The push-in corked bottles are the same… maybe a few thousandths bigger than a wine bottle. The Asti bottles were smaller so they will be recycled.EDIT -- on second thought, compare the size of the mouths to regular wine bottles. If they are the same size, good. If they are larger the cork may not seal, and if smaller you may have difficulty getting a cork in, especially with corkers less than a floor corker.
Especially for short term use, they should be fineThe push-in corked bottles are the same… maybe a few thousandths bigger than a wine bottle. The Asti bottles were smaller so they will be recycled.
You keep dropping little tid bits around the forum, got a recipe worked out, yet?specialty wines like cherry chocolate habenero.
Nope. I need to grow peppers first. I’ll probably try a gallon of cherry chocolate this summer when the cherries are ripe in Door County.You keep dropping little tid bits around the forum, got a recipe worked out, yet?
Why short term?Especially for short term use, they should be fine
If the corks are loose, air will get in faster. if it's only a few thousandth, it's not a problem. #9 corks have filled every wine-type bottle I've used.Why short term?
I don't know the failure rate, but if a bottle shatters during corking, glass flies. It's probably less dangerous with a floor corker, but with a double-lever corker or a cheaper one, force is going down, the hands and wrists are close to the glass and moving in that direction, so the likelihood of injury is significant.* we periodically have screw neck bottles which show up in contest/ state fair with a cork in them. My guess is the risk is in the range of one per 10,000 or 100,000
I purchased 2 cases of the Costco wine advent calendar, netting me 48 Bordeaux style 375 ml bottles. About half are green, most of the other half are clear, with some clear screwcaps.* you have a gold mine if you can get a few food grade 375s every month.
I’ll need to add a spacer block to my floor corker for the little buggers.It's probably less dangerous with a floor corker
What kind of floor corker do you have?I’ll need to add a spacer block to my floor corker for the little buggers.
They are. The bottles with square shoulders had flavored vodka and the round shoulder ones had premixed vodka drinks. I save the spirits stoppers for temporarily corking wine bottles in the fridge but they don’t seal well enough for long term storage.The others are probably like a distilled spirits stopper.
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