I'm doing my first wine kit, a Vintners Reserve "Liebfraumilch".
Today I did step 3, "Stabilizing and Clearing."
This was my first time using a drill attachment for degassing. I started on high speed and a bunch of CO2 came out at once, causing it to overflow and lose maybe a cup of wine. Since I had to continue degassing after this (after it had calmed down), I'm worried all the headspace CO2 got pushed out of the carboy when it overflowed and then maybe mixed oxygen into the wine when I continued to degass. Should I worry about oxidation from this?
Also, to top up my carboy, I added a cup or two of (boiled&cooled) water to make up for the lost wine to narrow the headspace. Would this make any noticable difference in a 23L batch's taste? The person I'm making this for isn't a wine connoisseur or anything, and frankly this kit is a bit stronger than what they usually drink anyway.
Today I did step 3, "Stabilizing and Clearing."
This was my first time using a drill attachment for degassing. I started on high speed and a bunch of CO2 came out at once, causing it to overflow and lose maybe a cup of wine. Since I had to continue degassing after this (after it had calmed down), I'm worried all the headspace CO2 got pushed out of the carboy when it overflowed and then maybe mixed oxygen into the wine when I continued to degass. Should I worry about oxidation from this?
Also, to top up my carboy, I added a cup or two of (boiled&cooled) water to make up for the lost wine to narrow the headspace. Would this make any noticable difference in a 23L batch's taste? The person I'm making this for isn't a wine connoisseur or anything, and frankly this kit is a bit stronger than what they usually drink anyway.