Aleforge
Well-Known Member
Is recommended? I noticed there are a few different ones, some only designated by country. Just getting into corking and would love some advice!
Thanks
Thanks
You can not go wrong with the portugese floor corker.
It is super accurate, you can dial in cork depth easily and bottle locks in place as soon as you start to pull on the lever.
I actually had a ton of fun corking with this thing, it's a great piece of equipment I would buy if my LHBS didn't lend them out for free.
I actually considered using a hockey puck as a spacer, being more aesthetically pleasing and far cooler, but then I compared the prices and quickly decided on the store brand tuna for $.89. I've been using the same can for three years. I'm convinced that the pressure will cause the can to burst one day and spray everything with smelly rotten canned tuna.
As for "locking" in place, it doesn't actually "lock" but it does push the mouth upwards and then the mouth is forced into a U shaped opening to keep it from slipping free and to line it up with the cork, which is very close to locking.
I have to use my Double Lever Corker - $24.99.
I actually considered using a hockey puck as a spacer, being more aesthetically pleasing and far cooler, but then I compared the prices and quickly decided on the store brand tuna for $.89. I've been using the same can for three years. I'm convinced that the pressure will cause the can to burst one day and spray everything with smelly rotten canned tuna.
As for "locking" in place, it doesn't actually "lock" but it does push the mouth upwards and then the mouth is forced into a U shaped opening to keep it from slipping free and to line it up with the cork, which is very close to locking.
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