PBruske234
Member
Ok guys so I just bought a corker, corks, and started bottling my mead. I must say, I need your guys advice and knowledge.
Questions:
1) What type of corker is best? Especially if im going to keep it for a lifetime. Im thinking about a floor corker since the one that I have leaves a deep inprint on the top of the cork and the cork doesnt always go all the way in. OR it will go to far in!
2) What are the tips when corking? Should I get the corks wet?
3) Corks...? I have heard of champagne bottles being recovered from ship wrecks hundreds of years ago and the champagne being still good and very expensive. Now im hearing that corks only last like 18 months? Is this true? Sythethic the way to go? How did they do it a hundred years ago?
4) Books. Do you suggest any books that can help me throughout the years?
Thanks guys.
Questions:
1) What type of corker is best? Especially if im going to keep it for a lifetime. Im thinking about a floor corker since the one that I have leaves a deep inprint on the top of the cork and the cork doesnt always go all the way in. OR it will go to far in!
2) What are the tips when corking? Should I get the corks wet?
3) Corks...? I have heard of champagne bottles being recovered from ship wrecks hundreds of years ago and the champagne being still good and very expensive. Now im hearing that corks only last like 18 months? Is this true? Sythethic the way to go? How did they do it a hundred years ago?
4) Books. Do you suggest any books that can help me throughout the years?
Thanks guys.