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Why do you turn them on their sides? At K-J winery all the boxes are inverted (upside down) to keep the corks wet and you can stack them without fear that the box might crush. I've seen them stacked three pallets high, which if I remember right is about 12 box/cases (each pallet would be stacked...

I have been reading a lot on here and have seen a lot of different points of view. With corks it seems there is an old school of thought that you have to soak the corks to sanitize before use. But, that can result in corks that are very difficult to remove. The new way of sanitizing seems to be...

No no, I meant beer or champagne. i definately will be making some wine. It was late and my wife was bothering me to come to bed.

Thank you sharpstick, you gave a very detailed compairison. Since i don't plan on doing any wine or champagne I believe I will save my money and go with the Portuguese unit.

Steve, I'm in plantation (ft. laud) and only know of one local place off 595. Yes, like you said $$$. Are there more up by you? I would like to know of any other local places we have down here.

Both are very nice. I really like the second one though.

Thank You all. I was not aware it is possible to use the Itallian one as a capper also.

OK, I can follow that. Does the cork slide out and into the bottle any easier with plastic? I'm thinking there would be less drag making it a little easier. Can this iris be replaced if broken or do you have to replace the whole floor corcker?

What's the Iris? Is itlikely to wear out or break?

Is there any difference between the Portugese and Italian models besides $$$? Are they equally easy to use?

Thank you for all the advice... Has anyone used the colonnacombination corker/capper? Any feedback on this unit would be appreciated. Thanks, Josh

Has anyone had any experience using the Colonna corker/capper? I am new, still checking everything out before I buy my equipment. I am also thinking about trying my hand at some brew, which is why I'm considering this unit. I know the floor corkers are great, but has anyone really used this and...

So maybe I should be looking to make some vinegar with this then?

It looks like it's made by Lakeview Valley Farms as a make your own wine, complete Merlot wine making kit. Includes 4 bottles, and all materials including labels, t-corks, and thermo capsules. it cost $29.99, I can't find any dates anywhere in/on it for exp. or manuf. the chemicals look kind of...

Thanks, it came with some sort of collapsable bag/jug, but it already smells like plastic and I definately don't think that would be good to use. Would the white 2 gal. buckets from Home Depot be good to use?

Hi, my name is Josh. I'm new to winemaking, my wife bought me one of those 1 gal. kits from Bed Bath & beyond, I haven't started it yet it loooks pretty old. I'm definately interested in giving this a go though. I've been doing a lot of research and reading. I see most people kind of...