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Plastic champagne stopper warning
nateo:
I bottled ~10gal or so of a mead/saison hybrid using the Methode Champenoise a few months ago. I opened a bottle the other night and it was petilant. All of others have held their carbonation pretty well, so I was suprised. I'm not really sure what happened, but I suspect the plastic stoppers may not be as reliable as bottle caps to hold in the pressure.
punatic:
Champagne bottles will take a crown cap.
nateo:
--- Quote from: punatic on August 16, 2012, 06:35:37 PM ---Champagne bottles will take a crown cap.
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Theoretically, yes. Put 5 volumes in them and store them at 80*F and things can get exciting.
gmac:
--- Quote from: nateo on August 16, 2012, 06:37:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: punatic on August 16, 2012, 06:35:37 PM ---Champagne bottles will take a crown cap.
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Theoretically, yes. Put 5 volumes in them and store them at 80*F and things can get exciting.
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Plus they don't look nearly as cool. Would regular cork ones work or is there a special "mushroom" shaped one? I ask cause I've got some high-test, soured/brett saison that I want to put in champagne bottles some day.
mtnrockhopper:
Special corks and corker. You need a champagne corker that compresses the corks before inserting them.
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