How to Degas Wine or Mead with a Vacu Vin!

Can you Degas Wine or Mead with a Vacu Vin Winesaver? Though not intended for this purpose, it's been told to us over and over we should try it. The Vacu Vin Winesaver is meant to remove air from the bottle and seal it up so wine doesn't spoil. But we're going to try removing the CO2 from our brew and see how it does. Can you really degas a wine or mead with a vacu vin winesaver?
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#degassingmead #degassingwine

[@johnleyshon2581]

Learned a valuable lesson yesterday. Don't add sugar to a brew before you degas! It was an explosion of froth and wine! I lost about a quarter of my brew all over the table, floor, and other things I had around. Lesson learned!!!!

[@yourmetalgod69]

Mix it up with water first and it won't do it.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Then you are diluting it though…

[@yourmetalgod69]

Can mix it with a cup of the mead itself out side the main container. You just have to get any powder you want to put in wet before you put it in to keep it from foaming up. Sugar is unique in it takes very little to dissolve it if you apply heat so dilution can be mitigated in more than one way... it is better to lose.001 gravity point for adding a tiny bit of water than half the brew due to foaming

[@adontee1960]

Greetings, I'm new to wine making. I purchased everything new! My question is what do I use to initially cleanse my stuff with or can I just use starsan? ​@@CitySteadingBrews

[@katebailey1544]

I wonder if one of those hand vacuum sealers would do the same thing so you don’t have to pump and it can degas from a smaller hole. I might try it just to see. I use mine quite a bit to get air out and vacuum seal some of my extracts.

[@surgonan]

The stoppers fit perfectly on a 3 piece airlock. Just take off the cap and floater and put the winesaver stopper on top of the tube part. I have a few broken 3 piece airlocks that I keep just for using the winesaver to degas.

[@qualtastic3973]

This is what I do.

[@larrykaster420]

They fit inside an s lock too

[@heyporcupine]

I used the electric "food saver" and it works great too.

[@colinsage6203]

do you have a link for what you mean?

[@usafirst79]

This is what I use. Just use the tube. The must looks like it's boiling it so effective

[@Hagrid1313]

i got a vacuum machine to make plastic bags to store food (no idea if thats the same i'm not english/american) i guess if i use the external tube that would work

[@usafirst79]

@@Hagrid1313 yes its the same

[@piercedupdude]

Ahh good idea, I already have one of those for canning.

[@lsmiii]

I used to think that wine savers were the lamest invention ever. Man up and drink the whole bottle. Jeez. Now I see that they do have a real purpose.

[@edgardfr]

Hey, great suggestion. A piece of advice that I learned the hard way... I was using this in a small mouth carboy with the airlock bung on. It made such a large vacuum that the bung got sucked in without notice (the widest part of the bung was significantly wider that the mouth of the carboy). I had no spare bungs or carboys so I had to bottle that day even though I wasn't planning to do it yet (fortunately it was ready to bottle, just a bit cloudy). Lesson: either fit the vacuvin stoppers directly on the carboy or if you're using the bung make sure you don't pump further when you hear the click and wait a while before pumping again... Also keep an emergency bung and carboy handy I guess!

[@CitySteadingBrews]

wow!

[@edgardfr]

@@CitySteadingBrews I know haha. After racking I managed to pull the bung out though so I didn't loose anything, nor my mead, bung nor carboy.

[@AlbertCarterMSOM]

Too funny. I just tried this two weeks ago for the first time. I was blown away by the results. I like it because you can see the gasses coming out. I question myself when using the stirring method.

[@therbstewart]

Hey guys! My brother and I are going to start our first mead soon, so I will definitely pull out my old vacu vin (that I never use anymore). Just wanted to also let you know, you don't have to pull the stopper out of the bottles to break the seal-if you press the little 'nub' at the center of the top of the stopper towards the side it will release the vacuum (at least it does on my old ones). Love ALL the videos, thanks!

[@heartemisart700]

Perfect! I have had this gadget laying around for a decade now and there's never enough left in the bottle to need it, lol, but now, degassing!

[@rr-zx9kk]

Try this. Use a 1.5 to 2” piece of 5/16 racking tubing inserted through the top of the 1 gallon fermenter wide mouth lid. Then (after everything is sanitized of course) slip the piece of tubing in place of the airlock. Now sit the wine lock piece on top of the tubing and pull the vacuum. The tubing piece will pull down into the jar. Don’t have to worry about losing vacuum. I use this regularly since this video. Just a new and improved method. Just cut the piece of tubing as level as possible, but I’ve found out if it’s close it works. Robert

[@fgconnolly4170]

it's good to see that this channel is constantly getting more and more subscribers

[@familielandman6229]

Forgot those exist. My parents used these when i was a kid 20+ years ago. Thanks for bringing back good memories. I might see if they still have it and use it as you suggested..

