I've done 5 kits now. 3 of them have been fine, but two have had gas issues. The latest is an 'Island Mist' kit. I have the little Zip-Loc vacuum pump thingey that I used during the de-gas cycle, and I stirred the heck out of the wine at that time as well. I did this because my first kit was a disaster due to gas issues.
I got ready to bottle the latest kit today, and it still has MAJOR gas issues. I have the first bottle sitting in front of me with one of those 'vacu-vin' vacuum capper thingeys on it, and it's bubbling like boiling water, and has been for 10 minutes now - obviously there is still a TON of gas in the wine.
I can live with this kit - it's just a wine-cooler kit. But I want to fix this problem before I start doing fancier, more expensive kits.
So, what am I doing wrong if I am stirring like crazy and using the small electric pump to suck out more gas, over the course of 15 to 20 minutes ? And, within a reasonable cost, what's the best thing to get to make this problem go away for good ? I see the 'winegasgetter' device - is that going to solve my problem ? If so, what kind of compressor do I need to do a single carboy at a time ? Is there some other solution that works better.
I'm tired of these gas issues
Thanks !
I got ready to bottle the latest kit today, and it still has MAJOR gas issues. I have the first bottle sitting in front of me with one of those 'vacu-vin' vacuum capper thingeys on it, and it's bubbling like boiling water, and has been for 10 minutes now - obviously there is still a TON of gas in the wine.
I can live with this kit - it's just a wine-cooler kit. But I want to fix this problem before I start doing fancier, more expensive kits.
So, what am I doing wrong if I am stirring like crazy and using the small electric pump to suck out more gas, over the course of 15 to 20 minutes ? And, within a reasonable cost, what's the best thing to get to make this problem go away for good ? I see the 'winegasgetter' device - is that going to solve my problem ? If so, what kind of compressor do I need to do a single carboy at a time ? Is there some other solution that works better.
I'm tired of these gas issues
Thanks !