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Default Storing of extra juice

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fishziblu > wrote:

> Hi to all,
> Apart from the main demijohn, I usually store extra juice in smaller
> demijohns/or bottles.
> I use this extra juice to fill up after racking.
>
> Please note that I am a very small wine producer. (70 bottles not
> more)
>
> However I never have the exact amount to fill all the container, and
> endup with a container
> filled with air. Over the fermentation period, this extra juice
> ferments to something of much lesser
> quality than the main one.
>
> Do you have any suggestions on this? Could I use tetrabrik containers,
> where I can remove as much air as I want.
>
> Thanks Fish


I would worry about BPAs and their ilk. I think the best option is to
stay with glass, and get a small cylinder of argon to displace the air.
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