Help with food & drink kits

General

• Expiry dates on our kits

Gin making

• Why do I need to start with vodka to make my gin?
• How can I add more flavours to my gin?
• What vodka should I buy to make gin?
• My gin is yellow - is this normal?
• There are sticks in my juniper berries!
• Where to store the gin while it's infusing

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Beginners Cheese

• What type of pot to use for cheese making?
• How long will my cheese keep for?
• Can I make smaller batches of cheese?
• What microwave power setting to use?
• Goat cheese recipe help
• What sort of milk should I buy?

Gin infusing

• Can i buy just the Christmas Gin Infusion?
• Do I need to close the container while infusing?

Glowing Gin

• Torch doesn't work

Kimchi

• My kimchi isn't fermenting
• What fresh ingredients do I need to make Kimchi?

Biltong & Jerky Making

• Can I make Jerky or Biltong in a dehydrator?
• Can I use an AGA oven?
• My oven won't go low enough
• What sort of beef should I buy?

Bacon Curing

• Can the bacon be frozen?
• What to do with trimmed pork skin?
• Does the cure contain nitrates and nitrites?
• My oven doesn't go low enough for the recipe
• What type of pork should I buy?
• What else will I need to make the bacon?

Hedgerow Wine

• Can I use canned fruit with the Hedgerow Wine Kit?
• How to use an airlock
• Why is my wine too sweet?
• What sugar to use for wine making?
• Wine is still fermenting after three weeks
• What does sharpening the wine mean?

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Bubble Tea

• My bubbles are clear, shouldn't they be black?
• My bubbles aren't coming together