Wine bottles

[Cowboy77]

Wondering if you all use wine bottles that had screw on lids for bottling your wine using corks? I have about a dozen that were given to me, but want to make sure the stress from the corks on the bottle necks won't crack the bottles. Thanks in advance!

 

[mikewatkins727]

Not too good of an idea. Glass is thinner at the neck. Number 8 cork should be used if you do use the screw-cap bottles

 

[Smok1]

I dont use screw top bottles with corks.

 

[Ajmassa]

Not recommended. But I've used screw tops to cork on some cheaper type batches. And #9'corks too. No issues at all for me. I did it on wines I wasn't planning on aging though it should be noted.

 

[dralarms]

I throw all screw top bottles that are donated to me in the trash. I don't trust them.

 

[Cowboy77]

OK thanks for the replies. Think I'll just throw the screw top bottles away and keep collecting those that came with corks.

 

[Brigitte]

Following along. To OP Thanks for the question and others thanks for the advice

 

[montanaWineGuy]

I throw all screw top bottles that are donated to me in the trash. I don't trust them.

Yup!!! If refermentation begins, corks get pushed out, while screw tops explode. Explosions are a mess to clean and take out other bottles that might have been saved.