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Oops, first attempt and it's exploded out the top of the airlock lol
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Start it off in a bucket next time (one with a lid) and after it's stopped fizzing like a demented fizz-bomb put it in a demijohn. -
Was going to say exactly the same - had that problem the first time I made raspberry wine.Originally posted by alldigging View Post
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
Which one are you and is it how you want to be?Comment
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I have also seen the suggestion of putting an airlock into the lid of a big plastic bucket too. Hot glue gun was suggested!Comment
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I've not got a hot glue gun nor the funds to get one. I've a fermenting bucket that will have to do during first fermentation.
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I just stand the demijohn inside a big bucket or on a deep gravel tray for the first 48 hrs in case it gets too " enthusiastic".
Saved my neck from the wrath of swmbo on many occasions
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remember.........only the dead fish go with the flow
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This is the best to add an airlock to a bucket Grommet for Airlock From The Home Brew Shop UK with demijohns its best to fill them to well below the neck then top up after fermentation slows.Comment
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My OH put demijohn of pear cider outside for first 48hrs on Sunday, under a table. He checked on it this evening to find that rubber bung had shot off and there was a dead but very happy massive slug floating in the cider!! Nice!!
What a waste! We will keep it in the house next time.
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Yummy slug cider! I'm happy I've now just got a pink table, wouldn't fancy losing the lot.Originally posted by Green Gerkin View Post
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Sorry - bit late to add much!
But for what it's worth, I leave 'lively' wines in the bucket to go mad for a few days, but if I'm dubious when I come to put them in the dj, I split the bucket into two for a week or so, so they have more room.
Rhubarb always goes a bit crackers for a few days - really frothy; and redcurrant is like a lava lamp with lots of sediment billowing up and settling back down again.Comment
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the simplest solution is not to fill the demijohn right up to begin with - give it space for the initial rapid ferment - top up when it's settled a bitComment
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I always start wines off in a lidded bucket. No need to have an air-lock fitted as the CO2 produced will keep the wine safe from spoilage. When the initial wild fermentation has died down, then transfer to a demijohnComment
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Thankfully they don't drink muchOriginally posted by Green Gerkin View Post
I really was about to say just strain it though muslin but the more I think about it........YUCK!!!
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