Will_Tingle
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Can I re-use the screw-top wine bottles for my home-brew wine, or do I need to get hold of some bottles and corks?
Now just to be cleaer, there's two possible answers here dependign on what you mean.
1. No, you can't achieve same seal as original just by reattaching the screw on caps by hand, and you will suffer oxygenation and lose quality of your wine.
2. Yes, you CAN use corks in screw top bottles, and thus safely reuse them. Some of these bottles will require a #8 cork though, rather than a standard #9, if memory serves. Esp if you're using a hand corker instead of a floor corker.
2. Yes, you CAN use corks in screw top bottles, and thus safely reuse them. Some of these bottles will require a #8 cork though, rather than a standard #9, if memory serves. Esp if you're using a hand corker instead of a floor corker.
Luckily, I invested in a floor corker to start years back, so never had to worry about things like that.
You should talk to your home-brew shop .
How well did the cork survive your hammer experiment.
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