Comments on: Using Inert Gases in Winemaking – WMA029 http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/ Your Winemaking Educational Source Wed, 27 Jun 2018 22:30:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Matt Williams http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/#comment-440 Wed, 27 May 2015 02:43:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2557#comment-440 In reply to retracm.

Carbon dioxide can be used as a protective inert gas, however, it is possible that the wine could take the CO2 into suspension, thus carbonating the wine. Gases like nitrogen and argon are not absorbed like oxygen and carbon dioxide.

If you do want to use CO2 I recommend using just enough to displace the oxygen and keep the wine around 70 degrees F. The warmer the wine the less CO2 it will absorb.

I hope this helps! -Matt

]]> By: Matt Williams http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/#comment-439 Wed, 27 May 2015 02:37:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2557#comment-439 In reply to Bill Wise.

Thanks for letting us know Bill! Bloxygen sounds a lot like Private Preserve. Cheers!

]]> By: retracm http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/#comment-438 Fri, 22 May 2015 15:05:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2557#comment-438 As a longtime homebrewer (but newby home winemaker), I have a lot of beer making equipment. Can I just use my CO2 tank and drop some CO2 into the carboys and bottles on top of the wine to fill up the headspace? I have a Blichmann Beer Gun which lets me control the pressure and direction of the gas.

]]> By: Bill Wise http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/#comment-437 Fri, 15 May 2015 17:26:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2557#comment-437 Another possible product could be Bloxygen. A product for saving oil based paints and stains. It says it is non-toxic. It is mostly Argon, then Nitrogen, and C02. It is about $13 USD/can. Amazon sells both with free shipping.

]]> By: Gary Beaumont http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/#comment-436 Tue, 05 May 2015 18:45:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2557#comment-436 It`s hard to tell fully Matt with being over in the UK, but maybe a bottled gas supplier that does gas for pubs, the would have a 75/25 nitrogen/co2 mix

]]> By: Matt Williams http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/#comment-435 Tue, 05 May 2015 18:27:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2557#comment-435 In reply to Gary Beaumont.

I priced out system components at MoreWinemaking.com. They seem to have more advanced winemaking supplies than any of the other suppliers. Perhaps there are other ways to get the same stuff from other places.

Have you seen better prices elsewhere Gary?

]]> By: Gary Beaumont http://winemakersacademy.com/inert-gases-winemaking/#comment-434 Tue, 05 May 2015 17:18:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2557#comment-434 Is it the pub gas co2/nitrogen tanks you priced up Matt?

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