Bottling... finally!
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Brewkowski
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I've never heard of the need to soften them, unless you bought corks that are a little too large for your bottle or maybe synthetic corks? Are you using a hand or bench corker? I normally sanitize the corks a little and then cork, but I used real corks.
Just read that dropping them in hot water 5-10 minutes is good for synthetic.
Just read that dropping them in hot water 5-10 minutes is good for synthetic.
Wulfonce
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They are real corks (non synthetic). I think the corks are for 3/4" bottles and they look to be about 1" in diameter. I didn't know corks come in different sizes.
Rossnaree
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Do you have a corker or are you looking to "soften" them to make it easier to somehow pound them into the bottles? Either way, rather than use a lot of space here repeating the information, here's a good article that I think will completely answer your question ----> http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-corking.html
Wulfonce
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I steamed the corks for 5 minutes. By the time I corked the 4th bottle the corks were already stiffening up again so I soaked the remaining corks in hot water pulling them out only when I needed them. This seems to have worked. Oh and fyi I'm using a hand held corker.
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