Hi Bernard. Thanks for the info. I'm still new to wine making and appreciate any new info as well as all the content posted on the net. Sounds like waiting at least a few days before putting on the airlock would be beneficial. I've been thinking about getting a 5 gallon wide mouth glass...
I should add that I use one gallon carboys for fermenting. I did make about 6 batches of blackberry wine and waited about 5-7 days before putting on the airlock. Then I siphoned the wine into a clean one gallon carboy after 2 more weeks to clean off the must. I bottled after 3 months and am...
About 6 weeks ago I started a batch of pomegranite wine with pom juice and put the airlock on right after adding inverted sugar and yeast. It fermented just fine and tastes pretty good, just needs to age more.
I make a lot of wine with juice instead of fruit for the must and it"s much easier...