Recent content by jlemoine

Thanks for the info. I started the kit and all the directions said for the first step was to cover the primary fermenter. As stated above, I placed the airlock and then was reading a book about wine making and how the first ferment is aerobic and open to the air covered by a heavy cloth and...

Thanks. The problem came when the directions said to cover the primary fermenter and from making beer for years this means to install cover and put airlock on. What would you suggest I do, take off airlock or leave as is?

I am 5 days old into my wine making career. I bought a kit that came with a plastic primary fermenter and a glass carboy. I started the wine 5 days ago from a kit that contained grape juice and its for an australian shiraz. The firstset of direction said to cover primary fermenter and I did this...