Recent content by Rocky

Looking strong, Krafty. Can you tell us what the orientation of the rows is, e.g. east-west, north south, etc.

For anyone having problems with wear on their Italian Floor Corker, please take time to read through this post by NorCal. I had the problem of wear making the centering of the push pin inconsistent. I made this change and it worked perfectly. Unfortunately, I sold the corker (Ugh!) when we were...

Not sure if you are asking me, but, yes, I use the K-meta solution which I keep in a gallon jug or in a spray bottle. The other benefit I see from the K-meta is that I can pour a few ounces into a carboy, swish it around and pour it back into the jug. As long as I get a strong smell of the...

I have never used StarSan, which I believe is more for sanitizing equipment, work surface, etc. The reason I use K-meta is that it is not only a contact sanitizer, but also sanitizes by releasing a gas. I don't like my corks to be wet when I bottle, so the gas works for me. In mixing my K-meta...

Would it be possible to post a picture of the corks with the bottom edges folded up? It would seem that there is a problem with your floor corker. These corkers work by having the iris squeeze the cork into a smaller diameter, uniform cylinder. My guess would be that at times the cork somehow...

I do something similar but I use this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075RVG7FL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 I pour a few ounces of K-meta in the bottom and add the corks to the basket. I can use the spinner feature to shuffle the corks around in the gas. Works great for me.