wstrouse
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This is my first try at making wine and I've already got two mistakes under my belt.
I started the recipe 5 days ago and added the yeast 4 days ago (12 hours later). For some reason I fitted the airlock right away to my primary which is a 2 gallon bucket and sealed the lid, plus I didn't activate the yeast, just added it dry to the mixed ingredients.
Two days later I realized my mistake and removed the airlock. I'm thinking I'm still OK, the airlock was bubbling away for two days and the mix was foamy on top. Hopefully the extra headspace helped counter the airlock the first two days and it just may take a little longer to ferment?
Should this still ferment OK? I tried to take a hydrometer reading, but my hydrometer is too big and hits the bottom of the bucket (and my secondary carboy too) out before it can get a reading. Thanks.
I started the recipe 5 days ago and added the yeast 4 days ago (12 hours later). For some reason I fitted the airlock right away to my primary which is a 2 gallon bucket and sealed the lid, plus I didn't activate the yeast, just added it dry to the mixed ingredients.
Two days later I realized my mistake and removed the airlock. I'm thinking I'm still OK, the airlock was bubbling away for two days and the mix was foamy on top. Hopefully the extra headspace helped counter the airlock the first two days and it just may take a little longer to ferment?
Should this still ferment OK? I tried to take a hydrometer reading, but my hydrometer is too big and hits the bottom of the bucket (and my secondary carboy too) out before it can get a reading. Thanks.