Chiumanfu
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I'm experimenting with different methods of degassing wine with a vacuum pump and I'm interested in hearing what you guys do and what may work better than others.
Method 1 - Splash racking. I see the majority of videos on youtube of people splash racking to rack and degas at the same time. I've never tried but I can see the potential of a lot of oxidation.
Method 2 - Holding a vacuum. Pull 20-24inHg and leave it for a certain period. How long do you usually need? What are the signs that the degassing is complete?
Method 3 - Tube clamp. Shown here
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJ5rYeBR3w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJ5rYeBR3w[/ame]
I like this one because you can kill two birds with one stone (racking and degassing) and it seems like oxidation is minimal but how effective is it at removing CO2?
Thoughts, comments?
Method 1 - Splash racking. I see the majority of videos on youtube of people splash racking to rack and degas at the same time. I've never tried but I can see the potential of a lot of oxidation.
Method 2 - Holding a vacuum. Pull 20-24inHg and leave it for a certain period. How long do you usually need? What are the signs that the degassing is complete?
Method 3 - Tube clamp. Shown here
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJ5rYeBR3w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJ5rYeBR3w[/ame]
I like this one because you can kill two birds with one stone (racking and degassing) and it seems like oxidation is minimal but how effective is it at removing CO2?
Thoughts, comments?
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