Tess
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Ok so I have my first batch of DB in my primary .. Started with a SG of about 1.072. My only concern at this point is I didn't relize I was out of airlocks until after making the batch.. So I covered with the lid and put a paper towel over the airlock hole moistened with easy clean.. If there is a better way please let me know. I will be try ping to pick up another airlock tomorrow as long as someone is open. If not will this be ok until Saturday? Also when squeezing the fruit bag how hard should I be squeezing ?
Your good. Dont even worry about the airlock at this point. It will be good for a few days. There is so much gas coming off it at this point nothing is going to get into your wine to harm it. A lot of people just cover with a damp towel. I just set the lid to my fermenter on top. I set a gallon of water on on the lid. Just make sure as the fermentation begins to really slow to a finish you snap the lid down tight and put it in air lock. As far as the fruit bag, Squeeze the twist the crap out of it. You want every bit of juice you can get. By the time mine was done fermenting there was not much left in my FP lol