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Some advice needed

Hi

I started two batches of red wine the other day and put them behind a chair which was pretty close to a radiator. Had a look today and one of the tops from the air lock had been forced off and wine had come out.

Q) with no air lock in place for possibly a couple of days is there a problem with the wine?

Secondly

I started another new batch yetserday, which makes 4 demijohns on the go, 3 are frothy but one has no froth at all but the air lock still shows signs of bubbles passing through it, (this is not the same bottle as above), is this fermenting properly?

Thanks

Rodders

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Rodders
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If the wine is fermenting actively, there would be enough CO2 being generated to protect the wine in a demijohn, even without the airlock. It's only when the fermentation slows down that the wine needs protection with an airlock.

I ferment even my white wines in a large plastic bucket just covered by a towel and a frying pan lid until the sugar level gets down to about

8-9 deg Brix.

It is possible that your non-frothy ferment has gone quicker than the other three. I'd only be concerned if there are any stinky smells in this one (would indicate the yeast are struggling). You didn't mention if this non-frothy one is a different kind of grape, a different starting deg Brix/specific gravity, a different yeast, different yeast nutrient amounts, and/or closer to a heat source. All of these would affect the fermentation rate.

Gene

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gene

Thanks Gene, I will keep my eye on the non frothy one.

Rodders

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Rodders

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