Corking a Belgian Dubbel...

[DragonTail]

I'm going to cork my Belgian Dubbel tomorrow.
I've corked many wines and meads.
The question I have is, when I've done the wines and meads, I soak the corks in sulfite, should I soak these in something also?
Thanks.

 

[TipsyDragon]

of course. the corks aren't going to be magically sanitized just because its beer.

 

[DragonTail]

of course. the corks aren't going to be magically sanitized just because its beer.

OK, I knew that much. I guess a better question would have been "what should I soak them in?"
Is it better to user the sulfite solution or will StarSan work?

 

[JoMarky]

Isn't the purpose of sulfites to inhibit yeast growth? If thats true I think you'd want to use starsan because you'll need the yeast to carb your beer(unless you force carbed it and are using a beer gun). The amount of sulfites that would get into you beer might be minimal but why take the chance.

 

[DragonTail]

Ended up using Five Star SaniClean, I was using it to sanitize the bottles so saved some for the corks.

 

[HairyDogBrewing]

I assume you mean mushroom (champagne) corks with cages?
Regular straight wine corks can't contain carbonated beverages.

I agree with StarSan over metabisulfite, since you want your yeast to keep working.

 

[DragonTail]

Yes I used "mushroom" corks & cages.