[@BitterRealityBrewing]

Never even thought of this as I've been doing this with a vacuum sealer that came with a like pump for bags and I've been using it with a bung to pull all the CO2 out of suspension when doing wine. I just made a lot of sense to me to naturally use this and happy you all covered it as it does work really well and really easily. Funny someone would take a current invention and apply it as a new one for a new purpose, just never thought I was doing anything special.

[@jimmy8213]

I really needed exactly this video, I’m about to bottle my first batch of beautiful crystal clear mead but me being me I put hard caps on a couple of the gallons instead of the air locks just to make sure I don’t get any bottle bombs, low and behold I unscrew them today and there’s hissing. I’m gonna buy one of these and pump them for a few days until there’s no bubbles left, then bottle next week 🙏

[@reneaclark7689]

I have had one of these for years to take air out of wine bottles. Glad to have a new use!

[@mmiYTB]

I haven't read all the comments but I accidentally found an expansion on this technique on my own. Btw, I had this gadget at home but it didn't occur to me I could use it, so thanks CSB for giving me the idea! 🙂 Nevertheless, I was pumping out the gas to make vacuum and indeed, I got nice bubbles, just like you. Then I repeated, of course, wanted to keep the vacuumlike environment as effective as possible, and as I was pumping vigorously, I managed to lift one side of the fermenter and then smash it back against the table - boy, I got EXPLOSIONS of bubbles! So then I remembered those funny videos where people hit the bottle of american beer on the side and it foams out - I pumped out as much as possible and then started to hit the side of the fermenter with the pump. THAT WAS SOME BUBBLES. I mean, what you get by pumping is like 10% of what you get using this method. Of course, it's risky, because of the glass. This wants me to get some plastic bottle and "beat the bejeezus out of it"! 😀

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Well, absolute degassing isn't crucial for a good brew. Just a little helps 👍

[@mmiYTB]

@@CitySteadingBrews I'm not aiming for absolute, but some happy middle ground. Try it yourself, carefully! 🙂 One way or another, this method of degassing is great for a big headspace in secondary IMO, because a lot of CO2 gets drawn over the surface and protects the brew. I got a wee bit more lucky than you in this case, because the sealant plugs from my pump fit my airlock holder and keep the fermenter underpressurized even after I remove the pump.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Degassing is lessening the co2 that can protect the brew... in other words, leave it to degas naturally if you are worried about too much headspace. The brew is letting off the heavier co2 constantly so that should help against oxidation. Removing most of the co2 at once just means if that bit on top is disturbed, oxygen can get to the brew.

[@mmiYTB]

@@CitySteadingBrews I am talking to a chemical engineer in parallel (that type of guy who can't recall the name "Aspirin" but will give you the complete acetylsalicide acid active-compound name 🙂) and he's also saying the CO2 works as a natural conservant of sorts, so I guess, with such agreement on the topic, I won't be doing that much of the degassing after all. It's as if I just heard happy glass jars noises. 😀

[@garth-anthonythompson3379]

Wow Thanks. My wife just bought this over the holidays for wine. And now i have another brewing tool

[@wadeleichner5934]

A friend gave me one of these a month or so ago and I've been using it to degas. It works great and my brews are clearing quicker and more completely. Glad you shared this.

[@honeylady108]

That is extremely similar to the one I have that I mentioned in my second comment the other day in "are you racking too soon" video. How cool to see you using it in tonight's video!

[@TexanGent12]

That is a great idea for a secondary use for those pumps!

[@garycarterwebedivn]

Great idea. I have gone over and above I use my vacuum packing machine and it works great not only does it remove the bad gases it also removes top oxygen in the head space. Thanks for the idea.

[@smjtf2]

I bought a cheap vacuum pump from amazon. It works amazingly to degas wine.

[@bossalou]

I bought one and finally got around to using it today to degas some 5 gallon batches of wine, and by golly it worked! It's pretty amazing. I will definitely keep using this.

[@Mozenator]

I find your gadget reviews helpful, as you guys really try for a lean/elegant operation. No unnecessary or unhelpful tools stay around for long!

