Gunk in airlock...now what?

[J-Dewey_1980]

I have 6 gallons of apple wine that has been bulk aging for 8 months. It was racked over once about 4 months ago. Shame on me greatly, but I hadn't changed the airlock in a few months. The wine looks great, the airlock was not dry, and there is wine right up to the correct level still. I sampled it and it tastes great. The issue is after I tried the sample I discovered, to my horror, some goopy junk inside the airlock.

So...now my very little experience with wine tells me to panic. What now? F0r now, I resealed with a santizied bung, new airlock, and clean solution.

Do I dose the wine with K meta? If so, any risk in running my drill/agitator from an adding oxygen standpoint? Other considersations or concerns?

 

[cmason1957]

I don't think you have done any permanent damage. I would pull out about a cup of your wine, add 1/4 tsp of kmeta (and maybe 1/2 tsp) to the cup, add back to your wine and stir it in gently. No need for drill stirring.

It's all good.

 

[J-Dewey_1980]

I don't think you have done any permanent damage. I would pull out about a cup of your wine, add 1/4 tsp of kmeta (and maybe 1/2 tsp) to the cup, add back to your wine and stir it in gently. No need for drill stirring.

It's all good.

I appreciate the advice and the fast reply. Thank you!