Definitely don't apply any sort of vacuum to plastic carboys! Even
glass might be dicey but plastic will just collapse and there goes
your wine... running on the floor...

Pp

On Apr 11, 1:47 am, "JR" > wrote:
> Might give it a go. I've got a suitable pump, although its probably best not
> to do it on a 5 gallon plastic carboy as it will just suck down......
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> > On Apr 10, 11:55 am, "JR" > wrote:
> >> Anyone tried using a vacuum pump for degassing instead? Just a
> >> thought....
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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
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> > Yes, many people do.
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> >http://www.winepress.us/forums/index...E=simpleresult...
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