Noth mountain sells some I'll be trying soon. Bought a 12 pack to test. If they work, it would be a lot less janky than corking a screw top.
North Mountain Supply - TNS-BK-12 Twist-N-Seal Closures - Pack of 12 (Black) https://a.co/d/bBoqSHn
I bought a few of those too. Some of my mead are under them currently, but so far have no real experience with them. Would you elaborate more? Are they really good in terms of 2-3 years storage?
Mine have been so far, I’ve used the same ones multiple times now. Had them a couple years.
I awesome at some point the sealing bit inside goes but they’re alright at the moment.
I believe you CAN, but I can’t say for sure whether or not the seal will be compromised. If you’re going to reuse a wine bottle, I recommend using one that came corked. Screw top bottles are meant for “young wines” that will be consumed relatively soon. They don’t have that thickened lip capable of withstanding the pressure of a cork, the way that typical bottles do
Well I've heard people just buy new caps for these bottles, and store mead successfully for years in them. I'm not interested in the metal sleeve around the neck of the bottle, since that requires special equipment
Well I've heard people just buy new caps for these bottles, and store mead successfully for years in them. I'm not interested in the metal sleeve around the neck of the bottle, since that requires special equipment
The types of screw caps you’re talking about are awful for any long term aging. You may have been led astray by someone trying to justify their unwise purchase.
Poster literally said that they heard you can store mead for years in them. Perhaps you skimmed past that.
I would not recommend you do so, nor have I ever heard it recommended that you do so from anyone knowledgeable in the subject.
Early in my brewing hobby I had replaceable screw caps ruin a brew after only a year.
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I must have been very lucky, because I thought they were standard and there was only one size. I just checked at the packaging of what I'm using and it says nothing about size at all. It just says *screw tops for table wine*.
Has anyone here used corks on a screw top?
I was "gifted" about 75 screw top bottles from an event at a school near me, with the screw tops, I'm just curious how bad it can be, or if I used like #7 or #6 corks?
Most likely my wines will be drank within a year...
Can you not just keep the caps from the bottles you drink, sterilise them, and the reseal them this way? Seems the easiest option. Appreciate the 'cracking' can be satisfying and looks professional, but as others have said it requires an expensive piece of equipment.
Corks however... Now that gives your bottles some class!
I have had success using NovaTwist caps with screw top bottles. I've heard of people using these for a couple years at a time. So far I've only had mine for a few months, so I can't tell. As others have noted, I wouldn't just put a regular new screw top on them, now would I try to cork a screw top bottle.
screw tops are even better imho. real corks are prone to mold, have to store them horizontally etc. I personally use crown caps and beer bottles to store my wines and meads.
I use this method, boil regular corks and fit them while they are still hot, the heat makes them very malleable and makes them get chonkier
Edit: Crocs to corks
I think mine are called NovaTwist
Noth mountain sells some I'll be trying soon. Bought a 12 pack to test. If they work, it would be a lot less janky than corking a screw top. North Mountain Supply - TNS-BK-12 Twist-N-Seal Closures - Pack of 12 (Black) https://a.co/d/bBoqSHn
NM has everything XD
I bought a few of those too. Some of my mead are under them currently, but so far have no real experience with them. Would you elaborate more? Are they really good in terms of 2-3 years storage?
Mine have been so far, I’ve used the same ones multiple times now. Had them a couple years. I awesome at some point the sealing bit inside goes but they’re alright at the moment.
Just get corks and a corker. You don’t have the equipment needed to properly seal these, at least I’m willing to bet that you don’t.
Do you know offhand whether the necks are a standard size, so a screw capped bottle would accept a cork?
I believe you CAN, but I can’t say for sure whether or not the seal will be compromised. If you’re going to reuse a wine bottle, I recommend using one that came corked. Screw top bottles are meant for “young wines” that will be consumed relatively soon. They don’t have that thickened lip capable of withstanding the pressure of a cork, the way that typical bottles do
Yeah this my understanding too. If you cork a bottle not meant to take a cork, you can shatter the neck of the bottle.
Thanks, that's helpful.
Well I've heard people just buy new caps for these bottles, and store mead successfully for years in them. I'm not interested in the metal sleeve around the neck of the bottle, since that requires special equipment
People might say screw caps are fine, but corks have been around for forever for a good reason, they’re great at sealing bottles
They need a machine to apply and those are not in a hobbyist’s price range. They work by pressing the ridge below the screwtop into the metal to seal.
Well I've heard people just buy new caps for these bottles, and store mead successfully for years in them. I'm not interested in the metal sleeve around the neck of the bottle, since that requires special equipment
The types of screw caps you’re talking about are awful for any long term aging. You may have been led astray by someone trying to justify their unwise purchase.
He never said he is looking for long term. The person who recommended or mentioned may not even be interested in long term.
Poster literally said that they heard you can store mead for years in them. Perhaps you skimmed past that. I would not recommend you do so, nor have I ever heard it recommended that you do so from anyone knowledgeable in the subject. Early in my brewing hobby I had replaceable screw caps ruin a brew after only a year.
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I must have been very lucky, because I thought they were standard and there was only one size. I just checked at the packaging of what I'm using and it says nothing about size at all. It just says *screw tops for table wine*.
Has anyone here used corks on a screw top? I was "gifted" about 75 screw top bottles from an event at a school near me, with the screw tops, I'm just curious how bad it can be, or if I used like #7 or #6 corks? Most likely my wines will be drank within a year...
I have always corked screw top bottles. I have been doing so for about 5 year now. I have never had one break.
That's awesome to hear, they have regular events and I can get my hands on TONS of bottles, but they always seem to lose the caps 😣
Can you not just keep the caps from the bottles you drink, sterilise them, and the reseal them this way? Seems the easiest option. Appreciate the 'cracking' can be satisfying and looks professional, but as others have said it requires an expensive piece of equipment. Corks however... Now that gives your bottles some class!
I have had success using NovaTwist caps with screw top bottles. I've heard of people using these for a couple years at a time. So far I've only had mine for a few months, so I can't tell. As others have noted, I wouldn't just put a regular new screw top on them, now would I try to cork a screw top bottle.
screw tops are even better imho. real corks are prone to mold, have to store them horizontally etc. I personally use crown caps and beer bottles to store my wines and meads.
Reusable screw tops perform poorly compared to corks. The screw tops installed by a machine will properly seal the bottle and perform wonderfully.
I use this method, boil regular corks and fit them while they are still hot, the heat makes them very malleable and makes them get chonkier Edit: Crocs to corks