I bought two of the LE2013 kits at my local shop. Before I started my first one I replaced the spigot on my bucket because the inside looked really nasty and I couldn't find a way to open the valve to clean it.
When I made the first kit the new spigot dripped about 10 drops and stopped. I made another kit after that and had no issues. A week ago I started the LE2013 Pacific Quartet. It was done fermenting but I didn't have an opportunity to move on to step two. Yesterday afternoon I noticed a rather significant leak from the new spigot.
I racked it to a carboy but it appears I've lost about 3 quarts of the wine. Any suggestions on what I can add to the remaining wine to make up for what I've lost?
This is the type of spigot I have now.
Should I be using some type of food grade silicone on the valve to prevent leaks or do I have a bad spigot.
Thanks.
When I made the first kit the new spigot dripped about 10 drops and stopped. I made another kit after that and had no issues. A week ago I started the LE2013 Pacific Quartet. It was done fermenting but I didn't have an opportunity to move on to step two. Yesterday afternoon I noticed a rather significant leak from the new spigot.
I racked it to a carboy but it appears I've lost about 3 quarts of the wine. Any suggestions on what I can add to the remaining wine to make up for what I've lost?
This is the type of spigot I have now.
Thanks.