[COHO] reusing plastic corks

[Ben]

For what it's worth I successfully re-use cork corks.  I make it a hobby 
to open any bottle of wine with minimal cork penetration or damage.  
Prior to bottling I soak the best in boiling water, forcing them to be 
submerged.  They come pretty clean.  After corking I test my bottles and 
have to recork a few usually.  Hope that helps, Ben.

GaryWirt wrote:
> Tim,
>
> This is speculation, but I'm wondering if the used plastic corks might
> remain somewhat compressed from their original size?  ...so that you might
> not get a good seal on the bottle a second time?
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Tim Howe
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:31 PM
> To: coho at lists.bendtel.net
> Subject: [COHO] reusing plastic corks
>
> I have been saving some wine bottles and plastic corks with the idea that I
> will reuse them when I make wine or mead.  Is there any downside that I
> don't
> know about in reusing the plastic corks?  They seem like they would be easy
> to
> sanitize and shove back into a wine bottle, but I'm curious if there is
> anything I don't know about it or if others have done it to good effect.
>
> --TimH
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