So my plastic 5gal primary is leaking air around the seals. At this point, it's a minor amount. However, I have a mead batch in there, so I was wondering; I have two more nutrient additions that I'm going to do, which require opening it up and stirring. After the last addition, would it make sense to immediately siphon the must off into one of my 5gal glass carboys? As I understand the process, additional aeration at this stage isn't as serious a concern as it would be later, and as I plan on this cooking for a few weeks during primary fermentation, would it damage the must to transfer it so early in the process?
Or is a minor air leak a trivial issue and I should just sit back and let it do it's thing?
Or is a minor air leak a trivial issue and I should just sit back and let it do it's thing?