what to do with frothing wine ?

[lancslad]

ive got a blackcurrant wine on the go in a 5 litre water bottle i started yesterday and its been bubbling away lovely but now im getting a frothing problem.

the top of the actual brew is about 3 inch from the rim and was starting to get into the airlock so now ive took airlock of and put a balloon on with pin prick . will this be ok ?
See photo http://flic.kr/p/aEgRBz

 

[Mark1964]

could it be because you dont have an airlock on it looks like the c02 is going back into the wine

 

[lancslad]

ive only just put the balloon on . its had the airlock on since yesterday mate i dont know im new to all this. i thought the froth was coming because its fizzing away brilliantly ?

 

[klaus]

ive only just put the balloon on . its had the airlock on since yesterday mate i dont know im new to all this. i thought the froth was coming because its fizzing away brilliantly ?

Well it is but you should keep a bigger gap in the early days, say at 4 litres and then top up when things are quieter.
What you could do to avoid a mess: put the airlock back on and then put FV into a black bag to contain any spillage

 

[Kirk]

From the post it reads that you started the whole lot off in the 5 litre water bottle. The first ferment is often the most vigorous and so produces froth/foam.

What I do, and I believe most, is to throw the lot into a 2 gallon bucket and do the initial ferment in this. I cover it with a tea towel and stir twice a day.

When the initial fermentation hs died down a bit, 4-5 days then it gets transferred into a DJ, or suitable container to fit with an airlock. At this transferal it also goes through a sieve to catch the fruit pulp.

 

[lancslad]

I'm doing the wine with cordial so no need to sieve it but lesson learnt as in not to fill
So high next time and maybe I'll invest in a bucket . I have put the propper airlock on now and stood it in a tuppaware tub to catch the overflow of throth .