Stopped blew off while aging wine

[chipdouglas415]

I was finalizing my aging and realized that my stopper blew off. Yeast is still a bit active so there is some pressure. The zip tie I was using to hold the stopper down got misaligned and stopper came off. I am not sure how long the wine has been sitting with out a cap. Looking at the wine there was not mold that i could see. Is this batch ruined or can i continue to age and monitor?

 

[crushday]

In my opinion, your wine is fine. With continued yeast activity there's enough CO2 protecting the wine from its mortal enemy, oxygen. Even without yeast activity, there's enough CO2 dissipating from a carboy to provide the same barrier for a while especially knowing your stopper blew off.

I've had that heart stopping activity a few times myself...

 

[winemaker81]

I agree with @crushday.

The zip tie I was using to hold the stopper down got misaligned and stopper came off.

Why was the stopper ziptied down? You do NOT want a glass container not designed to handle pressure, e.g., beer or champagne bottle, subjected to pressure. If the pressure exceeds the container's strength, it can explode.


EDIT: I mean that beer & champagne bottles are designed to withstand pressure -- other containers are not.

 

[balatonwine]

I agree with @crushday that your wine is probably fine.

I agree with @winemaker81. Best to use an air lock till you know all fermentation is done and all CO2 is gone (which can take months).