2013年5月10日 · I certainly wouldn't soak them, but a quick rinse to lube e'm up can't hurt. I completely hate natural corks though. Can't tell you how many times I've had to drink a 20 …

2009年11月9日 · A bottle that would handle the pressure involved for carbonating, a cork, and a bottle cap would be great for aging something like a big barley wine, Samiclaus clone, etc. And …

2009年2月17日 · Number 9's are the standard for the 750 ml bottles, as well as the 1 L and 1.5 L Magnum sizes. Number 8 size corks are for the smaller 375 ml bottles.

2008年6月3日 · Remember using cork may result in TCA (cork taint). Caused by a fungus that is present in basically all cork but only making it into wine (or mead) in about 10% of bottles. My …

2013年3月21日 · Also think about where the cork might have been. You are picking up a cork that has been who knows where and putting it in YOUR wine you worked hard to produce. Uh no! …

2006年3月2日 · How does the cork mysteriously soak so much water up but leave the sanitizer behind yet when it hits wine the water isn't taken into the cork first? How do you keep a cork …

2009年11月11日 · First off, the cork hole is ever so slightly larger than a standard champagne opening (might be the same size but it seems slightly larger to me). So for a beer I think a …

2020年11月23日 · For the first questions, cork and cap takes special bottles that are generally 29mm caps which are a bit harder to find. I do hang onto my 750 and 375 corked bottles, …

2010年10月24日 · 4) getting the cork out can sometimes be a problem because you don't have the thick glass to pry against. I don't use any screwcap bottles myself for these reasons, but …

2016年9月20日 · I'm going to bottle some Concord grape wine, and intend to drink it all in a year or two. I've never used corks before, but I have my dad's old red plastic Gilda corker (I don't …