Corking up homemade wine

make_life_easier

Hi All

I have had a problem with corking up my wine, I have bought a corking device (£15) which is alot easier than the hand pump as it has a leaver on it but my corks are not going in all the way.

I am new to this so hope somebody will help me solve this problem

many thanks:beer:

avinabacca

Hit it with a rubber mallet, lad - job done! :money:

Penelope_Penguin

make_life_easier wrote: »

Hi All

I have had a problem with corking up my wine, I have bought a corking device (£15) which is alot easier than the hand pump as it has a leaver on it but my corks are not going in all the way.

I am new to this so hope somebody will help me solve this problem

many thanks:beer:

Don't put so much wine into the bottle You can compress the air gap slightly, but if there isn't enough, you'll have to compress the liquid, which is much more difficult

Which sort of corking device do you use We have a 2-piece wooden one, and you do hit one piece with a mallet :rotfl:

I'll add this to the wine making thread later.

Penny. x

Farway

Do you soak corks in hot water first? I found this helps as well as steralise