jerseyhomewine
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I have a serious problem regarding a batch of Merlot in MLF. Currently I have 22 gallons of wine in a stainless steel tank that has a floating lid on top. The wine has been in there for 2 weeks and it smells like oxygen has gotten into the tank.
The wine smelled very good going into the tank after pressing and racking off the gross lees, but now smells like a bottle of wine that has been opened for many days.
I just realized today that the plastic marble-valve/air lock on the floating lid was not screwed on tightly enough (I saw wine seeping through the sides of the airlock) and it appears that air has been getting into the wine for the past two weeks. I'm freaking out now thinking that I have ruined everything I worked so hard for and am in desperate need of advice.
Is my wine ruined? Is there anything I can do to reverse this process? There is no SO2 in the wine. Please help!!!
The wine smelled very good going into the tank after pressing and racking off the gross lees, but now smells like a bottle of wine that has been opened for many days.
I just realized today that the plastic marble-valve/air lock on the floating lid was not screwed on tightly enough (I saw wine seeping through the sides of the airlock) and it appears that air has been getting into the wine for the past two weeks. I'm freaking out now thinking that I have ruined everything I worked so hard for and am in desperate need of advice.
Is my wine ruined? Is there anything I can do to reverse this process? There is no SO2 in the wine. Please help!!!