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Homemade Airlocks for Homemade Wine

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

The airlock or fermentation lock is an essential tool of wine making. This device allows carbon dioxide (CO2) to escape as yeast converts sugars into alcohol and CO2, without allowing oxygen or contaminants to get into the wine. Airlocks are … Continue reading →

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Sweeping the Wood Stove Chimney

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Chimney sweeping is the most important preventative maintenance a wood stove user performs. Burning wood inevitably creates ash and creosote that congeals on the inside of the chimney as the hot combustion rises through the flue, creating a clogging, highly … Continue reading →

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