Air space in carboy

[jody]

I am transferring my 23L batch of red wine into the carboy from the bucket(after 7 days of primary fermentation) now that the specific gravity is .998.

I am transferring into a Better Bottle that is 22.7L. Is it okay that there will be no air space (other than whats in the neck) in the carboy?

I have used this carboy before in this stage and it was quite a pain as the carboy can't be moved easily when it is full without the wine overflowing. I plan to transfer to my glass carboy after a few more weeks for degassing and clearing, which has amble space to do this.

I want to utilize the two carboys I have (Better Bottle and my glass one) so that I don't have to transfer back into the bucket for my next rack, as I want to use my bucket for another batch.

Thanks in advance for advice.

 

[bkisel]

Plug your bung hole when it is time to move your BB, I think that will work. I'm able to move my BBs with bung in place and no plug and do so without any spillage. Even with a full into, the neck, BB it is pretty hard to splash up and through the about 3/8" bung airlock hole.

 

[dralarms]

Yes it's fine.

 

[BernardSmith]

My plastic and glass carboys are always filled while they sit in crates. The plastic is not deformed when I lift or carry them so there is no spillage, and with glass, a crate is easier to lift and move and so there is far less risk of the glass slipping and smashing on the floor.

 

[jody]

Great! Thanks for answering my question and also thanks for the great tips.

 

[bkisel]

My plastic and glass carboys are always filled while they sit in crates. The plastic is not deformed when I lift or carry them so there is no spillage, and with glass, a crate is easier to lift and move and so there is far less risk of the glass slipping and smashing on the floor.

I have a hauler sling that I'll sometimes use with my glass carboys but never thought to use it with my plastic carboys. I think it should work...