When coupled with a S-style air lock, they also work well for degassing a carboy of wine.
When coupled with a S-style air lock, they also work well for degassing a carboy of wine.
Do you use the air lock vs a bung so that when you release the vaccum the incoming air all goes through the water trap? Would you have to release the vaccum slowly for it to avoid sucking the water into the carboy?
Hmm... I tried to use it on a 1 gallon carboy, but it doesn't fit the top opening and it won't fit in the hole of the bung either. Can it be used this way ? Can some post a link or picture of how to use one on a 1 gallon carboy? Thanks.
I just clip the bottom off of the vacu-vin and then drop it into the top of a universal carboy bung. It fits rather nicely, and once I start pumping a vacuum is created. To break the seal I just place the hand pump on top of the rubber thingy and rock it back and forth. Problem is it takes quite a bit of hand pumping to get the gas out, but the results were great.
That’s a nice tip. It can be a hassle to get it on otherwise.
I actually didn’t degas much with em, I let nature do that. But what I liked em for was removing headspace and keeping under vacuum. But since I bought a pump only the thing my vuccuvin does now is collect dust.
The one-way valve in the stopper is essentially doing the same job. I actually need to find some more of those valves and make myself a few more.
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