To stir or not to stir...

[HillbillyTom]

I have a three-gallon batch of raspberry that I pitched the yeast on this morning. Eight hours later and it is working up a storm. My recipe said to stir daily but everything else I have read does not say to stir the "cap" back in. Any advice?

 

[Runningwolf]

Hi Tom and welcome to the forum. If you have a cap it should at least be punched down twice a day.This will help extract colors and flavor.

 

[djrockinsteve]

You also reduce the attack of acetobacteria. You aerate your must, release co2, move yeast etc.

 

[HillbillyTom]

Thanks!

Thanks so much for the info! Once the cap had formed it gave the appearance that things had slowed down a bit. I stirred it up and in a few minutes it sounded like a bucket of rice krispies again. Looking into the side of the primary now it's a flurry of activity. Thanks again for the guidance and tips.