I could really do with some advice. I have started my journey into home brew wine kits with the Beaverdale Rojo Tinto kit. It has been going a week now and the air lock has never really started to pop at any real rated at all and now it seems to have slowed right up to nearly stopped.
I gather that the best way of knowing what is really happening is to take a measurement with my hydrometer. I couldn't get an accurate reading of the starting gravity because the surface had a layer of bubbles so couldn't read it. If I am wanting to take a reading am I better taking some wine out into a sample tube? If so how do I best do this as I am terrified of infecting the wine with something not being sterilised enough.
Please help because I feel like my first kit is now spoilt.
