Corks..to soak, or not to soak??

[jamesngalveston]

i wet mine with plain water....no kmeta,one step, nothing but h2o...

 

[cimbaliw]

I have a fancy corkador; a collander in a storage bowl. I spray the corks with Na meta, give them a tumble and put the lid on while filling bottles

 

[jamesngalveston]

damn that is fancy , i may have to buy one......

 

[cimbaliw]

I can just Galveston's most eligible bachelor's corkador, a minature of that sweet shower unit you put in. Shower head that dispenses K meta, I know how you roll.

 

[rob]

Why so many different ways to install a cork? I was at a large commercial winery a few weeks back and they take put them in right out of the bag, I have doing this for years and never had a problem. Why do we try and make this hobby was hard??

 

[Runningwolf]

Why so many different ways to install a cork? I was at a large commercial winery a few weeks back and they take put them in right out of the bag, I have doing this for years and never had a problem. Why do we try and make this hobby was hard??

Rob, I have been saying this exact same thing for years. I also remove from bag and install. Anything else and you are contributing to the break down of the cork.

I understand with hand corkers, you slightly wet them for lubrication.

 

[ibglowin]

Remember that they corks actually come with a teflon like coating on them that is there to help with insertion into the bottle. Adding/rinsing with KMETA ect. will actually act like a glue when it dries making the cork more difficult to extract down the road. You only want to use the SO2 fumes from the KMETA to sanitize your corks.