Recent content by Sambucus

Haven't opened a bottle, so cannot conclude this experiment yet. But, bottled my 3rd batch of the season today, and pushed a Zork SPK on by hand alone (no bench capper), after sanitising and leaving it in hot tap water for a while. Slow and steady. Looks fine.

I'm so fracking proud of my 1st attempt, I'm posting it. I was reading a lot of forums and blogs out there, and 2 issues came up regularly, with one solution: Removing wax from crown caps to get an opener on it. Some people put the wax on thin enough, still showing the crimp, to get a grip on...

Posted photos and narative of my 1st attempt here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/hot-glue-bottle-wax-experiment-127485/index11.html#post5310055

So Zork is still contemplating the release of the SPK in the US. It's not available in homebrew quantities in the UK either, but since this is the only forum out there discussing the Zork and SPK for home brewing, I'll complete the test. Bottled 7 bottles of elderflower champagne, and used the...

Jacob, you say the SPK is not suitable for applying by hand? From ZORK SPK tech data sheet: "SPK can be applied by hand or at high speed using change parts for standard corking equipment." This aussie website also states that the SPK can be applied using a bench crown capper and 29mm bell...