduction to home beer making
Home brewing beer is gaining in popularity – and small wonder, from just 37 pence a pint
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Elderberry wine recipe: elder & black
Rich and distinctive, this recipe delivers real elderberry flavour without being too heavy
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Distilling at home: how to make spirits using a pot still
Making spirits at home is very simple, and there’s no need to make your own still.
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Wine making: using finings and enzymes to clear haze
How to identify and deal with stubborn haze in home wine making
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Wine making: bottling wine at home
We show you how, and look at some labour saving alternatives.
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How to make elderflower champagne from cordial
Missed the elderflowers? You can still make elderflower champagne using this easy recipe
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Racking in homebrew and wine making
Racking means syphoning your home brew off the yeasty sediment formed during fermentation
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Sterilising home brew and wine making equipment
In home brew, ‘sterilisation’ means knocking back microbes so they can’t get to work on your brew.
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Hydrometers in beer and wine making: alcohol made easy
Knowing when your fermentation is finished means no more exploding bottles
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Elderflower wine recipe – one step beyond champagne and cordial
Light, crisp, floral and with the most amazing aroma, elderflower wine is perfect for home brew beginners
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