Clearing the wine...

[Ben]

One of my kits has instructed me to remove bung and airlock and cover the demijohn with tissue held on with an elastic band (finings have just been added). This is to assist carbon dioxide release. I've done as instructed but I'm a bit sceptical about leaving my wine this open. I'm going on holiday for two weeks at the weekend and was planning on leaving it to clear while I'm away. However, I really don't want to leave it without the protection of the bung and airlock for all this time. Should I:

a) toss away the tissue and just use bung and airlock
b) keep the tissue covering it and swap back to bung/airlock at the weekend

or

c) leave it as it is until I get back?

The other kit I'm doing hasn't said anything like this so that is doing all its clearing with the bung/airlock in place.

[NorthernWiner]

"A" would be my choice.

[Ben]

Thanks, I've stuck the bung/airlock back in.

[lockwood1956]

Yup as steve says "A" is the way to go

then you can relax while on holiday


where you going by the way?

and is it an 18-30 hol?

[Ben]

Canary Islands - with parents and sister unfortunately. Should still be good though.

[lockwood1956]

Should certainly be warm (and a lot less wet than here)

we are off to Greece on the 28th, and then I'm off to St Louis for winepress.us winefest on Aug 22nd.....cant't wait.....you got your drinking boots on yet Steve?

[NorthernWiner]

Should certainly be warm (and a lot less wet than here)

we are off to Greece on the 28th, and then I'm off to St Louis for winepress.us winefest on Aug 22nd.....cant't wait.....you got your drinking boots on yet Steve?

Aye Bob. My body may be at work today but my head's already in St. Louie!