I'm an occasional wine maker. Nothing high end, and it gets consumed almost as fast as I make it. Generally speaking, I typically make 1-3 gallons at a time. I buy corks by the 100pc, and don't go through them very fast.
Now having said that, I have always bought synthetic corks, these to be precise.
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/store/pc/Corks-Nomacorc-222p3776.htm
Now I have bought synthetic because quite frankly I'm scare of cork taint. I know, some say it's not that big of a deal. Others say why bother, this isn't to rehash on that topic. But there is a problem. When I use these corks I seem to always have a problem with deformation of the cork. I'm not sure it affects anything. But it is not very pleasing to the eyes, see pic below.
I use a hand corner, the red one with two levers. So maybe this is just a characteristic of that corker? Or maybe this is a characteristic of those corks? Or maybe I should just switch to #8 corks...
What do you guys think??? Is this normal?
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1421119204.847085.jpg
Now having said that, I have always bought synthetic corks, these to be precise.
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/store/pc/Corks-Nomacorc-222p3776.htm
Now I have bought synthetic because quite frankly I'm scare of cork taint. I know, some say it's not that big of a deal. Others say why bother, this isn't to rehash on that topic. But there is a problem. When I use these corks I seem to always have a problem with deformation of the cork. I'm not sure it affects anything. But it is not very pleasing to the eyes, see pic below.
I use a hand corner, the red one with two levers. So maybe this is just a characteristic of that corker? Or maybe this is a characteristic of those corks? Or maybe I should just switch to #8 corks...
What do you guys think??? Is this normal?
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1421119204.847085.jpg