Primary Fermentation Continued
So I am in day three of my primary fermentation and the yeasts are going wild. From what I have read, the first couple days of fermentation, the yeast are just growing and are more interested in reproducing than they are in converting sugar to alcohol. Now in day three, I can hear them fixing in their vessel from about 10 feet away. The air-lock, which is filled half way with distilled water, is bubbling up a storm. I still have about 5 days left before the next stage and I am excited to move the must from the solid primary fermentation vessel to the clear carboy for secondary fermentation.
I never though watching a little piece of plastic (the air-lock) with bubbling water could be so exciting. But I guess that is the science geek in me.
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January 11th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Nice site, pretty cool actually. I too have been making my own wine from kits. I have just completed my seventh batch. I by all of my equipment and juice from a company called lets do wine .com. I find them to be better then kraus. look them up. They even run a contest once a year on home made wines. I never won. I have also been making wine from from grapes the old fashion way since I could walk with my father. It is just a bit more involved and I really dont have the time and the money right now.
January 16th, 2007 at 9:43 am
What brand of kit do you uses. This batch is using the Vineco Ken Ridge California Connoisseur. There is a local store that carries a full line of Winexpert kits, so I plan on trying on of them next. Thanks for the link and drink up.