giacomo
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I'm about to bottle my first batch of mead, and I wanted to know: is there a reason why I shouldn't reuse screw-top bottles if they're adequately sterilized?
It's a still wine, nearly all the bottles I can easily get are screw-top, I don't have a corker here (and can't afford one ATM), and the only reason I can think of to avoid them is if they're not quite airtight. I'm planning on letting the mead age awhile too, so it'll sit in the bottle a non-trivial amount of time.
But assuming they're clean and airtight, is there a reason to avoid using the original screw-tops?
It's a still wine, nearly all the bottles I can easily get are screw-top, I don't have a corker here (and can't afford one ATM), and the only reason I can think of to avoid them is if they're not quite airtight. I'm planning on letting the mead age awhile too, so it'll sit in the bottle a non-trivial amount of time.
But assuming they're clean and airtight, is there a reason to avoid using the original screw-tops?