On Dec 9, 4:19*pm, Dave > wrote:
> I'm a new winemaker and have a question about filling up the carboy
> after racking. The standard advice is to use water, a similar wine, or
> a smaller carboy. Would it be possible to add something to the carboy
> to bring up the volume? There are food grade balls made of plastic,
> rubber, glass, metal, etc. Maybe a handful of marbles or stainless
> steel ball bearings for those of use with limited budgets. <g>
>
> Has anyone ever tried this?
>
> thanks,
>
> dave

There are some inert gasses you can put into the void. I do not
recall which ones use but any midsized winery would know.