Tom_S
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I'm really bummed. I had two 5 gallon batches I'd been bulk aging that I hadn't checked on in a while, and found that the airlocks had gotten low enough that they let air into the carboy. What was 5 gallons of Concord and 5 gallons of Grenache Rosé turned into 10 gallons of turpentine.
I had washed all my bottles and was getting ready to bottle the Concord when I figured I'd better sample it. That's when I discovered the low airlock. I hoped for the best and that there was enough CO2 on the surface of the wine to prevent oxidation, I took a sample only to find that it was brown and smelled horrible. I still can't get the odor of oxidized wine out of my mind.
From now on I'm going to put a bit of cooking oil in the airlocks on top of the water when bulk aging.
I had washed all my bottles and was getting ready to bottle the Concord when I figured I'd better sample it. That's when I discovered the low airlock. I hoped for the best and that there was enough CO2 on the surface of the wine to prevent oxidation, I took a sample only to find that it was brown and smelled horrible. I still can't get the odor of oxidized wine out of my mind.
From now on I'm going to put a bit of cooking oil in the airlocks on top of the water when bulk aging.