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Make Beer at Home - Festival American IPA Beer Kit

Today, I'm going to brew up 40 pints of IPA, my favourite style of beer, so I've chosen this beer kit by Festival Ales, from their World Series, the American IPA....

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Finings Are Not Clearing The Wine

If you have made a wine, be it a wine kit or a fruit wine and used finings to make it crystal clear, but the finings have not worked, then...

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How to Make Wine at Home - Cellar 7 Pinot Grigio

If you want to know how to save money on wine, then making wine at home can save you lots of serious money. Cellar 7 wines kits are £34.95, and that will make...

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How To Make Wine At Home - From Grapes

Making wine is easy, fun and rewarding.  But how do you make wine?  Knowing What you need and where to start really helps when you are trying to make your...

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Making Muntons Flagship Hazy IPA on a cold and cloudy day

It’s a pretty grey and chilly Saturday, and my barrel of St Peters Ruby Red Ale is nearly out, so a good time to get brewing another beer kit -...

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Making Sparkling Wine (Champagne) At Home

Buying Champagne can be quite expensive, so is it possible to make it at home?  Yes and here's how you can make champagne at home using a chardonnay wine kit,...

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So Many Yeasts To Choose From

Choose your yeast depending on how you want your finished beer or wine to taste. Scientists in brewing have been experimenting with different yeast to identify strains for their abilities,...

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All Grain Beer - No Boil Beer Brewing Experiment

Can we make a great beer from grain without boiling the wort? It's always been boiled, but why and can we skip that step?  With costs of energy rising, do...

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