Degassing a gallon

[rogueit]

Next week I am going to rack off my primary onto a couple cups of blackberries. My question is can I use an immersion blender to degas before adding the blackberries? The blade is metal and I know with some other yeast products, it's bad to use metal.

Thanks,
Rogue

 

[fatbloke]

Not heard that one.........

Because it would mean that all the commercial wineries etc are doing it wrong!

If its still fermenting then no. If its finished fermenting then yes. If you want to retain the sugars in the fruit, you'd need to rack onto sulphite/sorbate to stabilise first.

 

[lawpaw]

I've found the best way to degass is to hook up a tube to a short piece of racking cane put through you bung, then just suck on the end to create a vacuum.

I always put the gallon higher than my mouth so no mouth grossness makes its way into the bottle. I would never blow into the carboy, but sucking should be fine. I break the seal at the carboy just to be safe.

Be prepared for a volcano when you do this, short bursts at first work best.