Cheap and easy degasser - Page 2

svengoat · 07-16-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Wade E

Good idea but I took it to the next level and use this aspirator pump to degas, rack, and filter when I need to. I never have to pick up full carboys ever as this set up will rack up hill no problem and i have a bad back so that important to me. This set up cost me about $85 on Ebay and degases a wine like no ones business and it has a gauge and adjustment.

I do medical supply and those negative wound vacs HAVE TO BE DECONTAMINATED!! I have a stack here that came off of patients and contain bodily fluids.. Make sure it's new or cleaned properly..

captianoats · 07-16-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gramps

Hey Brandon O...is there any other way to degass the wine...like maybe sitting it in the fridge and opening the cap every few days or so? Cheers

You can just stir the heck out of it. It will fizz up, let the bubbles dissipate, and repeat until the bubbles quit forming.

gramps · 07-17-2009, 02:40 PM

Thanks Brandon...I guess I will be here for awhile shaking this stuff up...maybe a1000 times. Cheers

bubbachunk · 12-22-2009, 06:29 PM

Found it pretty cheap on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Reynolds-Handi-Vac-Vacuum-Food-Storage-System_W0QQitemZ200373621815QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_ DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea732d437

Boerderij_Kabouter · 12-22-2009, 06:53 PM

This is how my brother and I do it for meads and wines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBZKZN-FYMY

That is an air compressor with the intake connected to the carboy hood. It is amazing how much CO2 is in solution.

We run that for about 30 minutes. It really takes a long time to remove the gas via suction so I would suggest a prolonged time like that.

I do not believe that a wine degasses itself in time under an air lock. I have tried several times and even aging under an air lock for 2 years was unsuccessful. Still had entrained gas.

jcobbs · 12-22-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wade E

I'm thinking you could use Brandon O's little battery powered suction pump and a setup like this to rack gallon jugs. Don't know about anyone else but to me racking from a gallon jug with an autosiphon is a bit of a pain. Too easy to stir up the lees and with a gallon it's too easy to mess up your whole batch and have to give up on racking/bottling for the day.

DaveAllen · 12-23-2009, 09:35 AM

For those interested in Brandon O's method, be aware that Reynolds has discontinued making that item. I couldn't find it locally in any store, but ordered one from Amazon, for a little more than Brandon paid for his.

Here's a link to Reynolds' product page for the item: Handi-Vac

Hinermad · 12-23-2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandon O

YOu won't pull any liquid up if you are working with a glass carboy, haven't tried out a BB tho.

As long as there's space between the liquid and the vacuum pump nozzle it won't pick up any liquid. You're not going to pull a full vacuum in the bottle anyway with that little pump, just lower the air pressure inside enough to let the dissolved gas bubble out. (OOTR: that's how deep sea divers get the bends.)

You could probably use that pump on a plastic bottle if you don't run it continuously, but instead run it for a couple of minutes at a time, or until you notice the bottle start to deform, and let the bottle breathe in between.

That's a really cool idea! Thanks for mentioning it.

Dave