Quick oxidation question

[Steed]

so I was about to go to sleep and noticed the airlock popped off at some point during today on my mead.

I put the airlock back on and it's bubbling correctly.

How long is too long for a gallon of mead to be exposed to open air?

 

[flars]

As long as CO2 is being produced the exposure to air is minimal. Any adsorption of oxygen would be scrubbed out by the CO2.

 

[Steed]

As long as CO2 is being produced the exposure to air is minimal. Any adsorption of oxygen would be scrubbed out by the CO2.

ok good; the airlock is still bubbling out co2 it must not have been exposed to oxygen too long luckily i caught it before i went to sleep

 

[Kungpao214]

Oh crap. While it sounds like you're fine, I think I'M screwed. This is my first attempt at making ANY type of alcoholic beverage and did not read about oxidation at all till this thread. I started a batch of Mango 3 days ago and it's in a brew bucket. I KNOW I'm going to have a bunch of head space in my carboy when I rack in a couple of weeks. Should (can) I add more liquid now while it's still "active"?

-Pao

 

[flars]

Oh crap. While it sounds like you're fine, I think I'M screwed. This is my first attempt at making ANY type of alcoholic beverage and did not read about oxidation at all till this thread. I started a batch of Mango 3 days ago and it's in a brew bucket. I KNOW I'm going to have a bunch of head space in my carboy when I rack in a couple of weeks. Should (can) I add more liquid now while it's still "active"?

-Pao

What?
You're hijacking a thread, but what are you brewing? What is a Mango? Why are you going to use a secondary vessel?

Adding liquid will just dilute your brew.

Start a new thread for answers to your predicament.

 

[Kungpao214]

What?
You're hijacking a thread, but what are you brewing? What is a Mango? Why are you going to use a secondary vessel?

Adding liquid will just dilute your brew.

Start a new thread for answers to your predicament.

Well which sin is worse. Starting a new "Hi, I'm new Here are my problems" thread of which there are an over abundance of? or simply asking a question whilst staying on topic once OP has already has received their answer?

While I'm being a smart ass.. I'm brewing beer. I just figured I'd post in a Mead forum.

(Now THAT is a proper thread jack LOL.)


But back to it. Thank you for your answer. I'm trying to think my way through the problem and if the problem was that I didn't add enough water to compensate for the headspace in my secondary vessel, I think I might be ok to "dilute" as it were.

 

[Steed]

Get an airlock and seal for the carboy but at this point you might have to sanitize the carboy and start a new brew. Check out the beer section of this forum they will know better as far as helping you. Good luck!