Third batch ever. I have it in secondary, and have checked the gravity twice, so that I'll know when it's ready to bottle. I'm using a wine thief to take a sample, which means I have to take off the stopper of the carboy. Doesn't this release all the CO2 and introduce oxygen?
Taking a gravity reading = oxygen into the wort?
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Clonefarmer
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CO2 is heavier than Oxygen so there should be a protective blanket on top of the beer.
jds
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And even if you do get a bit of O2 in the beer, it will still turn out fine. Honestly, beer is pretty resilient stuff, and it takes a lot of effort to screw it up badly.
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