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

Awesome! I’ve got a Vacuvin, bought it years ago because I could never finish an entire bottle of wine on my own. I’m definitely going to dig that thing up again. Excited about the mystery melomel as well. 🤩

[@ixwt]

I think I have the same ones you do. After you vacuum it out, you can press the nib to the side to let gas in instead of just pulling it out from the bottle. Which then makes it easier to remove. Never used it for degassing though. I'm going to give that a try!

[@tank832]

Just used this on my Hibiscus/Rose mead and WOW!!!! all the petals were floating and I had to give the carboy a little swirl every other day, but now have sucking the gas out everything sunk down to the bottom

[@Joemccxc]

Have one of these, they are great for keeping opened wine longer (doesn’t happen often). I reckon you could get a better seal by putting a blow off tube in your fermenter, and then connecting that to the vacu vin.

[@redbirdsrising]

I've used this to degas a Mead after I forgot that step and already bottled. It was messy to degas in bottle but it was effective.

[@trudyhoffmann6405]

I will try my food saver! What a great idea. I already have the vino saver and will try it as well

[@mikevance2806]

I modified a bung and a lid to use this device and that way I don’t have to hold it. I can put it in a vacuum state go do other stuff then pump it again.

[@OriginalOrlaith]

OMGosh. i own one of those and as soon as i got into this video i went and tried it! so cool. works fantastic.

[@Frameshaft]

Hey B and D !! I’m one of those “degas” askers, will def try this, I think I still have one in the drawer! Brian I love the little beard bead, I’m also sporting them, I wish I could braid my beard like Derrica’s hair but I’m not there yet.

[@briansims7382]

I know this is an old video, but if you buy a $7 fluid pump from harbor freight, you can cut off the bottem part of an air lock, yea i know it was awful, but it fits in tight in the pumps supplied red hose. Works so much better

[@elricthebald870]

Bought a VacuVin for €9.99 Works like charm. But it did stir up the deposit like crazy. As soon as I reached the threshold the small deposit served as a nucleation site and all hell broke loose. Good thing I wasnt planning on bottling this brew for at least a week.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I tend to use it early on in fermentation, and perhaps just before bottling in conditioning so there's no worries about disrupting the lees.

[@elricthebald870]

@@CitySteadingBrews It was already over three weeks in conditioning. During the rack some yeast and fruitpulp got through as my siphon got clogged up with fruit. It had all settled beautifully and it was crystal clear. Now it looks like swamp water again. Guess time will have to heal this brew.

[@baghdaddy202003]

Religes makes a battery powered one that works great. Its 16 dollars on Amazon. Same size as this one

[@piercedupdude]

Heck yeah, degassing without the swirl-of-lees-mixing! I'll probably grab one next time im in line at a liquor store and see it there on the impulse buy rack =D

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Generally speaking, degassing with the lees in the fermenter by swirling is only helping :) Also, if you rack then degas, no lees!

[@jm8361]

I have done vacuum degasing, done properly it gets going and pulls up lees.

[@piercedupdude]

@@jm8361 Yup, found that out when I hooked up my foodsaver to a gallon thats been in conditioning for like 2 weeks. It looked like it went into a full boil lol.

[@1nv1c7u5m4n30]

Niiiiiice. Sold! Thanks so much. This is obviously gonna be SUPER helpful.

[@hux1983]

Idk what electric one you tried, but I use a handheld food vacuum sealer and it works wonders

[@Debbin1000]

Just bought one.

[@Leakintent]

I have two at home, along with about a dozen or so stoppers.

[@cestey7]

I use one that goes on a carboy, it is awesome for degassing our larger batches.

[@waynesorensen7071]

Curious where you got it or the name of the product. The spigots with vac u vin are too small for a large carboy!

[@cestey7]

@@waynesorensen7071 they are available at a local wine making supply store here in Alberta, Canada.

[@CallistoWolf]

Wow! Just in time! Ive been researching degassing methods this week, lol. Thanks :)

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Glad I could help!

[@DukeTrout]

If I remember my high school chemistry correctly, you’re very wise to degas a brew that’s going to be carbonated. Gases in solution fight each other for “space” in the liquid. If you try to carbonate a brew with CO2, SO4, and other gasses already in solution, you won’t get much more CO2 into it.

[@kellysucksatgaming8354]

For the second style fermenter, if you put the tip into the ‘s’ style air lock it works even better

[@yourmetalgod69]

the food saver has a similar thing you can get I may try it for this use as I owm both devices

[@Avesta.]

