How to degas wine with a home made degassing wand

[CabSav]

My Beaverdale Merlot kit seems to be taking forever to degass. Been shaking the DJ at regular intervals all day yesterday and today and it still looks just as full of CO2 as when I started.

So, here is my attempt at the D.I.Y. whip. :)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I have changed mine from the original design in picture one to how it looks in picture 2, it makes it easier to get in and out of the DJ.


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[CabSav]

Yes mine was adjusted from the first attempt to the one I posted for that very reason. Need to get it in to DJ.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I recently cut the end part off as it was a pain to get it into the DJ neck, it now looks like the bottom picture.

 

[joiner_8]

I like the look of the degassing wand, has anybody made one the fits into a demijohn

 

[Chippy_Tea]

All the ones in this thread are used in a DJ.

 

[cheapbrew]

Try and get a bendy flexible coat hanger, if they don't flex well they can break easily with sideways pressure and fall into the dj, don't ask me how I know!

EDIT: oooh er missus be careful, it was just like the white one in cavsab's post above!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You need to find the solid round type as you say the hard plastic ones are no good, DIY shops may sell something similar.

 

[cheapbrew]

I'll try and get a pic of mine up soon, it has a nice little bit that sticks out like a two pronged fork and is nice and bendy, much better than the old adapted whisk I used before.
And I found a really bendy flat coat hanger that I have kept in case anything happens to the current one.

 

[cheapbrew]

Here is my degassing wand

and here showing its flexibility and how it bends through 90 degrees

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Have you tried it?

 

[cheapbrew]

it's degassed about 8 dj's so far :thumb: compared to 30 secs on the white one the same as in cavsab's pic.

 

[Phillwin]

Thats a cool idea !
My humble attempt below...:)
http://youtu.be/wNDSRo2OhHQ

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[Chippy_Tea]

I wouldn't advise members using a wand to keep it going in the same direction as you are more likely to add air than release CO2, Phillwin told me he does switch from forward and reverse when degassing.

 

[klaus]

Anyone using their hoover for degassing?
I tried it with a demijohn and sparkling water and seems to be working well though the bought water is very gassy of course so I didn't try and finish it.
Any thoughts?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

There are a couple of things that put me off trying this, modern DJ's seem very thin walled compared to older ones and vacuum cleaners are not designed to create a vacuum in a container I imagine they need airflow to cool the motor so you may damage it if you do this, you then face SWMBO, I will stick to the degassing wand. ;-)

Let us know how you get on if you decide to try it.

 

[klaus]

There are a couple of things that put me off trying this, modern DJ's seem very thin walled compared to older ones and vacuum cleaners are not designed to create a vacuum in a container I imagine they need airflow to cool the motor so you may damage it if you do this, you then face SWMBO, I will stick to the degassing wand. ;-)

Let us know how you get on if you decide to try it.

I have a VAX cylinder model which has a powerful motor. I assume as long as the DJ is filled to the neck there shouldn't be a problem as the air space is very small. Also my DJs are at least 20 years old and in good condition.
Will try it with my next gallon.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Keep us posted.

 

[Richie_asg1]

Would any of the wine saver type devices work on bottles? I seem to remember my dad having one that used a grey bung you attach a hand pump to to create a vacuum, and being a smaller bottle would be safer I think.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I have seen them used but it seems like a long process to me, a wine degassing wand will do it in a minute and they are free if you can find a round plastic coat hanger.

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By round i mean -

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