scottmd06 Well-Known Member Joined Sep 20, 2008 Messages 388 Reaction score 3 Location Phoenix, Arizona, USA Sep 25, 2010 #1 Havent made a wine before. If theres a pink foam floating in my grape must is that an indication that its fermenting?
Havent made a wine before. If theres a pink foam floating in my grape must is that an indication that its fermenting?
ChshreCat Well-Known Member Joined Aug 16, 2008 Messages 11,516 Reaction score 589 Location Camano Island Sep 25, 2010 #2 yup
OP OP scottmd06 Well-Known Member Joined Sep 20, 2008 Messages 388 Reaction score 3 Location Phoenix, Arizona, USA Sep 25, 2010 #3 Ok great. Will the little amount of yeast I used reproduce or will the wine just ferment slowly?
ChshreCat Well-Known Member Joined Aug 16, 2008 Messages 11,516 Reaction score 589 Location Camano Island Sep 25, 2010 #4 Did you aerate before pitching? If you did, they will eat up the O2 and reproduce and then start fermenting. Either way, you should be fine.
Did you aerate before pitching? If you did, they will eat up the O2 and reproduce and then start fermenting. Either way, you should be fine.
OP OP scottmd06 Well-Known Member Joined Sep 20, 2008 Messages 388 Reaction score 3 Location Phoenix, Arizona, USA Sep 25, 2010 #5 I opened the fermenter and its nice and foamy now. Very active fermentation. Im letting oxygen in as Yooper suggests. Whats my next step? Add the airlock in a couple days and just let it sit like a beer batch?
I opened the fermenter and its nice and foamy now. Very active fermentation. Im letting oxygen in as Yooper suggests. Whats my next step? Add the airlock in a couple days and just let it sit like a beer batch?