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Hi,
started a batch of concord wine. first two days were ok... had processed all the grapes through a processor, which extracted much juice and some pulp... There was a decent cap for the first 2-3 days - a very mushy cap. After I removed it, then came.....THE FOAM! When I kept the lid on, the foam would build and push the lid up, aside a bit, and then spill out of the primary onto the floor. Ugh, what a mess.......it's been doing that for 2-3 days....the way to control the foam buildup is to keep the lid partly off, but then there are fruitflies. I put the lid back on after rinsing off the lid, and wiping off the walls of the primary, and soon the foam builds back up in a couple of hours. has any one ever have to deal with that? Any remedies? Last night I put spacers between my lid, which kept it up about 1/2 inch, and draped paper towelling around the open spaces to prevent fruitflies from getting in, and it did not spill for the first time in 2 days. But I hate to leave it open like that for too long. I'm trying to figure out what caused it....possibly mixing different sugars? regular granulated sugar, and then some of the dextrose I had left over because I ran out of normal sugar? could that have caused the excessive buildup of frothy foam? Freaky! hopefully, a fantastic wine! Thanks. Rick |
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