Question 1

Just ordered one and wondering what is the recommended use for wine? How long and many times before bottling per batch, let rest before bottling, etc

Accepted Answer

You should follow your wine kit's recommendation.  In general, you will use this 10 days after you have racked your wine from a primary to secondary fermenter.  You will add your Potassium Metabisulphite and Potassium Sorbate, at that time you will want to use this (and I would suggest using a drill) to stir up the wine/sediment.  Most wine kits tell you to stir for 90 seconds, which is fine if you use this and a drill...but you can go a bit less than this since the kits assuming you are using a spoon.  Be careful to not over stir and cause the wine to foam out of the carboy though.  It's not an exact science, since you want to remove any residual C02, but you don't want to introduce too much O2.  After your 90 seconds (or whatever), you will want to add the clarifier to the mix and then again, stir for another recommended 90 seconds (this one you can definitely cheat on and go less, since you are just trying to get the stuff mixed in).  As per your wine kit's recommendation, you probably want to cap and age at least another 10 days before bottling.  As always, sanitize your equipment at all stages to prevent cross contamination.

Question 2

If its good to oxygenate beer wort, how could it possibly be good to also use to degas wine, when you dont want oxygen getting mixed in???

Accepted Answer

When making wine, after fermentation is complete, the wine is loaded with dissolved carbon dioxide.  This gas must be driven out of the wine, or it will taste slightly carbonated, and will not clear properly.  If you use this in the presence of co2, which is heavier than air, there will be no problems.  
In beer, you would use this before fermentation.  After boiling most oxygen is gone due to boiling action and heat. This will help mix in air before adding yeast.

Question 3

How many inches tall is it? Is this tall enough to work well in a 5-gallon carboy? How about a 3-gallon carboy? I don't seem to see dimensions listed.

Accepted Answer

Thank you for your inquiry. The clean bottle express degasser is approximately 24 inches long. It works great in a 5 and 3 gallon carboy.

Question 4

how many carboys cam whit the item

Accepted Answer

Thank you for your inquiry. Carboys are not included with the clean bottle express wine/beer degasser.

ASIN	B007RT8U1S
Best Sellers Rank	#216,857 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #498 in Wine Accessory Sets #14,292 in Bar Tools & Drinkware
Date First Available	April 6, 2012
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Item Weight	2.71 ounces
Item model number	8D-G21Y-SRPZ
Manufacturer	Clean Bottle Express
Product Dimensions	28 x 5 x 0.5 inches

8D-G21Y-SRPZ Wine/Beer DeGasser

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