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Old 07-10-2007, 02:10 AM
Paul W Paul W is offline
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Default How do I put Corks in Home Made Wine Bottles?

I need to know how to put new corks in home made wine bottles. I have made a lot of home made wine and I don't know how to go about it. I have the wooden corking device, but I am not sure if I have to wet the corks first. I have tried but they seem very difficult to get into the bottles and some of the cork broke off. These are real corks, not used before. I would appreciate any advice. They are also the right sized corks for the bottles.


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Old 07-10-2007, 05:43 AM
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It sounds like your corking device doesn't work correctly for your purpose.
Check with your local home brewing store to see if they rent floor corkers. These have a multiple jaw compression ring in the center that squishes your cork such that it fits in the neck of your bottle, and then a small push rod on the handle that pushes the compressed cork smoothly and completely into the neck of your bottle without any risk of breaking off.

For example:
http://morewinemaking.com/view_product/6300/102727
http://morewinemaking.com/view_product/19436/102727
http://morewinemaking.com/view_product/6174/102727
Or, by hand, this is the best option:
http://morewinemaking.com/view_product/19435/102727
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