As Tom S said, a smaller carbouy is a good move - however - if you are going
to top up, this will be ok but do check that this wine is not 'corked' as
it'll spoil the whole lot!!!
"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?
>
> Thanks
>
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