Wine kit making a leaking gas or air sound

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Hi all I started I batch of wine yesterday it's my first time at wine and I just checked it and its makin a sound like its leaking air or gas I have an air lock fitted to top and its bubbling away is this normal
 
Ste said:
Hi all I started I batch of wine yesterday it's my first time at wine and I just checked it and its makin a sound like its leaking air or gas I have an air lock fitted to top and its bubbling away is this normal

Yep. Yeast generates CO2 consuming oxygen and sugar.
 
Hi all I started I batch of wine yesterday it's my first time at wine and I just checked it and its makin a sound like its leaking air or gas I have an air lock fitted to top and its bubbling away is this normal

That's how it works.
 
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