What to do with those leftover corks
October, 2005 Filed in: Wine making
Do you find yourself with a few leftover corks after bottling your latest pride and joy? Well, here is an idea to keep your leftover corks from drying out and possibly contaminated.
Grab an empty ice cream pail (if you want to you can bring a half empty pail of Heavenly Hash to the Creative Connoisseur guys with a couple of spoons and we will help you finish it). Cut a hole in the lid, large enough to drop in a cork. Place your leftover corks in the pail. Next take an empty wine bottle and half fill it with a solution of Sodium metabisulphite. Put the half filled wine bottle into the bottom of the pail. Place the ice cream pail in the bottom of the primary. Put the lid on the primary. The fumes from the Sterilant will keep the corks free from contaminants and insure they don’t dry out. When you are ready to cork, just grab the corks and no need to soak or sterilize the corks.
Grab an empty ice cream pail (if you want to you can bring a half empty pail of Heavenly Hash to the Creative Connoisseur guys with a couple of spoons and we will help you finish it). Cut a hole in the lid, large enough to drop in a cork. Place your leftover corks in the pail. Next take an empty wine bottle and half fill it with a solution of Sodium metabisulphite. Put the half filled wine bottle into the bottom of the pail. Place the ice cream pail in the bottom of the primary. Put the lid on the primary. The fumes from the Sterilant will keep the corks free from contaminants and insure they don’t dry out. When you are ready to cork, just grab the corks and no need to soak or sterilize the corks.