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Can wine be bottled in crown-cap beer bottles?
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Posted by arley (My Page) on Sun, Jul 12, 09 at 9:04
| Greetings all:
I'm fairly experienced in home brewing but I've never made any wine. I'm thinking about trying my hand at it.
Real basic question: rather than investing in corking tools and wine bottles, can you simply use 22 oz beer bottles and use a crown cap closure, just as you would for beer making?
Restating that, what advantage, if any, does a wine cork have over a bottle cap? |
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RE: Can wine be bottled in crown-cap beer bottles?
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| Well, they bottle wine in screw caps, so as long as you are sure there is no more yeast growing, and all is quiet, you could probably do it. Go over to winepress and ask this question. The experts are there. |
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RE: Can wine be bottled in crown-cap beer bottles?
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| Corks expand to fit the neck of the bottle, providing a tight seal. There were no comparable materials when that was discovered, so they've become the closure of choice. A good cork, in wine that is properly stored, can last many many years. Crown caps are less secure. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that if as mentioned above, the wine is finished, you can probably use a crown cap for a short time. I don't know the stats for air transpiration with screw caps either. How long can you store something sealed with crown caps? Corks are not ideal closures IMO. Personally, I love the idea of screw tops because corks have plenty of problems. But they do have a track record, so assuming you have good corks, you've at least got history on your side. |
RE: Can wine be bottled in crown-cap beer bottles?
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| Look for Berger Gruner Veltliner. One liter bottle, crown cap. |
RE: Can wine be bottled in crown-cap beer bottles?
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| I've had sparkling cherry wine in 12oz beer bottles for many years. Sour cherries so it took about 5 years of aging before they were drinkable. It has held it's carbonation so I assume they are tight. |
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