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Fermentation Bucket Cover Review

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fermentation bucket cover

I like to ferment my juice in an open container giving the yeast plenty of oxygen during the first few days of fermentation.  The issue is that while I want oxygen, I want to keep all foreign objects out, including the fruit flies!  Here is a solution that I found that works great. Designed as a feed bucket cover, this inexpensive cover works great allowing the bucket to remain open during primary fermentation, yet it keeps the little critters out. Yeast enjoys a rich oxygen environment so […]

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Troubleshooting Fermentation Problems

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As we all know, fermentation is one of the critical stages of wine making. Without fermentation, it is impossible to create wine as the base process involves live organisms called yeast turning sugars into alcohol.  There may be times you may find that you have problems with the fermentation process. Usually, these problems will take the form of either fermentation that just does not occur at all (stuck) or else is too slow. One of the reasons that this may occur is that the temperature was either […]

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