VSR-Rich
Junior
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2018
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Hey guys,
I just racked my wine into a 5 gallon barrel yesterday. This morning the area around the bung was really red and moist, which means the wine was seeping out of the bung hole.
- Should I rack out of barrel, degas, then put back into barrel?
- Any concern if I left wine in barrel and used an airlock bung instead of a solid bung?
- How do I sanitize the barrel exterior and around the bung hole that has exposure to wine?
- Is there an easy way to clean up / rid of the red stain on the barrel exterior?
Appreciate any advice. I plan to take action tonight after I get home from work.
Photo of barrel: ignore the lighter red stains past the bung because I overfilled the barrel initially, which stained the exterior. I need your help to troubleshoot the deep red seepage.
I just racked my wine into a 5 gallon barrel yesterday. This morning the area around the bung was really red and moist, which means the wine was seeping out of the bung hole.
- Should I rack out of barrel, degas, then put back into barrel?
- Any concern if I left wine in barrel and used an airlock bung instead of a solid bung?
- How do I sanitize the barrel exterior and around the bung hole that has exposure to wine?
- Is there an easy way to clean up / rid of the red stain on the barrel exterior?
Appreciate any advice. I plan to take action tonight after I get home from work.
Photo of barrel: ignore the lighter red stains past the bung because I overfilled the barrel initially, which stained the exterior. I need your help to troubleshoot the deep red seepage.