wine bottle and corking question...

zumanity · Post by **zumanity** » Friday Mar 06, 2009 1:26 pm

My girlfriend and i are in the process of making our first cider, (can and sugar from coles).
The ferment has come along well and is ready to bottle. She is rather partial to a few glasses of a cheap champagne that will remain nameless.........The question is....Can we use the bottles and the plastic corks left over for our cider?

Any help on this will be appreciated.

timmy · Post by **timmy** » Friday Mar 06, 2009 2:00 pm

Should be fine but you'll need new wire watsits that stop the cork from popping back out. I can't remember what they're called but it's some French name.

Wags · Post by **Wags** » Friday Mar 06, 2009 3:02 pm

They're called Museletes, or Champane wires. A better bet would be using a tirage size Crown Seal.

zumanity · Post by **zumanity** » Friday Mar 06, 2009 4:18 pm

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Re: wine bottle and corking question...

Postby Wags on Friday Mar 06, 2009 4:02 pm
They're called Museletes, or Champane wires. A better bet would be using a tirage size Crown Seal.

so is it possible to buy these wire devices?

i may actually have a crack at making a device of my own.....

thanks for the replys BTW !!

Wags · Post by **Wags** » Saturday Mar 07, 2009 9:28 am

This place sells them, http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/index.p ... 80_282_286

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