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02-17-2009, 09:33 AM
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750ml belgian bottles but no corker
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I love the belgian bottles but I dont want to buy a capper, I was wondering if the plastic champagne stoppers with wires would work?
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02-17-2009, 10:46 AM
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I was wondering the same thing. Asked at my LHBS and they showed me. It won't work. The guy grinned and said, "We sell teflon thread tape, though." 
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02-17-2009, 12:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by killian
I love the belgian bottles but I dont want to buy a capper, I was wondering if the plastic champagne stoppers with wires would work?
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Yes, shove them right in and wire em down |
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02-18-2009, 12:07 AM
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will work with some but not with others.
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02-18-2009, 12:14 AM
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Will that seal well enough for it to carbonate? And if it holds the seal for carbonation will the cage be enough to hold it it?
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02-18-2009, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by dataz722
Will that seal well enough for it to carbonate? And if it holds the seal for carbonation will the cage be enough to hold it it?
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IF it held the seal (and based on what I saw it won't), then yeah, the cage would hold it. But unless someone here's done it successfully, then I can't believe it would carbonate.
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02-18-2009, 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by dataz722
Will that seal well enough for it to carbonate? And if it holds the seal for carbonation will the cage be enough to hold it it?
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Yes it will
Ever buy cheap champagne?
Plastic cork, hows that bottle seal hold up? |
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02-18-2009, 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by babalu87
Yes it will
Ever buy cheap champagne?
Plastic cork, hows that bottle seal hold up?
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No it won't, actually. Champagne comes in different style bottles than the Belgian style 750mls mentioned in the original post.
Do you have a local homebrew shop? If they have a corker, chances are, they'll rent it out to you for the day for a nominal fee. Mine rents for 24 hours for less than $10. |
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02-18-2009, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by PseudoChef
No it won't, actually. Champagne comes in different style bottles than the Belgian style 750mls mentioned in the original post.
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Please tell me what to do with the case of Strong Golden I have carbonated to 4.5 volumes in my basement then.
Have you tried it or did someone just tell you it wouldnt work? |
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02-18-2009, 12:56 PM
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Are they in bottles like these?
When I inquired at my home brew shop to get some, I asked about the plastic corks. So we grabbed a 750 off the shelf and tried to see if the plastic cork would fit and they didn't. That was the experience I had.
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