That's awesome! I was just about to ask you guys about degassing 😋

[@m4a44]

Hmmm... I have a similar product that is supposed to work with specialized wide mouth mason jar lids. It has a rubber ring on the suction part of the hand pump so it should also work. Gonna have to try it out.

[@dansullivan8968]

Degassing, the bane of my brew existence. Where is my drill? Gad, the pomegranate/plum/cherry will not stop, day four of touch the bucket produce foam out the airlock. Wonder if a vacuum chamber might be better.

[@Silverholic]

Awesome! Ordering one now!

[@BennieConlee]

you can take the vacu vin plug and put it in a s shaped air lock you can use it just like it was in a bottle .

[@jm8361]

A handheld vacuum pump and plastic tubing works better. Not sure how well it works vs stirring. It takes a while to stop getting bubbles.

[@dawnteskey3259]

This is great! Thanks!

[@harveysmith3107]

If I was making a cherry mead in a plastic bucket should I still wait a week between hydrometer readings to know when primary fermentation is done and I’m at a constant gravity. I’m going to remove the cherries and rack into a glass carboy anyway for a secondary ferment to adjust flavours/sweetness ect but I don’t want any plastic flavours. Im also going to age in the carboy until it clears and I have enough empty wine bottles. Love your videos they’ve really helped me. I hope you are staying safe and well in these times. Much appreciation from England!!

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Yes, you should wait, plastic or glass.

[@harveysmith3107]

@@CitySteadingBrews will do thanks for the help

[@Markus__B]

Nice cheap tool. I´m lazy though. I have a vacuum pump in the shop and just let it run, sit next to the jar and admire my work ;)

[@nittygrittykitchen]

Thank you!

[@lukeshedid650]

Wow I’m going to use this on my eggy ciders!

[@mandolinman2006]

Very interesting. I had wondered about using the vacuum sealer to degas but thought that would be overkill. That said, I've had some ideas for brews but am clueless on how to pull it off, that's on top of honeysuckle mead I'm thinking of. The first is a blackberry and blueberry wine from bottled juice. The next 2 are similar. One would be like a spiced cranberry orange wine then a Russian tea wine, possibly with a shot of cranberry juice, for Thanksgiving or Christmas. I'm just not sure how to pull it off or how to add nutmeg, since I think that might come in handy.

[@borimirtheboring]

Degas is spelled the same as the name of the 19th century Impressionist painter Edgar Degas. I so want to a museum and ask if they have any paintings by Edgar De Gas.

[@TheDLCIncluded]

If anyone has a Zwilling vacuum sealer, it fits a 1gal fermenter almost perfect lol

[@edgardfr]

Hey again guys. Another use for the vacu vin in homebrewing is as an alternative to start a siphon. I know I know, "just use the autosiphon" but in some cases (like if the autosiphon doesn't fit the mouth of the carboy or if it's an emergency it's a practice way... Also you avoid cleaning and sanitizing the autosiphon which is a pain to me

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Theoretically sure, but seems more hassle than just using an autosiphon....

[@evanmackay4975]

Interested in trying this after racking to secondary to create a CO2 carpet for brews that have a little too much headspace.

[@OleKristianBrattli]

I use an old sodastream for that. Just keep it above the surface and give it a good dose of CO2

[@RemoteTiger]

I just order this!

[@raymondfluharty8877]

i use a vacuum pump as i have one I use in making jewelry

[@martinmilligan4521]

Just got one 👍

[@clawtooth35]

I suppose one downside would be that if you're doing it on a brew that has stalled you could introduce oxygen when you remove the stopper as air rushes in - rather than having the protective atmosphere of CO2.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Highly unlikely. You’re pulling out co2 so there is still a lot right there. The amount pulled into the be sooooo negligible.

[@clawtooth35]

@@CitySteadingBrews oh of course it's not a BIG risk - just something I thought about being a potential

[@mycrazylifewfawnlisette3582]

Awesome!!!

[@FunkymonsGamingStudio]

My wife is my assistant also 🍻🍻

[@VandyCaville]

Any advice on how to get stubborn mead at the bottom of the fermenter that's really close to the lees, as a one man team? Or a video where you get into it.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I just don’t worry about it. That tiny amoubt usually is not worth the effort.

[@battle66674]

Hi, I really enjoy your videos and have recently started making my own mead. I've noticed that when racking sometimes you degass and other times you don't. I was wondering what your determining factor is for degassing. Thanks and I look forward to more videos!

[@CitySteadingBrews]

If it needs it! Sometimes they sit long enough they naturally degas.

[@battle66674]

@@CitySteadingBrews Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. Let me rephrase my question if you don't mind. Like I said I'm really new to this, so I guess I'm really asking how to tell if I need to degas? Thanks again, your help is greatly appreciated!

[@CitySteadingBrews]

@@battle66674 if it’s fizzy you need to degas.

[@battle66674]

@@CitySteadingBrews Awesome! Thanks again!

[@txgoodolboy]

Just use a vacuum sealer! You're welcome 😊

[@Nefariousrouge]

Is there any benefit for degassing at a stage like this? Better flavor development over time. Versus doing degassing during a racking stage as you have previously done... Still a cool concept.

[@dhudach]

As I learn about finishing and bottling, I think my plan is going to involve cold crash, degas and pasteurize. My question is, should I degas 1) before cold crash, 2) between cold crash and pasteurize, 3) both .... or 4) does it make a difference. Thanks millions!!!

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We don’t bother cold crashing. Degas as you like but pasteurizing will degas it too.

[@dhudach]

@@CitySteadingBrews Outstanding. You are the best!!

[@psychomarto]

I can confirm it does help - once it did too well I suspect: I think I killed my yeast as I was a bit too zealous with it. In my mind I thought about that hence I think that´s why I tried when I wanted to stop the fermentation for good anyway (plan was to suffocate the yeast instead of using sulphites or cold crashing) and I overdid. by pumping for around 15 min I think. Anybody able to confirm this? Otherwise, grat method for degassing and exercising! :P PS: I had to improvise a stopper as you comment at the end of the vid- I recommend sacrificing one mouthpiece and use silicone to make it a permanent degasser for that very carboy. It will improve the seal

[@CitySteadingBrews]

First, I don't think you can kill yeast this way. Second... you don't need to keep a brew under constant vacuum. I wouldn't actually.

[@psychomarto]

@@CitySteadingBrews Nono, not constat vacuum; to degas I pull out as long as really big boy bubble come out. Once it´s reduced, I stop and come back after a min and check there is no vacuum ( I pull gas for 1 minute or so. "Just enough"); I ensure that way there is still a helthy CO2 blanket et the most CO2 is gone from the product. I did some batches like so and it (at least for me) worked fine! But

[@tsimmons4730]

Derica is pretty, have a friend CJ who could pass for her daughter they look very similar.

[@stephenknecht7189]

Just wondering is degassing all the way good If Youre going to store the wine or mead for a while. Having that blanket of co2 help keep content safe from oxygen or mold

[@joshboileau4856]

I don't think you are based on your recommendation, but would you be concerned about when you release the tool, that it will suck outside air back into the fermenter?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Nope. Not concerned at all. The tiny amount of surface area means nothing and... there’s still co2 in there.

[@johnparsons7209]

I wonder if you’d be able to use a three piece airlock as a kind of adapter🤔

[@ΜαρκοςΠροσκυνητοπουλος]

I wanted to ask if I have to fermenters In a room ..can I sleep in there?? Or the co2 is too dangerous ...??

[@CitySteadingBrews]

It’s fine :)

[@honeylady108]

Didn't know where to ask this...did you remove the hibiscus blueberry mead video? I wanted to tell you how mine turned out but I can't find the video. I made 2 batches in September, and today I brought a bottle from my first batch to my air bnb honey bee experience that I host for the group to try and they liked it very much. I wonder if mine turned out because of the blueberries I used? I made another batch a few weeks later and that one tastes almost the same as the first. I got organic dried unsweetened oil free by Brownwood Acres sold on Amazon. I also added Just Blueberry juice by Knudsen, to fill up headspace when I racked to second gallon.

[@OleKristianBrattli]

My old vacum-gasket-plug-thingy fits right in the top og the air lock. Saves holding it in place. Have you guys tried that?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Was told that works well too.

[@johnleyshon2581]

Doesn't using this gadget cause vacuum boiling and thus lose alcohol?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

No, I can’t imagine it would as it’s not enough vacuum to be boiling.

[@tomdeclercq6745]

I have a question :can u use a aquarium air pump to degass your Mead by switching the airhoses ?or is this foolish thinking,?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Not sure I would try it.

[@raynichol2477]

Do you have a vid on hand corking and a link to get the bottles,corkers and #8 corks?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We don’t normally cork so... sorry we don’t.

