Bubbles at top of bottle

[onin24eagle]

I bottled from the spigot today by letting the wine drain from the spigot right into the bottle. This created foam (somtimes a few inches) that quickly disipated into little bubbles on the top. Yes, I did cork them all. A couple of questions:




1. How to avoid this?


2. Should I be concerned ?

 

[smokegrub]

I am aware, as I am sure you are, that the generally accepted advice is to use a bottle filler and fill from the bottom up to avoid injecting oxygen. Nevertheless, I always bottle from the spigot--guess I am just lazy. I tilt the bottle and let the wine run down the side of the bottle and avoid most bubbles and vigorous aeration. The last bottle or so are filled using a funnel and get a lot of aeration. I haven't been able to discern any negative effects using my non-standard procedures. I am not encouraging you to do the same, just letting you know what my somewhat limited experience has been.

 

[onin24eagle]

Smokegrub,


Do you get the bubbles too? Good to know you haven't had any issues. I also have a white Zin ready to bottle, so I think I'll use the bottle filler this time to see what happens.

 

[masta]

Those bubbles are fine and nothing to worry about.

 

[smokegrub]

From my humble perspective, don't fret the bubbles. Bottle and enjoy your wine. And, yes, I occasionally get lots of bubbles.
Edited by: Smokegrub

 

[Wade E]

I bottle using a spigot often to but still use the wand and hose.

 

[smurfe]

Don't worry about the bubbles, they will disperse. I get them all the time using my bottling device.