The_Chemist
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So I have batch number two of beer ready to bottle. For the last batch, I used the plastic 'mushroom' shaped cork stoppers (similar to what you see with champagne bottles or normal 750 mL unibroue bottles only plastic instead of cork).
I have two problems with these caps:
1) I am not sure that they sealed the beer properly on my last batch as different bottles lost all carbonation and other maintained only moderate carbonation (I was sure to mix the primer (the prescribed amount of dextrose) homogeneously throughout the beer before bottling).
2) I don't have enough of these caps for this batch and I would have to trek quite a distance to get more.
So... I need an alternative.
My first choice is normal cylindrical wine corks. I have checked and these fit snuggly into the unibroue bottles. My only concern is if they can withstand the pressure of carbonation without popping out. I could cover them with something heavy or place them on the side while fermenting in bottle to help them take the stress. I have tons of corks and floor corker, so this would be most convenient for me. Anyone have any ideas on how successful this 'ghetto' method might be?
Also, any other ideas for caps on the unibroue bottles would be great. I want to continue to use these bottles for many reasons, so please don't suggest changing to other types of bottles.
Thanks a bunch in advance,
Aaron
I have two problems with these caps:
1) I am not sure that they sealed the beer properly on my last batch as different bottles lost all carbonation and other maintained only moderate carbonation (I was sure to mix the primer (the prescribed amount of dextrose) homogeneously throughout the beer before bottling).
2) I don't have enough of these caps for this batch and I would have to trek quite a distance to get more.
So... I need an alternative.
My first choice is normal cylindrical wine corks. I have checked and these fit snuggly into the unibroue bottles. My only concern is if they can withstand the pressure of carbonation without popping out. I could cover them with something heavy or place them on the side while fermenting in bottle to help them take the stress. I have tons of corks and floor corker, so this would be most convenient for me. Anyone have any ideas on how successful this 'ghetto' method might be?
Also, any other ideas for caps on the unibroue bottles would be great. I want to continue to use these bottles for many reasons, so please don't suggest changing to other types of bottles.
Thanks a bunch in advance,
Aaron