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Frank Mosca (208.244.152.58)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 08:41 pm: | 
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Anyone ever bottle in Champagne bottles? If so, do you cork and cap? Where have you found the tools to do this?
Thanks,
Frank |
Denny Conn (63.114.138.2)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 08:52 pm: |
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I haven't but I have a friend who does frequently. He rents the corker from the LHBS. |
Doug Pescatore (141.232.1.10)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 09:02 pm: |
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I have thought about doing it, but using the plastic "corks" that you push in and then put the metal mash on to make sure it does not go flying off.
-Doug |
Dave Aronoff (141.214.17.5)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:45 pm: |
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I use champagne bottles with my bench capper. Not all Champagne bottles work, some are too wide. I just collect all I find, measure 'em at home and recycle the useless ones.
Dave |
Greg Beron (66.47.129.204)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:32 pm: |
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Domestic bottles will cap with a standard bottle cap. Imported ones may require a larger cap. |
Beertracker (68.12.51.22)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:33 pm: |
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I'm lucky that SWMBO loves Martinelli's™ Sparkling Cider. I buy the stuff by the cases & the labels are easy to remove. The bottles cap nicely w/ my bench capper, but they can also be corked using a straight #7 cork or a mushroom-style cork if so desired. I mainly use them for my "big" Belgian beers, but they're great for mead as well. CHEERS! Beertracker |
Todd Metcalf (129.42.208.186)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 01:09 pm: |
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I've used them before with the plastic cork and metal wire to secure the cork. Came out fine. I actually have a 8 year old porter I tried about a year ago. Tasted bland (because of age), but still was carbonated and still was beer. I only aged it that long because I forgot it at my folks place. |
Bill Pierce (24.141.63.119)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 01:43 pm: |
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I just acquired some 375 ml champagne "splits" for bottling a pLambic. You don't need a corker for the plastic champagne stoppers. They can be inserted with a rubber mallet or with the heel of the hand (use a glove to avoid bruises). There is a tool for twisting the wires tightly but a screwdriver blade works nearly as well. |
David Gretzinger (163.206.45.223)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 03:47 pm: |
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The tool I used in the past was used to tie twist ties at intersecting rebar as used in construction of concrete decks, pools, etc. |
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