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Pete
 
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Default Help finishing off chardonnay

It is currently in sealed SS corny kegs.

I would assume as the temp warms with an airlock, the CO2 would release.

Thats how I do my beer...

"Lum" > wrote in message >...
> Pete, how does using fermentation locks purge carbon dioxide from your
> wines?
>
> "Pete" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I need the airlocks to purge the co2 from the wine.
> >
> > It is in the cold garage and saturated with co2 now.
> >
> > I need to get rid of this.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 18:24:35 GMT, "Tom S" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >"Pete" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> > >> So here is the plan...
> > >>
> > >> Rack off the oak and lees to clean corny's
> > >>
> > >> Add bentonite (should I reduce the quantity since the wine is clear
> > >> now?)
> > >
> > >About 2 lbs bentonite/1000 gallons is a light fining. That should be
> > >sufficient. I recommend that you also add about 1 lb Kieselsohl/1000

> gal.
> > >
> > >Be sure to properly hydrate the bentonite before adding it to the wine.

> A
> > >blender and hot water works well for that. 50 grams/liter is about the
> > >right proportion. After blenderizing, let it stand for at least a day to
> > >assure that it is completely hydrated. Then shake it up and add it

> slowly
> > >to the wine with continuous stirring.
> > >
> > >> Add SO2 per the wine PH
> > >>
> > >> Place back in the cold garage for the duration of winter.
> > >>
> > >> When it starts to warm up, place airlocks on my corny's
> > >
> > >If the wine is dry, degassed and finished with ML there's no reason not

> to
> > >top it up and bung it tight. IOW, no airlock.
> > >
> > >> Bottle in April (do I SO2 again before bottling? Or do I add it
> > >> direct to the bottling bucket?)
> > >
> > >The free SO2 should still be the same as it was last time you checked it,
> > >but there's no reason not to check it again.
> > >
> > >I'm not sure what you mean by "bottling bucket", but it sounds like it
> > >involves unnecessary exposure to air. If you have a steady hand, you

> should
> > >be able to bottle right off the fining lees. Just be careful not to

> disturb
> > >the lees with the siphon. A racking cane with one of those little

> plastic
> > >flow redirectors on the end is useful for this operation.
> > >
> > >If your technique isn't so good, you should probably rack off the finings
> > >into a carboy for bottling from that.
> > >
> > >Tom S
> > >

> >