Charlietuna
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So, I've alway read here : "can't believe I've waited so long to get my floor corker" " so much easier" "never go back to double lever corker" and so on.
Well I had absolutely no issues with my double lever $29 corker, but had some $ in my pocket & the salesman talked me into it.
After bottling 3 batches with the floor corker my opinion is it's OKAY.
nothing that much better or wow about it. I had no issues & had a nice system with the other corker & corking went just as well. So if your happy with your double lever corker don't fall for all the hype & run out & spend the money if you don't need to.
Saying that, I have a question. When I was using the double lever corker, I kept my corks in a meta bath & kept the corker "lubricated". I don't need to with the floor corker (one positive). I'm putting them in dry ( per the salesman at the winery, who had used one for many years.
Do I still need to leave the bottles upright for a day after bottling? Or since I'm putting them in dry, can I lay them on their side right after bottling?
Thanks,
Brian
Well I had absolutely no issues with my double lever $29 corker, but had some $ in my pocket & the salesman talked me into it.
After bottling 3 batches with the floor corker my opinion is it's OKAY.
nothing that much better or wow about it. I had no issues & had a nice system with the other corker & corking went just as well. So if your happy with your double lever corker don't fall for all the hype & run out & spend the money if you don't need to.
Saying that, I have a question. When I was using the double lever corker, I kept my corks in a meta bath & kept the corker "lubricated". I don't need to with the floor corker (one positive). I'm putting them in dry ( per the salesman at the winery, who had used one for many years.
Do I still need to leave the bottles upright for a day after bottling? Or since I'm putting them in dry, can I lay them on their side right after bottling?
Thanks,
Brian