questyion
Hello Wade,
Thank you for all your help. You have been great. If we did not live so far apart, I would owe you some of my wine when and if it turns out
Just another quick question. I put all the ingredients in the fermenter on Saturday. So it has been a half a week. I left the lid loose for a few days and now have drilled and installed an air lock.
I notice that the wine is bubbling at the top a bit and i can see the air bubles releasing from the air lock.
my question is that the bubles from the air lock are slow and the wine really is not rising in the primary fermenter. I know some have said it is supposed to rise up. however it is bubling a bit at the top. is this normal, or is my wine just fermenting slow.
another question. when i make a new batch. when i put the ingredients in, can i just close the lid tight and install the airlock right off the bat, now that i have drilled the lid? or should i still be leaving the top on loose for the first few days.
also what does o2 do to the wine? just curious.
i had to make the batch in a cold garage, so i have it in a heated vat of water about 76 degrees. the primary fermenter is in this vat. to keep it warm. what you think of that idea?