Stirring after racking at 40 day on the 5-20-40-90 schedule?

[buffalofrenchy]

Lately I have been doing the 5-20-40-90 Tim Vandergrift schedule on two WE reserve kits. At the 40 day mark when I rack for the second time into a clean carboy I notice some air bubbles getting trapped in the carboy as I fill it up. When I was done I used the drill attachment for a couple minutes to get this trapped gas out of the carboy. I also thought it was not a bad idea to get it mixed a little since I topped up with some wine. I was wondering if that's okay to stir it at that time or is there risk of oxidation or other negative consequences and therefore should leave it alone next time?
Thanks.

 

[JohnT]

If your wine s chemically balanced, you should be ok.

Did the wine taste bubbly (carbonated)? if so, stirring (or degassing) is a good idea.

If your wine tasted still (not carbonated) then it would probably be best to leave it alone.

Well balanced wine is very hardy. It will hold up to a limited amount of O2. I would, though, suggest that you dose with k-meta after stirring just to be safe.

 

[bkisel]

I don't think it will hurt. Days after bottling my very first batch of wine (RJS Pinot Noir Feb of 2013) I had to pour every single bottle back into a carboy so that more sediment could fall out before re bottling. I seem to remember RJS CS telling me to add some k-meta.