Cheers Brewer. Chatting to my Dad as he used to home brew and I had forgotten... I bought 2 fantastic books off eBay by CJ Berry, published 1968

. But they look very good an seem to explain things in layman's terms and with humour.
Re weeds, he mentions that Dandillion wine makes a very good table wine.... have you ever tried it? Wondering about a few gardens nearby that I'm sure could do with ome deadheading!
Couldn't find any demin johns some bought some large plastic lidded tubs instead. Now on the look out on eBay for airlocks, hydrometer and jar, campden tablets and yeast. Think that's all I was told I needed