What do you use to clean the topping hole area? Mine is getting pretty
dark, I don't want to ruin the wine an just don't know if this is an
issue or not. The barrel is pretty rough and has a lot of grain for
'stuff' to grow.


Should I be topping to just the base of the bung hole? I'm using a
rubber stopper to seal it and it just seems damp every topping, I'm
getting the stopper in tight as I can, I twist it in now and that seems
to seal well, it just seems wet. I rotate the barrel off center to
make sure it's a good seal.

Thanks,
Joe