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Frequently Asked Questions 🧐

Answers to all your brewing questions.

  • Why should I buy the My Own Brews Baggie? Its just yeast right?
    No, the My Own Brews Bag isn’t only yeast. It’s actually a carefully-engineered blend of six ingredients. Basically, we shrunk a full scale winery into a tiny packet. We care about transparency, so here's what's inside: 1. High tolerance wine yeast 2. Blend of micronutrients 3. Potassium bicarbonate (to cut down on acidity) 4. Bentonite (a volcanic clay that adds clarity to your wine) 5. Pectinase (a naturall enzyme present in fruits to help clear your wines) 6. Alpha Amylase (an enzyme used to break down starch to sugars)
  • Does MOB work with juices containing preservatives or pasteurised juice?
    Yes! The My Own Brews formula will work with all store-bought juice, and other sweet drinks as well!
  • How sweet will it be?
    It's completely up to YOU! We build an awesome MOB Designer that can be used to design wines, meads or hard ciders based on your preferences. Check it out here.
  • Is it Vegan or Vegetarian?
    MOB Baggies are 420% Vegan and Vegetarian. They are made without any animal products. Almost all wines that you'll find in the store go through an unnecessary clarifying step where gelatine (from pigs) or shellfish products are used to make the wine more clear. Fortunately, you can instead clarify the wine you make at home with a mechanical step called racking which is how we do it!
  • How long does it last?
    - MOB Baggies: Will last 1.5 years in storage. - Wine or Cider: Will last 3-5 years in your refrigerator!
  • How do I sterilise the fermenter?
    Use the No Rinse Sanitiser provided in all of our MOB Kits (see instructions).
  • What is the optimal temperature?
    Room temperature works fine.
  • Does sunlight affect the fermentation?
    In short, yes sunlight does affect the fermentation. Do not expose your glass jar to direct sunlight for optimal fermentation,
  • Can I open the fermenter?
    Ideally don't do that.
  • What are the signs for it to be done?
    TBD
  • Where should I keep the glass jar during fermentation?
    Keep the glass jar in a clean and cool dry place away from direct sunlight. Also, make sure to shake the contents of your fermenter at least once a day during fermentation.
  • Where do I store my wines?
    You can store your bottled fruit wines, meads or hard ciders in the fridge or in a cool dark place away from sunlight.
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