gio
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I have a belgian dubbel in secondary right now and it's going to be ready to be bottled in a couple of weeks.
I've saved up a bunch of 750ml Ommegang Abbey Ale bottles. I think they are European-style champagne bottles, but I'm not sure. They have a wide top so my capper will not work with them so I've decided to cork them instead.
My LHBS sells belgian corks and they recommended a corker they have for sale but it's far more than I want to spend (I think it's $90). I was looking online and it seems like the gilda hand corker corker might work. Does anyone have any experience with this corker? Also, I don't know if the belgian corks are the right size for my Ommegang bottles. They don't quite look like the "belgian" bottles they sell at the LHBS and look more the champagne bottles they sell. Are the openings different sizes?
Basically, I'm looking for a cheap and easy way to seal these bottles, whether it be corks or caps. They will be carbonated to 3.75+ vol so whatever mechanism I use needs to be fairly strong.
I've saved up a bunch of 750ml Ommegang Abbey Ale bottles. I think they are European-style champagne bottles, but I'm not sure. They have a wide top so my capper will not work with them so I've decided to cork them instead.
My LHBS sells belgian corks and they recommended a corker they have for sale but it's far more than I want to spend (I think it's $90). I was looking online and it seems like the gilda hand corker corker might work. Does anyone have any experience with this corker? Also, I don't know if the belgian corks are the right size for my Ommegang bottles. They don't quite look like the "belgian" bottles they sell at the LHBS and look more the champagne bottles they sell. Are the openings different sizes?
Basically, I'm looking for a cheap and easy way to seal these bottles, whether it be corks or caps. They will be carbonated to 3.75+ vol so whatever mechanism I use needs to be fairly strong.