I have been reading a lot of the older posts here and realize proper degassing is very important. My first kit was not degassed completely.
I have made several island mist kits and one Cornucopia kit. The Cornucopia kit directions were to splash rack to carboy from primary at 1.020-1.000, degas with mix-stir and drill, then place air lock. This seemed to work very well.
It would seem the CO2 from degassing would fill the air space in the carboy by pushing the air (oxygen) out. And, there should be much less gas and foaming out of the carboy later, when degassing for fining. So, I am considering using this method for my next Island Mist kit as well.
Do you see any potential problems with this method. Is there something that I am missing here?
Thank you for your opinions.
I have made several island mist kits and one Cornucopia kit. The Cornucopia kit directions were to splash rack to carboy from primary at 1.020-1.000, degas with mix-stir and drill, then place air lock. This seemed to work very well.
It would seem the CO2 from degassing would fill the air space in the carboy by pushing the air (oxygen) out. And, there should be much less gas and foaming out of the carboy later, when degassing for fining. So, I am considering using this method for my next Island Mist kit as well.
Do you see any potential problems with this method. Is there something that I am missing here?
Thank you for your opinions.