If you cleaned you arm well I wouldn't worry but not owning a carboy at this
stage could be a much bigger problem! You wine should not be in contact with
the amount of surface air your bucket is providing. THAT will ruin your wine
if it's not already...
Louise)

"Nocontamino?" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
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> I am in the process of brewing a 15L. BK Chardonnay kit following the 180
> day process taken from Jack Keller's website.
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> Now I just finished the Day 80 "racking cycle", but during the racking I
> found that my tap was leaking (I use food grade Fermenters dedicated for
> Wine, as I don't own a glass carboy.yet). Being almost at the half way
mark,
> total panic came over me and the only solution I could come up with was to
> wash and sterilize my arm and fasten the tapbolt by putting my arm in the
> wine. Yeah fine! it's OK to laugh.
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> Now the $64.000 question, did I just waste 80 precious days of wine making
> and contaminate my batch beyond repair?
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> Any feedback would be highly appreciated
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> Thanks.
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