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Default Does anyone stir durring primary fermentation?

On May 4, 4:02 pm, "Dirty Harry" > wrote:
> There is a layer of foam on top of a cranberry wine I'm making that's been
> there for 2 days. Usually I'm finding this foam only lasts about a day for
> most of my kits (this one isn't a kit). Am I at a risk of something growing
> on top with all this foam? I didn't put any bentonite in at the start,
> should I have? Is it ok to stir the foam in? Thanks.


Sure, you can stir or just swirl if the container is small enough to
wobble. Nothing to clean if you wobble the container. I doubt the
foam is any different exposure wise than the wine.

Joe