Skeeter pee started

[chris400]

Just piched yeast and started my skeeter pee do i need to seal my primary and put a air lock on it or can i just lay my lid on top

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[JDesCotes]

I lay my lid on top with a dish towel draped over it.

Others don't even use a lid and simply fasten a dish towel to stay on it with tape or elastics or bungee cords.

SP needs oxygen in the primary

 

[JDesCotes]

Only time for an airlock is when you rack off the gross lees and SG is < 1.000

 

[chris400]

Ok thanks

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[cmason1957]

I have done ferments both with lids snapped down and airlock and with no lid. Both work just fine and I have noticed limited differences no matter what.

I do stir the must at least twice and often three times a day, similar to the pump overs that the large wineries do.

 

[chris400]

Ok i will start my stiring tomarrow morn as i work a 7 to 7 midnight shift. I did have time for a quick glance today though before i left and i could here a slight fizzing sound already

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