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Brewing Discussions => Cider, Perry, Wine & Mead => Topic started by: mattlait on October 01, 2013, 11:07:26 PM

Title: removing stoppers
Post by: mattlait on October 01, 2013, 11:07:26 PM
hi all. I made a summer fruit and raspberry wine ( starting sg 1.080 finished at .997) and I put plastic stoppers in all 6 bottles.....
I , after tasting a week later realise I might just need to leave it alone for a few months should i:- 1) leave  it with plastic stoppers or 2) remove the stoppers and cork the bottles..... and if so how? or what precautions should ii take when I do so?

Matt
Title: Re: removing stoppers
Post by: mattlait on October 01, 2013, 11:44:34 PM
the open bottle was drunk! but its the rest.....will leaving then 6 or more mths be ok with the stoppers... there was only one campton tablet in each demijohn  ( after the so2 in primary)

matt
Title: Re: removing stoppers
Post by: LordEoin on October 02, 2013, 10:52:50 AM
provided the stoppers are proper airtight they should be fine, but if they're only new in the bottle I'd probably cork them (with synthetic corks (http://www.homebrewwest.ie/brouwland-wine-cork-synthetic-38mm-25-pieces-2294-p.asp))
Title: Re: removing stoppers
Post by: mattlait on October 02, 2013, 05:08:46 PM
Cheers...... guess what tonights job is lol