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When you move to your secondary how much room do you leave at the top? I'm a little worried that if I fill it too full it will blow out the top of the airlock, but if I leave too much air in the top it will oxidize. Do you have any advice?

Just wanted to update everyone. I bought a few 1/2 gallon glass carboy to store excess I can use to top off my 5 gal carboy. I started my first batch last night so hopefully I will be able to use all of your advice in 4-5 days :) I think the primary fermentation is going well as I can hear it...

Lizerdking, I ended up putting the towel back over the container and taking the lid off. Do you think it would get enough air if I put the lid back on with the towel on the top? I won't screw the lid down, just set it on top. I guess this is a good opportunity to ask a question: Why do we...

Thanks for the feedback! I had a towel sitting on top but the strainer bag kept pushing up against it getting it wet. The lid that is on there isn't screwed down, it's just sitting on top. I went ahead and put the towel back on to let more air in. I guess a wet towel is better than no air...

I started my first ever batch of strawberry wine last night. It's bubbling away this morning which is a good thing I think :) Is it normal to have a bunch of "nasty" looking stuff at the top of the fermentation bucket during this process? I attached pics to see what I'm referring to. When I stir...

Thank you all for the great advice I sincerely appreciate it!! Rocky it looks like you fill your carboys to the bottom of the neck. I assume that's how full I should have each carboy after racking? Is there a magic number of times you should rack the wine? How do you know when you are ready to...

I'm a newbie getting ready to make my first batch of wine. I think I'm all set except for one thing. I have a 6 gallon bucket primary fermenter and a 5 gallon carboy. I have been reading that you shouldn't fill up the carboy all the way during the first racking because the fermentation might...