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> Up to now to de-gas the wine, I have been using the handle of a stirring
> spoon to stir the wine hard enough to create foaming on the surface. I
> saw that you can purchase some stirring device that can be attached to an
> electric drill.
> I wonder if its worth it to spent $20.00 for this device. May someone has
> some idea how to make one.
>

The device I use is Fizz-X. yes it's worth the $20. SS rod with plastic
wings that flip out when placed in the drill (a slow drill I might add). I
use a battery powered drill for this.

I guess you could make one as long as you used stuff you would eat off of.