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<blockquote data-quote="joeswine" data-source="post: 386722" data-attributes="member: 7967"><p><strong>Air locks?</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/Fishing.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":fsh" title="Fishing :fsh" data-shortname=":fsh" />BY NOW ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE MADE FRESH JUICE FROM CALIFORNIA OR ITALY,OR EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE KIT BOND,WE ALL HAVE A LOT IN COMMON FIRST AND FOREMOST WE ALL USE SOME TYPE OF VESSEL TO STORE OR PREPARE IT IN,SECONDLY WE ALL ARE USING AIR LOCKS OF SOME TYPE,AND THIRDLY WE ALL USE SOME SORT OF A BUNG OR STOPPER TO HOLE IT IN PLACE.<img src="/images/smilies/gun blazing.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":gb" title="Guns Blazing :gb" data-shortname=":gb" /></p><p> </p><p> THERE'S WERE YOU NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO: ASK YOUR SELF HOW ONE IS THE STOPPER? DID I SANITIZE IT PRIOR TO USE?AND IS IT STILL FITTING THE CARBOY PROPERLY,TO MANT TIMES WE TEND TO USE STOPPER THAT HAVE LIVED OUT THEIR USEFULNESS AND DON'T REALIZE THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTION,A POOR FITTING STOPPER IS A OXIDATION PROBLEM JUST WAITING TO OCCURS AND YOU THOUGH IT FIT? WENT THEY GET TO OLD THEY NO LONGER SEAL PROPERLY YOU SHOULD REPLACE THEM EVERY FEW YEARS THE EXPANSION IN THE ORIFICE WERE THE AIR LOCK ALSO STRETCHES OUT OF SHAPE AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT THE AIR LOCK IS 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN,NOT GOOD,SANATIZE YOUR ARE LOCKS ALSO IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO PREPARE ,TRY USING GLYCERIN TO FILL THEM WITH IT LAST A LOT LONGER THEN WATER ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE MANY OTHER ITEMS TO PAY ATTENTION TO OR YOUR GOING AWAY FOR A WHILE,ANOTHER SOURCE OF OXIDATION WHEN THE RUN DRY,REMEMBER .OXIDATION IS YOUR BIGGEST EMENY WINE WINE MAKING BE PROACTIVE AND TAKE THE TIME TO SET UP FOR THE LONG TERM AGING PROCESS OR JUST THE PROPER PROCESS IN GENERAL.<img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /><img src="/images/smilies/drinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dg" title="Drinking :dg" data-shortname=":dg" /></p><p></p><p></p><p> IN THIS ART FORM PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS MAKES A GREAT OVERALL DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME..<img src="http://www.myemoticons.com/emoticons/images/msn/new-emoticons/watching.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wy" title="Watching you :wy" data-shortname=":wy" /> FOR A LOT OF US JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WILL BE BUSY IN WINE WORKS,RACKING AND SUCH,TAKE THE TIME TO THINK OUT YOUR PLAN,DON'T OVER HANDLE.....<img src="/images/smilies/gun blazing.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":gb" title="Guns Blazing :gb" data-shortname=":gb" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joeswine, post: 386722, member: 7967"] [b]Air locks?[/b] :fshBY NOW ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE MADE FRESH JUICE FROM CALIFORNIA OR ITALY,OR EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE KIT BOND,WE ALL HAVE A LOT IN COMMON FIRST AND FOREMOST WE ALL USE SOME TYPE OF VESSEL TO STORE OR PREPARE IT IN,SECONDLY WE ALL ARE USING AIR LOCKS OF SOME TYPE,AND THIRDLY WE ALL USE SOME SORT OF A BUNG OR STOPPER TO HOLE IT IN PLACE.:gb THERE'S WERE YOU NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO: ASK YOUR SELF HOW ONE IS THE STOPPER? DID I SANITIZE IT PRIOR TO USE?AND IS IT STILL FITTING THE CARBOY PROPERLY,TO MANT TIMES WE TEND TO USE STOPPER THAT HAVE LIVED OUT THEIR USEFULNESS AND DON'T REALIZE THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTION,A POOR FITTING STOPPER IS A OXIDATION PROBLEM JUST WAITING TO OCCURS AND YOU THOUGH IT FIT? WENT THEY GET TO OLD THEY NO LONGER SEAL PROPERLY YOU SHOULD REPLACE THEM EVERY FEW YEARS THE EXPANSION IN THE ORIFICE WERE THE AIR LOCK ALSO STRETCHES OUT OF SHAPE AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT THE AIR LOCK IS 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN,NOT GOOD,SANATIZE YOUR ARE LOCKS ALSO IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO PREPARE ,TRY USING GLYCERIN TO FILL THEM WITH IT LAST A LOT LONGER THEN WATER ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE MANY OTHER ITEMS TO PAY ATTENTION TO OR YOUR GOING AWAY FOR A WHILE,ANOTHER SOURCE OF OXIDATION WHEN THE RUN DRY,REMEMBER .OXIDATION IS YOUR BIGGEST EMENY WINE WINE MAKING BE PROACTIVE AND TAKE THE TIME TO SET UP FOR THE LONG TERM AGING PROCESS OR JUST THE PROPER PROCESS IN GENERAL.:dg:dg:dg:dg:dg:dg:dg:dg:dg IN THIS ART FORM PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS MAKES A GREAT OVERALL DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME..:wy FOR A LOT OF US JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WILL BE BUSY IN WINE WORKS,RACKING AND SUCH,TAKE THE TIME TO THINK OUT YOUR PLAN,DON'T OVER HANDLE.....:gb [/QUOTE]
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