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Thanks - so just to be clear, the presence of foam isn't necessarily trapped CO2 - especially given how long i've been bulk aging (8+months) and how many times I've racked/degassed with the AIO (3x) - and most likely just foam from agitation under pressure?

AIO pumps and degasses in a vacuum so no oxygen/air actually mixes in during the process. Thanks for the response. Hopefully someone more familiar with AIO/degassing with it can chime in too.

Hey guys - I've been bulk aging a kit wine (5gallon batch) for about 8months at this point. About 3 months ago i got the All-in-One pump to help with racking/degassing on other batches I've started. When I first racked the kit wine using the AIO - the amount of foam head was amazing - clearly a...

^Thanks. It's just a bummer. My wine looked beautiful when testing it in the glass...so not really sure how I could have known not to bottle - other than being too new at this! Definitely a learning experience...

Hey guys - I had a kit wine on extended maceration in a carboy for about 4.5 months (Lodi Cab). S.G. was good at .992. I decided to bottle b/c I was nervous about too much "head room" between the stopper and the wine (a few inches) and didn't want to risk it (and didn't want to taint my batch...