Vacuum Degassing
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While we're on that subject, Here's what I did yesterday. I went to degas a Ragina Riesling I'm making. After degasing for 30 minutes it was still bubbling away. Having been the first time I've used my ALL in One Pump to degass I started wondering if I was not seeing C02 bubbles (they were large and plentiful) even though everything I've learned says they were. Getting impatient with this I decided that I would just re-rack using the ALLINONE. Having come from the ONLY 5 gallon carboy I have, I racked it (using the pump) in to a six gallon carboy, then right back into the 5 gallon. I added Sulfate and finishing junk. it appears to be clearing so I must have remove most of the CO2 but 30 minutes???? Is racking with a Vacuum pump a better way to degas or is this just a gassy batch of wine?
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