"Willie" > wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> It's my first wine batch.
>
> I'm about to rack my wine in another carboy. I have a big sediment and the
> new carboy will not be full. Everyone tells to complete the space wiht
> sterilized water. I heard someone was dooing that with a good bottle of
> wine. This looks like a great idea. Is it? May I spoil something if I do
> that?

No, but have you considered getting a smaller carboy? Home wine shops have
them in various sizes, and some combination of that plus smaller
bottles/jugs will allow you to keep the wine topped up so that it doesn't
spoil.

Tom S