Excellent Steve, that is a pretty much perfect answer - my mind is at ease. There is nothing big floating just a lot of
oak chips in foam.

Many thanks, Jim


"Steve" > wrote in message ...
> Jim:
>
> I run a small Ferment on Premises, and make a lot of Vineco kits
> (although not that one). I do not stir while in the primary fermenter
> UNLESS one of two conditions.....
>
> 1) I take an sg reading and am not transferring to a carboy. This
> usually means that the wine has not reached around 1.000 by day 7. I
> stir then because ( IMHO), this a) wakes up the yeast, and b)
> replenishes the CO2 layer over the wine. [FYI, for me , many Vineco
> reds are .992 to .996 by day 7]
>
> 2) There is something big floating. Not likely unless you're doing
> one of their grape pack kits, or you wish to stir under the oak cubes
> that come with one or two kits.
>
> Steve