fermentation

[hotwine]

Johnny, please do some pretty thorough research on winemaking before you bottle your brew. If the yeast is still active at bottling, and you haven't provided a means for gas to escape, it could explode the bottle spontaneously, scattering glass fragments in all directions. It's kind of unnerving to have 'em go off in your garage in the middle of the night; been there, done that. Try to find a shop in your area that carries winemaking supplies, get a book on the subject, and some gas escape valves (can't remember the proper name for those plastic widgets), to allow carbon dioxide given off during fermentation to escape. You don't want to have to clean up the mess if it goes wrong. (An exploding wine bottle sounds an awful lot like a 12 ga shotgun blast. I've heard M26 grenades that didn't make as much noise. Of course, those were made by the lowest bidder.)

[This message has been edited by hotwine (edited 07-22-2001).]