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removing stoppers

Started by mattlait, October 01, 2013, 11:07:26 PM

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mattlait

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

mattlait

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

LordEoin

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)

mattlait

Cheers...... guess what tonights job is lol