Is degassing WOWs necessary

[Creamofclubs]

I've been using wine kits for a while now and degas them every time, but making wows or even fruit based ferments, is it necessary to degas them.

Don't no if this is right but is it Co2 and SO2 when the stabilizer is added?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

If you don't want fizzy wine you have to degas, it also helps the clearing process.

 

[graysalchemy]

Given time they will degass themselves ie over a few months but since WOW's are best drunk young you are better of degassing. :thumb:

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I made a coat plastic coat hanger degassing wand that fits in my cordless drill, here is a video on how to make one, you can degas a DJ in a couple of minutes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwq3TpkqCE

 

[Creamofclubs]

Will causing a vortex be a issue of dragging in Oxygen, will the stabilizes stop the oxidation.

Or I'm I just talking rubbish :)

 

[RobWalker]

for red wine it's essential, as mentioned, to remove fizziness.

i actually avoid it with rosé and some whites because it'll be a teenchy bit fizzy if you leave it. it's a pretty amateur way of doing things tho :lol:

 

[Sly Fox]

I had never heard of degassing wines until my interest in winemaking was rekindled recently. I made unbelievable quantities of wine, many of which are still maturing in the cellar at my parents house. None of them are fizzy.

 

[graysalchemy]

They won't be if you give them a few months to naturally degas. With regards to oxidising as long as they are stabilised with a campden tablet then they should be OK. :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Will causing a vortex be a issue of dragging in Oxygen, will the stabilizes stop the oxidation.

Or I'm I just talking rubbish :)

I give it 10 seconds forwards then 10 in reverse, keep switching between the two for a couple of minutes and job done.