weeple2000
Well-Known Member
What is the consensus on reusing screw top bottles? I have tried reusing the screw tops and that seemed to have mixed results. I suspected that the wine from those bottles tasted different, hotter perhaps.
The next time I thought about it I tried reusing the screw top bottles with corks. I have a hand corker, I believe it is a gilda corker. They recommended smaller corks for it, and now that I've tried opening a bottle it seems that the cork doesn't make as tight a seal as it would with a cork bottle.
Should I be using larger corks with these bottles?
Should I not be reusing them at all?
If you use them, do you use corks or screw tops?
Does the thickness of the cork have an impact on how long you can age wine?
The next time I thought about it I tried reusing the screw top bottles with corks. I have a hand corker, I believe it is a gilda corker. They recommended smaller corks for it, and now that I've tried opening a bottle it seems that the cork doesn't make as tight a seal as it would with a cork bottle.
Should I be using larger corks with these bottles?
Should I not be reusing them at all?
If you use them, do you use corks or screw tops?
Does the thickness of the cork have an impact on how long you can age wine?