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krism

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Hello everyone, hoping to get some advice on my first wine. Last sunday I started a one gallon batch of blueberry wine. Checked the SG last night and it was under .990. Tried to siphon with the racking cane that came with my kit and could not get a siphon started at all, I even tried sucking on the tube but it always stopped immediately after I stopped sucking. So after an hour of frustration I got a funnel and very slowly poured it into my carboy. I knew when doing this that it was probably a very bad idea. I've got the airlock on now but is the wine going to be too oxidized? I think I'm going to pick up a mini auto siphon for future use. Also should I add campden if the sg was that low? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Kris
 
You have a crack in your siphon tube! Looks closely!
1 pour is not the end of the world. You'll be OK. Oxidation is a long-term thing.
I usually do a half-dose of campden.
 
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