Can Wine be Degassed with Vibration?

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analog_kidd

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I noticed that when I move a container of wine that needs degassing, when I put it down it knocks free some carbonation. I was wondering if anyone ever tried to vibrate carbonation out of wine?

My idea would be a platform of some sort that you place a carboy on and it would vibrate, kind of like a vibrating sander would if it were upside down.

I would think that you could leave the airlock on and it would also help prevent introducing oxygen.

Is it a stupid idea?
 
Not a stupid idea at all! Years ago I ran the lab at a Pepsi-Cola plant. For testing the CO2 volume of the cola we would place the bottle in an ultra-sonic cleaner with the gauge attached, the vibrations instantly told us the volume of CO2 in the product. You may not want to go to ultrasonic range but a lesser range would certainly help degas the wine
 

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