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RomeoMike RomeoMike is offline
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With beer I can inject CO2 in the deadspace. Can I do the same with wine
to avoid oxidation?

William Frazier wrote:
> Romeo Mike wrote "air in the headspace...if there is a lot of it, bad for
> the wine?"
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> Romeo - YES! The air will oxidize wine...regardless of wine pH and proper
> SO2 level, exposure to air will ruin your wine. Leave no more than an 1/2
> to 1 inch space between the wine and air lock stopper.
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> BTW, if you hold your beer in a secondary keeping the same small headspace
> will result in better and less oxidized beer.
>
> Bill Frazier
> Olathe, Kansas USA
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