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On Jan 2, 12:14 pm, bakes > wrote:
> Joe-
>
> Do you have a link on that? I'd like to see that.
>
> Liam
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> On Jan 1, 6:57 pm, Joe Sallustio > wrote:
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> > On Dec 30 2007, 10:51 am, "Andiez" > wrote:

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> > > 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

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> > I have never had success with that vacuum pulling but I would not
> > worry about the carboy imploding. It's only 15 pounds of additional
> > external pressure. There is a you tube post where they added boiling
> > stones and it became much more effective. Anything with a little
> > roughness would work if you want to try that. I pulled 25 inches of
> > mercury on mine but didn't add anything as a nucleation site, that
> > was probably the problem with my 'experiment'...

>
> > Joe


Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehbaBiLUCD0

Joe