De-Gassing

[lockwood1956]

I can't get the link to work but I would love one of those swivel sticks. Or even a vacuum pump. I've a birthday coming up very soon so about how much are they?

My whizstick cost me £12 it works in 1 gallon and 5 gallon demijohns

the vacuvin I hink is about £7
and the orange caps for carbuoys/demijohns is about £3

[Axl]

Bob,

I was led to belive that the wine would degass by itself, as i intend to mature the wines for a very long time, 3, 1 gallon DJ's maturing now for 3 months, i hope to leave them for over a year or more. Should i start to think about doing as you have posted in this thread? or is it ok to leave them?

[jak]

Bloody hell they look good, will they fit demi johns?

[lockwood1956]

Bob,

I was led to belive that the wine would degass by itself, as i intend to mature the wines for a very long time, 3, 1 gallon DJ's maturing now for 3 months, i hope to leave them for over a year or more. Should i start to think about doing as you have posted in this thread? or is it ok to leave them?

Yes you are quite right if you leave them a year they will degass themselves

[lockwood1956]

Bloody hell they look good, will they fit demi johns?

the whiz stick will fit a 1 gallon Demijohn the orange cap won't

however you can rig up a degassing top for 1 gallon demijohns

i will go rig one up and take a photo of it now
BRB
Bob

[lockwood1956]

OK here we go

1 Gallon demijohn fitted with safety bung

[lockwood1956]

take 1 vacuvin and one bored bung

[lockwood1956]

Insert bung into vacuvin

[lockwood1956]

Press reasonable firmly...firm enough to make a seal and suck a few times on the vacuvin......


VOILA!

Vacuum createdand bubbles flow from the wine

[aqua]

OK here we go

1 Gallon demijohn fitted with safety bung

whats a safety bung?

[lockwood1956]

A bung fitted with a one way valve

so gasses can escape but air cant get in.

regards
Bob

[aqua]

thats really good fun shaking it and listening to the fizz when you take your hand away

simple things eh

[Deadlydes]

The majority of wines will have de-gassed naturally within 6 months and certainly within a year.

i just shake mine for a few minutes (when i add stabilisers) releaseing the pressure as and when necessary. leave 24hrs and add fineings
works for me

[Deadlydes]

i didnt mean to quote you david

[aqua]

I shake and shake mine and still gas is coming out