Ditto that. I made the mistake once of bottling too early and had some
fizz in my wine. Since then, I've simply been more patient and let time
do it's work.



On 2007-12-30 11:58:23 -0800, "me" > said:

>
> "Andiez" > wrote in message
> news:V7Pdj.1704$Xe5.125@trndny09...
>> Anyone have creative methods for degassing. I have 6 gallons of raspberry
>> that is finished except for a lot of dissolved CO2. I have been stirring
>> but it still has CO2.
>>
>> Andie
>>
>
> Sure - let it bulk age under airlock. The CO2 will decrease to levels that
> won't result in your wine being fizzy. I don't see a need to specifically
> 'degas', unless one is trying to get wine in the bottle as fast as possible.
> Of course, that's the game with kits and explains why their instructions
> specify the procedure.
>
> Cal