Hello folks -
My collection of scrounged bottles has been cleaned, polished and ready to go.
The opening sizes on the bottles vary: 17 mm, 18 mm, 18.5 mm and some 19 mm.
What size corks should I use?
I'm guessing that #9 would be a tight fit in the 17 mm openings, or will one size in fact fit all?
I've been told it's better to ask a stupid question than to male a stupid mistake!
Thanks.
#9 x 1 3/4 inserted with a floor corker works for me with an large assortment of salvaged bottles.
Steve
I would go with your guess, Margalit says 18 - 19 mm is standard for
750 ml bottles and a #9 is standard for them. A natural # 9 is 24 +/-0.5 mm in diameter. Synthetic diameters vary due to the density difference of the material, a Guardian is narrower than a NomaCorq or SupremeCorq since it's denser. 17 seems a bit much to compress it.Jellenek has some QC info on their website related to corks.
Joe
Jack wrote:
Thanks!
Jack
Joe Sallustio wrote:
Jack:
In my experience, it seems to depend more on the corker & the corks than the bottles. Although since I'm not a fan of hand corkers, I will GUESS that hand corkers MIGHT have a hard time with the 17mm openings.
The floor corkers that I have used (at least two different ones) have had no problems inserting #9's into a random selection of bottles. Sorry I can't guarantee any 17mm bottles cause I just got some cheap calipers, and I've been using them to measure corks rather than bottles.
Why measure corks? Because people with hand corkers seem to have problems with the #9's that are 24mm across, and don't have problems with the #9s that are 23mm across.
BTW, last week bottled a batch with a blue Ferrari (Italian) floor corker (brass jaws). Used 24mm #9s in a random selection of bottles. No problems.
Steve
Thanks!
Jack
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