In a normal wine kit at the degassing stage is mentions to stir the
wine to remove the unwanted c02 gas. It says to repeat this step 6-8
times over a two day period. I just got a Fizz X stir stick for my
drill. Will this allow me to completly degass the wine in one session
and continue on with fining? The package says to stir for no more
than 10 sec at a time. Once there is no more foaming, can I assume
that the degassing stage is complete?

Pontiac,

I've never found my degassing to be so effective that one session would
be enough. I always wind up doing it two or three times over several
weeks. It's surprising how much gas seems to "reappear" even when you
think you got it all

10 sec at a time? Probably not. You might have to use short bursts in
the beginning, so as not to cause an overflow, but you can run it
longer, as long as you don't draw air down into the whirlpool.

Also, be sure to degas at room temperature, as gasses are more soluble
at cool temps.

Best method of all, of course, is to bulk age under an airlock and let
it degas (mostly) by itself.

HTH, Mike MTM

(pontiacgagt) wrote in message . com>...
> In a normal wine kit at the degassing stage is mentions to stir the
> wine to remove the unwanted c02 gas. It says to repeat this step 6-8
> times over a two day period. I just got a Fizz X stir stick for my
> drill. Will this allow me to completly degass the wine in one session
> and continue on with fining? The package says to stir for no more
> than 10 sec at a time. Once there is no more foaming, can I assume
> that the degassing stage is complete?

Don't urge things. The fizz X will make thing easier and a bit faster
but don't intend to use it once and add immediately the fining. Do it
exactly as per the kit instructions. Also don't mix it too fast as
you can make a big mess with a drill ! When no foam is form after a
stirring period then you can assume it is complete.

Séb