Degas.... With pictures!

[bpowell88]

Hey guys and gals!

Yet another degas thread.... I have split up my petit Verdot into 2 carboys for easier degassing.... Ill rejoin them after.... Is this much gas from 3 gallons common? It just keeps coming?

 

[ejiang]

wow, I never get even 1/10th of the amount. I used the long spoon and the drill mount stainless thing. What did you use?

 

[rob]

Very odd, to say the least

 

[grapeman]

It looks like you are whipping the snot of of that because of the increased space over it. Don't run the drill on high. Pulse it and keep reversing direction for a more effective degassing. You should not get that much gas if it is ready to degas.

 

[bpowell88]

This wine had been sitting for about a month in the Carboy. I used short bursts and that's just what happened... Hmm... Maybe ill try the shake test

 

[ibglowin]

Is this wine from a kit or ?????

 

[bpowell88]

Yes Ibglowin it is the WE Petit Verdot...

 

[Tom_S]

Wow, with that much CO2 in it I think I would have added some priming sugar and bottled it as a sparkling wine.

 

[bpowell88]

Lol Tom I'm not sure what the deal is... May let it rest then just try the vac u vin and see if that gets anything else...

 

[Impiryo]

With how shallow the wine is, I would suspect that much of that foam is due to the agitated wine trapping the air above it, which definitely leaves me concerned about introducing oxygen.

 

[ejiang]

I agree with Impiryo. And I have to admit that I laugh to tears whenever I check the picture.

 

[bpowell88]

I agree with Impiryo. And I have to admit that I laugh to tears whenever I check the picture.

Haha, so do I... I just figured since it seemed to have so much gas splitting it up into 2 containers would work faster... apparently not! Live and learn right? I did the shake test today and no bubbles. Also hooked up a vac u vin and barely any bubbles came up.

 

[pete1325]

Looks like a winebeer float.........you got any ice cream in there?