I am going to be bottling some apple wine.
Some of it will be bottled still. and some will be bottled after force carbination.
In the quest for the 'right bottle' to put it in, I ran into a winner!
It is a screw top, and I have new28mm screw capsthat fit well.
That takes care of the carbed wine.
I would like to use the same bottle to cork the still wine if possible.
The bottle is not a wine bottle, but is almost as heavy as a wine bottle.
Ithas a nice reinforcement ring around the top.
The holeappears to bethe same size as standard 750ml bottles.
I believe it would safely cork.
The only problem I see is the the neck enlarges a little soon.
I inserted a #8 x 1 3/4" cork, and it does not contact the neck for the entire length of the cork.
It appears that I have about 1 1/4" of cork contact before the neck enlarges.
Is a 1 1/4" cork "enough cork" for an apple wine?
Are 1 1/4" corks available for purchase?
I really like the bottle, and can get many for a reasonable cost.
I see 1 1/4" corks must be manufactured .....
I found this while looking for info on corks:
Some of it will be bottled still. and some will be bottled after force carbination.
In the quest for the 'right bottle' to put it in, I ran into a winner!
It is a screw top, and I have new28mm screw capsthat fit well.
That takes care of the carbed wine.
I would like to use the same bottle to cork the still wine if possible.
The bottle is not a wine bottle, but is almost as heavy as a wine bottle.
Ithas a nice reinforcement ring around the top.
The holeappears to bethe same size as standard 750ml bottles.
I believe it would safely cork.
The only problem I see is the the neck enlarges a little soon.
I inserted a #8 x 1 3/4" cork, and it does not contact the neck for the entire length of the cork.
It appears that I have about 1 1/4" of cork contact before the neck enlarges.
Is a 1 1/4" cork "enough cork" for an apple wine?
Are 1 1/4" corks available for purchase?
I really like the bottle, and can get many for a reasonable cost.
I see 1 1/4" corks must be manufactured .....
I found this while looking for info on corks: