Flower (dandelion) wine left in carboy w/ airlock for a year...

Will this be spoiled?



Like a superlatively bad parent, I left what I thought was my treasured wine in my good friend's basement for a year. I don't believe my friend's did my the favor of replacing the airlock with a solid stopper. I live in the Northwest, so the basement has stayed pretty cool all these months. As far as I know, things were kept pretty sterile and I used champagne yeast.

Thanks everyone!

One way to find out, first smell it, then taste it. Bet it will be ok. Let us know how it is. Arne.

Did the airlock have liquid in it still?

sour_grapes said:

Did the airlock have liquid in it still?

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He said his friend replaced the airlock with a solid stopper. Bet everything is just fine. Arne.

@Arne , I think you misread his post. He said "I don't believe my friend's did my [sic] the favor of replacing the airlock with a solid stopper." (Emphasis added.)

Hence my question!

Hi guys. No, I know they weren't taking care of it at all so the airlock probably ran out of water months ago. I need to go check on it ASAP. What do you think though? Would there be any chance that 6 mos can go by with no proper seal and have the batch still be good?

Thanks!

Still bet it is ok. Smell test, taste test. Good luck with it, Arne.

sour_grapes said:

@Arne , I think you misread his post. He said "I don't believe my friend's did my [sic] the favor of replacing the airlock with a solid stopper." (Emphasis added.)

Hence my question!

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LOL, you know I reread that post several times and still got it wrong. I know I went back and read it again and it still didn't get from the screen to my pea brain. Arne.

If it was in a carboy with little or no airspace I think it will be fine. But like Arne said. SMELL IT FIRST, , then taste it.