[@erikw461]

Do you keep pumping until there’s absolutely no visible bubbles before bottling?

[@KeysundKreisPlaylists_Colt]

Great, more money I want to spend :D

[@DawzeyJ]

A possibly interesting question - after doing a fair bit of research on degassing, it appears there is a large part of the community who are against a vacu vin / vacuum degassing as they claim it removes desirable volatiles and significantly changes the flavor of a brew vs drill / stirring / time. I know you rely generally on time to do this, though wondering if you’ve ever noticed a difference?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Never heard of this. Honestly we don't bother with it though.

[@DawzeyJ]

@@CitySteadingBrews thank you for the reply! After some experimenting of my own I’ve come to be more than happy with natural degassing as it allows the brew to sit and age as is so makes more sense to me 🙂

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Yep, that's how we do it now. Also... sorry this is a year coming?!? Just saw this comment for whatever reason.

[@cattman9613]

Have you ever taken hard candy like butterscotch or peppermint and turned it into a wine? I had seen a few years ago where a company had taken old candy in turned it into alcohol. sure the alcohol was distilled for use in cars. If you have done one already please give me the link so I can watch. Thank you

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Nope.

[@cattman9613]

@@CitySteadingBrews would you ever consider trying? I was thinking that if you take a blender and grind the candy down to a sugar. Add yeast it should work. What are your thoughts on it?

[@FunkymonsGamingStudio]

I am trying to find this gadget on Amazon but no luck so far. Do you have a link?

[@Huntscape-ops]

Dear Derica and Brian, My wife is asking for a cucumber or kiwi mead or wine. I did not see anything in the video archive. Any ideas on how to make this NOT taste like poop?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I will put some thought to it and see what I can come up with. No promises on the cucumber!

[@asimplelifeinthephilippine1465]

Show degassing with vaccum pump

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I don’t own one nor plan to buy one :)

[@saddletramp1979]

I like to think he's the host and she's the co-host.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Both hosts :)

[@bohica133jd]

I prefer to think of her as the scientist and him as the assistant who does all of the work under her supervision. Kidding lol

[@Greez1337]

Just used it on a brew that was stalling....Holy canoli was there ever a lot of gas!

[@thethpian]

Why do you need to degas?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

The gasses built up in a brew can slow and possibly even stall fermentation in some cases, they don’t taste good, and it can prevent bottles from exploding.

[@keith_ferdinanduz]

I hope that vacuum isn't strong enough to boil off the alcohol too.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

No. It won’t boil at all.

[@skylargrey8354]

Wonder if anyway has accidentally used that to save a bottle of champagne 😂 or anything carbonated

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I'm sure someone did...

[@skylargrey8354]

@@capturedflame lmao that sucks

[@j.p.thearmoredchef]

Would this fit into the airlock stopper for a 6 gallon carboy?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

In the stopper? Probably.

[@j.p.thearmoredchef]

@@8ema533 I just use a degassing wand on my drill.

[@FunkymonsGamingStudio]

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[@CitySteadingBrews]

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[@FunkymonsGamingStudio]

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[@kazemainihadi]

I made a 6 gallon skeeter pee and after 3 weeks that it was done fermentation, it was still bubbling. So I degassed it in a bucket for 20 minutes and rack it back to the carboy. It was still bubbling. What is the best thing to do in this situation 🤔. Thanks 😊

[@CitySteadingBrews]

How do you know it was done because it sounds like it isn’t?

[@kazemainihadi]

@@CitySteadingBrews yes. I knew it was done ,because the OG was 0.96. And it definitely smelled like alcohol and co2

[@kazemainihadi]

Oh by the way, I used EC-1118 yeast. Because my basement is kind of cool like 60 f. So I had to use a yeast that works in that temperature. I also used calcium carbonate to raise the PH .

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Then it just needs more degassing. Also, was likely .996? .96 is off the charts if most hydrometers:)

[@Kuemmel234]

I wonder if this also degases some of the less wanted gases, or if that is dissolved/mixed too well. I've noticed that a few of my last brews (a mead and a cider) would have that rotten egg smell (the net suggests starving yeast and patience- although I have used nutrition tablets on the mead). It's going to age a while before I'm going to try it.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

It degasses, meaning it removes gasses from solution so yeah, it should do as you’re thinking:)

[@Deano155]

I thought youse were husband and wife

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We are...

[@Deano155]

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