Natural corks leaking

[Ericphotoart]

I bought 30 #9 corks from FastRack and I bottled about 25 bottles of Skeeter Pee that aging in the carboy for 5 months. A few days after bottling I noticed leaking in about 6-8 bottles. This is only the 2nd time I use natural corks. I bottled over a 1000 bottles but only Nomacorc. Is it normal?

 

[winemaker81]

They look like lower end corks, so unfortunately, your result is not surprising.

I'd pull those corks and replace them. Watch all bottles for leaking.

 

[Ericphotoart]

it said "premium". Well, I will replace them with Nomacorc. Never had problem with them.

 

[winemaker81]

it said "premium". Well, I will replace them with Nomacorc. Never had problem with them.

It may be that their definition of "premium" differs from yours and mine ...

 

[Johnd]

I bought 30 #9 corks from FastRack and I bottled about 25 bottles of Skeeter Pee that aging in the carboy for 5 months. A few days after bottling I noticed leaking in about 6-8 bottles. This is only the 2nd time I use natural corks. I bottled over a 1000 bottles but only Nomacorc. Is it normal?
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Not sure what your process is, but you should leave your bottles standing for a few days after bottling. The process of inserting the cork puts some pressure in the bottle, which comes back out through the cork. If your bottles are on their side while this occurs, it’ll push liquid out instead of air as the pressure equalizes.